• Wanda Petz, Giuseppe Spinoglio, Gyu Seog Choi, Amjad Parvaiz, Cesar Santiago, Slawomir Marecik, Pier Cristoforo Giulianotti, and Paolo Pietro Bianchi.
• European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy.
• Int J Med Robot. 2016 Dec 1; 12 (4): 634-641.

BackgroundA structured training is a key element for the learning of techniques with a high level of complexity, such as robotic colorectal surgery.MethodsThis study reports the results of an expert consensus round table held during the 6th Clinical Robotic Surgery Association (CRSA) congress, focusing on recommendations in robotic colorectal surgery.ResultsThree sequential steps are proposed for training: a basic module, to learn basic robotic skills and general competencies; an advanced module, to acquire skills to safely perform a colorectal resection, and tutored clinical practice providing procedures of increasing complexity. Each specific skill of the basic module and performance of each surgical step of a colorectal procedure was evaluated and rated from 1 to 3.ConclusionsDefining requirements to begin robotic colorectal activity, delineation of structured training programs and objectification of the acquired competences are key elements for a safe and efficient learning of robotic colorectal surgery. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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