General info
Elevate your robotic kidney transplantation expertise to the highest level!
Are you an experienced urologist with advanced robotic skills, looking to excel in the most complex renal transplant scenarios? This exclusive 3-day master-level program at Orsi Academy is designed for surgeons who demand the very best.
Through personalize one-to-one training, intensive hands-on practice, and direct guidance from world-leading transplant experts, you will refine your technique in the most challenging robotic kidney transplantation procedures.
This high-end course offers an unparalleled level of individual coaching, depth, and precision, setting it apart from any standard training program.
What to expect
- Two full days of immersive wet lab training focusing on difficult cases and advanced kidney transplant techniques
- A third day dedicated to live case observation
- Step-by-step training in both autotransplantation and orthotopic transplantation procedures
- Insights into managing transplant patients with vascular calcifications
🏷️ Exclusive benefit for EAU members
Members of the European Association of Urology (EAU) receive a 25% discount on the course fee with the code EAUMEMBER2025. A valid EAU membership ID is required.
What you will learn
- You will have a more in depth overview of the potential difficult cases and advanced kidney transplant procedures.
- You will learn how to perform a step-by-step autotransplantation.
- You will learn how to perform a step-by-step orthotopic transplant procedure.
- You will have an insight on transplant procedures with patients that have calcification.
Prerequisites
- The trainee has previous experience as a console surgeon and has performed at least 25 robotic kidney transplant procedures.
Faculty
Program
Arrival at Orsi Academy
Theoretical session
- Introduction to the course
- Objectives within advanced robotic assisted kidney transplantation
- Patient selection for autotransplant or orthotopic transplant
- How to manage transplant with patient with severe vessel calcification
- Pitt falls within complicated robotic kidney transplantation
- Complications during surgery
- Post operative management
- Video case discussion
Coffee break and change into scrubs
Hands-on training on anesthetized porcine model
- Autotransplantation left side
- Step by step hands-radical nephrectomy
- Step by step autotransplant
Lunch at Orsi restaurant
Hands-on training on anesthetized porcine model
- Autotransplantation right side
- Step by step hands-radical nephrectomy
- Step by step autotransplant
End of day 1
Faculty dinner in Ghent city center
Arrival at Orsi Academy
Change into scrubs
Hands-on training on human cadaver tissue
- Orthotopic transplant procedure left side
- Patient position + port placement and docking
- Radical nephrectomy
- Step by step orthotopic transplant technique
Lunch at Orsi restaurant
Hands-on training on human cadaver tissue
- Orthotopic transplant procedure left side
- Patient position + port placement and docking
- Radical nephrectomy
- Step by step orthotopic transplant technique
End of day 2
The format (live case streaming or observation) will be specified for each course.
The exact end time of the live case observation (option 2) may vary depending on the specific transplant case.
OPTION 1: Live case streaming at Orsi Academy
- 08:40 | Arrival at Orsi Academy
- 09:00 | Broadcasted case from Fundació Puigvert Hospital in Barcelona or semi-live cases in Orsi Academy
- 13:00 | Lunch break at Orsi restaurant
- 13:30 | Continue live case streaming
- 17:00 | Expected end time
OPTION 2: Live case observations at UZ Ghent Hospital
- 08:00 | Arrival at University Hospital of Ghent
- 08:30 | Live case observation at University Hospital of Ghent
- 13:00 | Lunch break at Orsi Academy (expected time)
The exact end time of the live case observation may vary depending on the specific transplant case.
Prices
Standard fee
Members of the European Association of Urology (EAU) benefit a 25% discount on the course fee using the code EAUMEMBER2026. EAU member ID is required!
Resources
Flyer Robotic Kidney Transplantation 2026
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