More than 60 health specialists from Peru are in Brazil receiving intensive training in robotic surgery, the Peruvian Ministry of Health (Minsa) announced today.
The Peruvian team is being trained to perform the first interventions of this type in Peru and is made up of doctors, oncological surgeons, anesthetists and nurses from the Dos de Mayo Hospital (HNDM) and the National Institute of Neoplastic Diseases (INEN).
The specialists began their training in Brazil on November 1, with a study of the theoretical principles of robotic surgery, and since November 25 they have been carrying out a theoretical-practical approach at the Albert Einstein Hospital in São Paulo, considered by Minsa to be the leader in robotic surgery in Latin America.
The third stage of the training will consist of "direct monitoring", whereby a team of medical instructors and specialized engineers from the São Paulo hospital will travel to Peru to continue training and monitoring during the first operations.
The Peruvian ministry indicated that this training program is expected to end on January 30, 2025.
The head of the INEN Surgery Department, Carlos Luque, commented that "oncology surgeons will learn to operate with the robotic system with 3D vision, which will be a milestone in the treatment of neoplastic diseases" in Peru.
In turn, Dr. Maria Cáceres, general surgeon at the Dos de Mayo Hospital and future robotic surgeon, highlighted that "this system minimizes the risk of injuries, improves surgical precision and accelerates patient recovery."
"It is a significant change in the way we treat our patients," added the doctor.
Peruvian Health Minister César Vásquez stated that this team of specialists was sent to Brazil to fulfill an announcement by President Dina Boluarte, who on July 28 assured that Peru would have a public robotic surgery service.
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