First Indo-Japanese Advanced Level Cadaveric Course organized in Bangalore
Sakra World Hospital inaugurates the first-ever 3-day advanced level Indo-Japanese cadaveric workshop for the brain and spine with over 15 Japanese doctors at Bangalore for the purpose of training and experience.
Bengaluru: Sakra World Hospital inaugrated the First Indo-Japanese Neurosurgery Cadaver Course in the city today. Bengaluru, which is popularly known as the Silicon Valley of India and is the hub for Information Techonology, Biotechnology and Aerospace research is swiftly gaining reputation for medical tourism and advanced healthcare services. The collaborative course is the first of its kind where 15 Japanese faculty and staff will be undergoing advanced training in brain and spine surgical techniques conducted by the Institute of Neurosciences, Sakra World Hospital. The course is an initiation of the collaborative effort between the Institute of Neurosciences, Sakra World Hospital, Bengaluru along with Hokkaido University, Japan with a plan to regularly send their faculty and students to train and experience practices in India.
“The Sakra Neurosurgery Cadaver course on skull base surgery and spine surgery is yet another example of the dedicated medical skills development programme now in vogue in Bangalore. For the first time in India we will be hosting an advanced level Cadaveric workshop for the Brain and Spine which is an Indo-Japanese conclave with half of the participants being Japanese faculty and staff which is indeed a matter of pride. Bangalore is emerging as the capital for advanced medical tourism and medical technology,” said Dr. Swaroop Gopal, Director – Sakra Institute of Neurosciences, Sakra World Hospital, Bengaluru.
The department of Neurosciences at Sakra is striving towards initiating medical training and education, to improve the quality of surgeries here. This is a changing trend where surgeons from developed nations like Japan are coming to India – a developing nation to experience and enhance their skills, this shows the level of expertise our Indian doctors have in their field.
Sakra Indo-Japanese Neurosurgery Cadaver Course is an advanced cadaver course training program in collaboration with Hokkaido University, one of Japan’s oldest and most renowned institutions. The collaboration is another historic first in hands-on skills training in India. All of the participants from more than 20 different universities pan India and abroad are to be trained by international level faculty during the three-day rigorous training program.
“Cadaver training gives immense knowledge to evolve as a good surgeon. Having such facility in India was a remote possibility few years ago & it has become realistic at present, with wide experience in Neurosurgical field we are able to teach students from across the world.” said, Dr. Satish Rudrappa, Director – Sakra Institute of Neurosciences, Sakra World Hospital, Bengaluru
“It is indeed a privilege to be a part of the Indo-Japanese Neurosurgery Cadaver Course which is an initiative by the Sakra Institute of Neurosciences at Sakra World Hospital. It shows the skill and expertise the doctors in India have achieved in the field of medicine. It is a matter of pride and honour that a group of 15 Neurosurgeons from Japan are going to be in Bangalore to undergo training on Neurosurgical procedures of brain and spine. This is probably the first ever time that a large contingent of Japanese Surgeons are getting trained at a Bangalore-based hospital.” said, Dr. K. S. Ravindranath Hon’ble Vice Chancellor, Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Karnataka
