The two-day event “Modern Developments & Practices in Pediatric Surgery” took place at the AKISA building of the “Attikon” University Hospital between October 11 and 12. The venture was organised by the A’ & B’ Pediatric Surgery Department of the “Agia Sophia” Children’s Hospital while supported and instructed by experienced surgeons from Germany, Italy, Poland, Egypt and Greece. 

More specifically, the line-up of speakers and moderators of the event encompassed leading medical professionals from abroad: Dr Lima Mario, Professor of Pediatric Surgery, Director of the Paediatric Surgery Unit, University of Bologna in Italy; Dr Mastorakis Avraam, Director of the Department of Pediatric Surgery, SchwarzwaldBaar Klinikum, in VillingenSchwenningen, Germany; Dr Patkowski Dariusz, Professor of Pediatric Surgery, Head of the Department of Pediatric Surgery & Urology in Wroclaw Medical University, Poland; and Dr Shehata Sameh, Professor of Pediatric Surgery, Head of the Department of Pediatric Surgery, University of Alexandria, Egypt, and President of WOFAPS.

More specifically, the line-up of speakers and moderators of the event encompassed leading medical professionals from abroad: Dr Lima Mario, Professor of Pediatric Surgery, Director of the Paediatric Surgery Unit, University of Bologna in Italy; Dr Mastorakis Avraam, Director of the Department of Pediatric Surgery, SchwarzwaldBaar Klinikum, in VillingenSchwenningen, Germany; Dr Patkowski Dariusz, Professor of Pediatric Surgery, Head of the Department of Pediatric Surgery & Urology in Wroclaw Medical University, Poland; and Dr Shehata Sameh, Professor of Pediatric Surgery, Head of the Department of Pediatric Surgery, University of Alexandria, Egypt, and President of WOFAPS.

On Friday, the 11th, our BoxLap laparoscopic surgery training boxes were employed to help instruct medical students and professionals during the three-hour workshop. The whole session was an excellent opportunity to get feedback from medical trainees about our training kits. Last but not least, our team got to converse with the medical experts regarding the importance of laparoscopic trainers and training modules in the professional evolution of surgeons and the advancement of laparoscopic skills in clinical surgery.