The EHS invite you the 2-day Intensive Advanced Cadaver Course course in Reims, France 30 November – 1 December, 2023 in collaboration with the French Hernia Society and University of Reims Champagne-Ardenne
Location
2 Avenue Robert Schuman
51100 Reims, France
Registration
Registration is open!
Please send your Logbook verification and department endorsement to cj@europeanherniasociety.eu
EHS members only.
Experience Requirements
- The course is suitable for Senior Trainees or Consultants
- Logbook Verification:
A logbook must be submitted for verification, detailing the participant’s experience as a primary surgeon unsupervised. The logbook should confirm the completion of the following procedures:
- Number of operations performed as primary surgeon unsupervised:
- Laparotomies including trauma: 50 or more
- Open inguinal hernia repairs: 50 or more
- Open umbilical/paraumbilical hernia repairs: 50 or more
- Number of operations performed as primary surgeon unsupervised or supervised:
- Open Ventral Hernia repairs including Rives Stoppa: 10 or more
- Department Endorsement:
- Letter from the Head of the department or Supervisor that there are opportunities to further develop your skills in advanced open ventral hernia repair
Please use this template for your Logbook
Programme
The programme is subject to change
| Thursday 30th November 2023 | ||
| 08.00-08.15 | Welcome | |
| 08.15-08.45 | Pretest abd course challenge | Knut Borch/Alexis Theodorou/Toby Hammond |
| 8:45-10.15 | Epigastric Open preperitoneal umbilical repair | Knut Borch/Alexis Theodorou/Toby Hammond |
| 10.15-10.30 | Coffee break | |
| 10.30-11.15 | The EHS Laparotomy incision | Toby Hammond |
| 11.15-12.45 | The Stoppa Repair and pelvic anatomy | Yohann Renard |
| 12.45-13.30 | Lunch and challenge discussion | |
| 13.30-14.00 | The EHS Laparotomy Closure Small bites | Toby Hammond |
| 14.00-15.00 | Open Abdomen, mesh-mediated fascial traction | Tina Gaarder |
| 15.00-15.15 | Coffee break | |
| 15.15-16.45 | Rives Stoppa – Subxiphoid dissection and diaphragmatic anatomy | Miguel Ángel García Ureña |
| 16.45-17.15 | Summary of the day | Knut Borch/Alexis Theodorou/Toby Hammond |
| Friday 1st December 2023 | ||
| 08.15-08.45 | Diaphragmatic and perineal hernias | Tina Gaarder |
| 8.45-10.15 | Transversus Abdominis Release (TAR) | Miguel Ángel García Ureña |
| 10.15-10.30 | Coffee break | |
| 10.30-11.15 | Pauli repair/Preperitioneal Funnel mesh repair | Neil Smart |
| 11.15-12.45 | Flank and Lumbal hernia (medial visceral rotation) | David Lourie |
| 12.45-13.30 | Lunch and case discussion | |
| 13.30-14.30 | Peritoneal flap/Subcostal hernia/Perforator sparing Open ACS | Andrew de Beaux |
| 14:30-15.00 | Post-test and goodbye | Knut Borch/Alexis Theodorou/Toby Hammond |
| 14.00-16.00 | Optional: Explore the cadavers for those who will stay | Knut Borch |
Faculty
Knut Borch (Co-Chair)
Yohann Renard (Co-Chair)
Toby Hammond
Alexis Theodorou
Tina Gaarder
Neil Smart
Andrew de Beaux
David Lourie
Miguel Ángel Garcia Urena
Price and registration
Only for EHS members.
2-day course fee: €800 (excluding VAT)
The registration fee includes:
- Admission to the full course programme
- Coffee breaks and lunch
- Dinner on 30 November, 2023.
