Pain Management Interventional Cadaver Lab: Spinal Cord, Dorsal Root, Peripheral Nerve & Beyond
A course specifically designed for non-interventional pain practitioners wanting to understand the world of Neuromodulation, so they have a better understanding of available techniques and patient selection. This hands-on cadaver training, with the use of fluoroscopically and ultrasound to guide pain medicine interventions, will be under the guidance of master clinicians. Procedures and relevant technologies […]
Smart Surgical Glasses link surgeon in Canada with expert in Europe to guide operation
The Amsterdam Skills Centre (ASC) strives to enhance surgical skills and promote safer practices globally. Recently, ASC’s CEO Professor Jaap Bonjer remotely participated in proctoring a surgeon in Nova Scotia, located 5000 kilometers away from Amsterdam. This remote proctoring was made possible through cutting-edge smart surgery glasses. ASC continues to pioneer advancements in surgical education […]
Professor Jaap Bonjer – Amsterdam Science Innovation Award
Professor Jaap Bonjer receives Impact Award at the Amsterdam Science Innovation Award for establishing the Amsterdam Skills Centre for Health Sciences. Read more about this prestigious award
Asensus Surgical and Amsterdam Skills Centre Open Dedicated Operating Room and Training Suite to Advance Digital Surgery Training
Asensus Surgical, Inc. (NYSE American: ASXC), a medical device company that is digitizing the interface between the surgeon and the patient to pioneer a new era of Performance-Guided Surgery™, hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony for a new dedicated Operating Room Training Suite at the Amsterdam Skills Centre (ASC) on May 31. Wouter Donders (left) and Prof. […]
Rods&Cones and Amsterdam Skills Centre Sign Partnership Agreement
Rods&Cones and Amsterdam Skills Centre Sign Partnership Agreement Amsterdam, NL – Rods&Cones, a leading technology supplier of remote access solutions to operating rooms (OR), and the Amsterdam Skills Centre (ASC) – a renowned surgical education and training institution – have signed a partnership agreement. The ASC will incorporate Rods&Cones’ service into its online offering to enhance […]
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ASC – Digital course covering the fundamentals of laparoscopic training
05 March 2021 The ASC hosted a digital course series covering the fundamentals of laparoscopic training, specifically for 12 surgeons located 7.000km away, countrywide in Kenya.These lectures were hosted in an interactive, digital format and included procedures such as diagnostic laparoscopy, laparoscopic cholecystectomy and laparoscopic appendectomy. Additional learning materials were hosted on the ASC learning […]
Alongside Stryker MAKO Robot the ASC acquires a laparoscopic robotic partnership
Laparoscopic robotic partnership has been signed between the ASC and TranEnterix, now known as Asensus. See press release below… Agreement with the Amsterdam Skills Centre Establishes Second European Surgical Training Site for Senhance Digital Laparoscopy RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Feb. 18, 2021– TransEnterix, Inc. (NYSE American:TRXC), a medical device company that is digitizing the interface […]
Amsterdam UMC opens High-tech Medical Training Centre
The Amsterdam Skills Centre (ASC) opens its doors on 4 February. The training centre offers medical specialists and other health care professionals from all over the world an innovative learning environment with 12 high-tech operating rooms, operating robots, virtual reality simulators and educational facilities. With this ‘new way of learning skills’, the ASC develops faster, […]
Prime Minister Mark Rutte and mayor Femke Halsema visit ASC
On the 6th of February the Mayor of Amsterdam, Femke Halsema, invited our prime minister to tour Amsterdam and they started the day at the brand new Amsterdam Skills Centre. The Amsterdam Skills Centre (ASC) opened its doors on 4 February. The training centre offers medical specialists and other health care professionals from all over […]