The EHS invite you to the 2-day Intensive Advanced OPEN Cadaver Course course in Reims, France, on 2-3 June 2025, the days before the EHS 2025 Congress in Paris, France.Â
Location
2 Avenue Robert Schuman
51100 Reims, France
Registration
REGISTRATION WILL OPEN SOON!Â
Want to participate? Make sure you have documents and requirements ready and register as soon as the registration opens.Â
EHS members only.Â
Experience Requirements
- The course is suitable for Senior Trainees or Consultants
- Logbook Verification:
A logbook must be submitted for verification, documenting 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
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APPLICATION FORM AND REGISTRATION
Programme
The Advanced Cadaver Course course in Reims, France is an intensive course with a special focus on giant hernia pitfalls and bail out solutions, subcostal hernia, Parastomal hernia, flank hernia and much more. The overall focus for the course is to increase the partcipants knowlegde on*:
- Stoppa repair
- Abdominoplasty
- Rives Stoppa and pelvic anatomy
- Laparatomu Closure Small bites
- Pauli repair
- Open abdomen surgery
- Flank and lumbal hernia repair, medial visceral rotation
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This Advanced course will be a combination of presentations and practical skill training in the cadaver lab.Â
*The programme is subject to change.
*Materials used in the skills lab or presented in introductions are sponsored by the industry partners supporting the EHS with unrestricted grants. For more information about our industry partners, please visit: EHS sponsors. The EHS Cadaver Course organisers emphasise that a variety of products, including those used in the courses, as well as other products, are suitable to achieve successful results in hernia repair.
Faculty
Knut Borch (Co-Chair), Norway
Yohann Renard (Co-Chair), France
TBA
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CME Credits
This course offers a unique opportunity to enhance your skills while advancing your professional development in Abdominal Wall Surgery.
By participating, you can earn CME Credits. The exact number of CME credits will be provided once confirmed (TBA).
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Price and registration
Only for EHS members.
2-day course fee: €1175 (excluding VAT)Â
The registration fee includes:
- Admission to the full course programme
- Coffee breaks and lunch
- Dinner on 2 June 2025
Cancellation terms
Cancellation of registration must be notified in writing to CAP Partner at registration@cap-partner.eu. Cancellations postmarked before and on the date indicated below will be refunded 50% of the registration fee. After that date, registration fees are non-refundable.
Cancellation deadline: 15 April 2025.
If the course is cancelled due to other unforeseen events beyond the control of the organisers, the registration fee will be refunded after the deduction of expenses incurred by the course.
