European Surgical Institute
The Johnson & Johnson Institute (JJI) is a training center for minimally invasive surgery (MIC) in Norderstedt near Hamburg . In 2017 the name changed from European Surgical Institute to Johnson & Johnson Institute.
history
The institute was founded in 1991 by what was then Ethicon GmbH (now Johnson & Johnson MEDICAL GmbH), a subsidiary of the US company Johnson & Johnson . The aim was to promote the spread of the MIC, which had been emerging since the late 1980s. Minimally invasive procedures place special demands on the operating physicians, as they have no direct view of the operating field and carry out a large part of the surgical steps using long-handled devices and without direct contact with the treated tissue.
The JJI initially offered courses in which the sewing of tissue could be trained under the circumstances mentioned above. Due to the strong demand, the institute was relocated from the Ethicon GmbH site to a specially constructed two-story new building in 1993, which was expanded to include the original area in 1999. The range of courses on offer has expanded significantly since it was founded, from basic surgical skills such as sewing to complex operations.
In 1997, the JJI first used computer simulators to practice MIC.
In 2003, the JJI was the first private institute to receive accreditation from the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME), a committee of the Union of European Specialists (Union Européenne des Médecines Spécialistes, UEMS).
Teaching methods
In the JJI, most of the courses have a mixture of theoretical and practical exercises. For this purpose, the JJI has training rooms with a wide range of technical equipment and laboratories for training on organs and models. Furthermore, practicing entire surgical procedures using computer simulation is part of many courses. The JJI adapted mental training for surgery from sport.
The suitability of both mental training and computer simulation for the training of surgeons has been proven by JJI staff through studies.
particularities
- The JJI was part of EXPO 2000 with an exhibition on surgery .
- The JJI was the venue for the Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Mental Training in Surgical Education, Immenroth et alii; Annals of Surgery , Volume 245, Number 3, March 2007
- ↑ Evaluation of target scores and benchmarks for the traversal task scenario of the minimally invasive surgical trainer-virtual reality (MIST-VR) laparoscopy simulator. Hackethal A, Immenroth M, Burger T, Surg Endosc . 2006 Jan 19