Imotech has supplied Cardiff University’s Welsh Institute for Minimal Access Therapy (WIMAT) Endoscopy skills lab, based at University Hospital Llandough, with two new fully digital flexible endoscopy stacks which will be available for training endoscopists using highquality simulation models.
As a Royal College of Surgeons Accredited Training Centre, WIMAT offers courses from the Royal College of Surgeons of England, the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, and hosts training courses provided by some of the world’s leading medical suppliers. Arwen McCarthy, course coordinator of the Welsh Institute of Minimal Access Therapy (WIMAT), said: “The technology has made a marked improvement to the environment and the courses have benefitted from them hugely. It has brought real procedures to life for our students using the equipment. With this technology our gastroenterological professionals will be able to perfect various endoscopic skills, before treating actual patients.” Dr Neil Hawkes, endoscopy clinical lead at WIMAT and consultant gastroenterologist at Royal Glamorgan Hospital, added: “It is sometimes difficult for trainees to gain firsthand practical experience in dealing with endoscopic emergencies and being able to trial the kit used – training on models bridges the gap. Working with Imotech we have been able to provide a very realistic simulated experience, with modern endoscopic equipment not often available for use on models.
