Surgical simulation training in low resource areas
9th December 2025
Overview
There is a widening gap between those requiring surgical care globally and those trained with the abilities to deliver that care. Current training models are contributing to that widening gap. New models of self constructed, self learning and self-administered self-assessment have been developed. This webinar will provide an overview of them with a panel of contributors from the SELF group (https://www.self.surgery).
Aims
To inform people about new ideas for self directed learning and skill acquisition in surgery.
Learning Objectives
By the end of this webinar, attendees should be able to:
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Understand the global surgical provider gap and reasons for it
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Learn about low fidelity simulator construction and use for technical skill acquisition
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Understand the concept of self-administered, self-assessment
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Help in the design of programs
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Help in the design of outcome research.
Panellists
Our panellists include:
Mr Nigel Rossiter
FRCSEd(Tr&Orth) FFSTEd FIOTA. Nigel is a clinically retired T&O Consultant who helped lead the Trauma Systems setup in England, has been on the BOA Trauma group helping write many of the BOASTs, has sat on NICE committees co-authoring recommendations, has been President of the OTS & CSOS, has Chaired AOUK&Ireland education, has led Life+Limb / the Primary Trauma Care Foundation, has had multiple awards for teaching and Trauma care, and is presently leading a project to deliver the Primary Trauma Care course digitally with the SELF group.
Dr Ines Peric
Dr Ines Perić is the Education Project Manager at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) Institute of Global Surgery. She holds an MA in English Language and Literature and Pedagogy, as well as a PhD in Pedagogy. Her professional background spans education, teacher training, and e-learning, with experience across institutions in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Ireland. At the Institute of Global Surgery, Ines leads on the development of e-learning programmes for paediatric surgeons, paediatric anaesthesiologists, and peri-operative nurses. She is also engaged in projects focused on simulation-based skills training for surgical practitioners, as well as the open-access e-learning platform, the United Nations Global Surgery Learning Hub.
Mr Eric O’Flynn
Mr Eric O’Flynn is Programme Director for Education, Training and Advocacy in the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland Institute of Global Surgery – which works to improve access to high-quality, essential surgical care for underserved populations. With a background in international development and education project management, Mr O’Flynn has worked on partnerships to develop surgical, anaesthetic, obstetric and peri-operative nursing training programmes in low-resource settings since 2011.
Dr Catherine Mohr
Dr. Catherine Mohr is President of the Intuitive Foundation, the corporate foundation of Intuitive Surgical, manufacturer of the daVinci surgical system. In this role she invests in research and development programs aimed at understanding and improving education of medical practitioners around the world and applying novel technologies aimed at reducing the global burden of disease. Dr. Mohr received her BS and MS in mechanical engineering from MIT, and her MD from Stanford University School of Medicine where she managed the Goodman Simulation Center and developed early simulation based curriculum for surgical residents. She has been involved with numerous startup companies in the areas of alternative energy transportation, high altitude aircraft, high efficiency fuel cell power systems, computer aided design software, and medical devices.
Mr Ollie Wylie
Following helping to found a novel & innovative medical device manufacturer, Oliver co-founded Amodisc, engaging medical trainees & trainers through remote training tools. They operate globally, working with numerous NGOs, LMICs and manufacturers. Their belief is that medical knowledge is to be shared freely, ultimately helping the underserved patient. Oliver has led and advised numerous companies to scale, ranging from venture backed start-ups to large corporates. He sits on the Board of companies ranging from AI (Jiva.ai), to operational workflow (CEMBooks), registries (Capturestroke), and data migration (Future Perfect). Alongside being a panel member on groups such as the NHS Wessex HIN, Oliver is a mentor on the NHS England Clinical Entrepreneur Programme. He is a Governor at King Edward VI School, Southampton, where he helped lead on a recent merger of two local prep schools into the main secondary school.
Mr Ad Gandhe
Ad is an Orthopaedic Surgeon at Portsmouth Hospitals University Trust and Honorary Senior Lecturer, founder of Digital Surgery Ltd (creator of Touch Surgery), and founder of Amodisc Ltd, a unified digital platform for remote training; he serves on national and international teaching groups including AO, chairs the UNITAR SurgHub Technical Committee, is an ambassador for Primary Trauma Care, and supports global healthcare systems by addressing gaps in medical education. A strong advocate for democratising healthcare, he believes that the quality of healthcare should be the same everywhere—free from economic or geographical prejudice—and that quality can only be assured through education.
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