Surgical Innovation (SI) Training and Education Centres of Excellence

Putting the future in your hands.

We put the best tools in the hands of extraordinary people, coupled with the promise of knowledgeable and tailored support.

Our commitment to you

At Medtronic, we know the world’s greatest tool is only as effective as the skilled clinicians who use it. That’s why we’re committed to empowering Surgeons and Healthcare Professionals through high-quality clinical education with our leading technology.

Whether you are a Consultant, a Surgical Fellow, a Trainee, Nurse or other Allied Health Professional in the UK and Ireland we want to put the future in your hands. We put the best tools in the hands of extraordinary people, coupled with the promise of knowledgeable and tailored support that only Medtronic surgical training can provide.

The last number of years have been the most challenging for clinicians, with hours of medical and surgical training missed or postponed. To ensure Surgeons, Nurses and Allied Health Professionals are developing and enhancing their surgical skills Medtronic Surgical Innovations (SI) has invested in two surgical education centres of excellence:

London

The Griffin Institute in St Mark’s Hospital 

Dublin

The Pillar at the Mater Hospital

Our training courses for you

Our face-to-face procedure training covers open and minimally invasive surgical (laparoscopic) techniques in:

  • Bariatric & UGI surgery 
  • Colorectal surgery
  • Gynaecology
  • General surgery
  • Thoracic surgery

We provide hands-on surgical training courses led by renowned experts across different specialities.

We are constantly developing our portfolio of training offerings. If you or your team have any specific training needs, we can develop bespoke training offerings.

If you are interested in running a surgical training course with us, click here to be contacted. 

Surgical skill courses

  • Laparoscopic Colorectal
  • Pelvic Exenteration
  • Thoracic surgery courses in VATS & segmentectomy
  • Electromagnetic navigation bronchoscopy (ENB)
  • Inguinal hernia repair
  • Abdominal wall reconstruction
  • Total Laparoscopic Hysterectomy & Vaginal Hysterectomy
  • Managing bleeding in Gynaecology 
  • Trauma / Stop the bleed
  • Bariatric skills (OAGB, SADIs, RYGBP and Sleeve Gastrectomy)
  • Laparoscopic Liver resection

Nurse and Allied Health Professional skills courses

  • Energy and Stapling basics
  • New innovations workshop
  • Thoracic NAHP workshops
  • Electromagnetic navigation bronchoscopy (ENB) workshop
  • Hysteroscopy
  • Trauma / Stop the bleed

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