Colombia first with MIS (minimally-invasive surgery) R&D (research & development) and training centre
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
A forthcoming Colombian centre for research and training in minimally-invasive surgery (MIS) is being hailed as South America's first such facility. The Bogota-based CLEMI (Centro Latinoamericano de Investigacion y Entrenamiento en Cirugia de Minima Invasion) will specialise in laparoscopy, diagnostic imaging, endoscopy and microsurgery, and will feature four operating theatres "fully equipped with state-of-the-art instruments and equipment".