Surgiland

Project Surgiland – Higher Education on microsurgery, minimally invasive surgery and experimental surgery has been realized in partnership with Tunisia and Morocco, as part of the Supporting Program to Regional Collaboration in Mediterranean and Balkans, Intervention 2.5 “Healthcare and Welfare” of Agreement of Framework Program (APQ – Accordo di Programma Quadro) “Mediterranean”.

The Project was financed by CIPE (Comitato Interministeriale per la Programmazione Economica – Interministerial Committee for Economic Organization) with funds from FAS (Fondo per le Aree Sottoutilizzate – Fund for Underused Areas).

Campania Region, pioneer of the network, established with the A.O.R.N. “A: Cardarelli” the local partnership for the realization of Integrated Project SWAP (Sanità e Welfare per un’Azione di Partenariato – Healthcare and Welfare for an Action of Partnership), in which Surgiland has been one of the two forms.

Sicily and Emilia-Romagna Regions have taken part to italian network for the realisation of Surgiland.

Project Surgiland was organized in 4 steps:

1. SUN: dedicated to the organization of the educational paths and the connection facilities between local and foreign partners;
2. FADact: remote education through Surgiland’s website (www.surgiland.it);
3. FORact: education oriented towards the specialist of the four Partners, organized in practical trainings at the operating table, seminars and  lectures on specific topics. The courses were conducted at the Biotechnologies Centre of A.O.R.N. “A. Cardarelli”: during this step the learners were supported by Italian doctors coming from Cardarelli Hospital and centres of excellence of other Regions.
4. ESTact: education conducted abroad (work on the job), following FORact’s framework, with the support of Italian Colleagues.

The Project ended in January 2012.

RESULTS

4 Courses on Microsurgery and 9 Courses on Minimally Invasive and Experimental Surgery in Italy

2 Courses on Microsurgery, 1 Course on general Surgery, 1 Specialized Course in Tunisia

3 Courses on Microsurgery , 3 Courses on General Surgery, 4 Specialized Courses in Morocco.