The EHS invite you the 2-day Advanced MIS Cadaveric Hiatal Hernia Course in Braga, Portugal, 18-19 March 2025.
We are delighted to invite you to this Advanced EHS Hiatal Hernia Course, a comprehensive programme designed to deepen your understanding and refine your surgical skills in the treatment of hiatal hernias.
This course combines essential theoretical knowledge with advanced hands-on cadaveric practice, ensuring participants gain both insight and practical experience under expert guidance. The course will cover…
- Applied Anatomy: Understanding anatomical relationships in clinical surgery.
- Clinical Evaluation: From patient symptoms to proper investigation, covering both basic and atypical presentations of reflux and hiatal hernia.
- Physiology and Motility: Highlighting the role of physiological and motility assessments in practice, including the peculiarities of gastro-oesophageal reflux.
- Surgical Indications and Techniques: Learn the classification of hiatal hernias, surgical indications, and approaches, along with a focus on challenging reoperations.
- Case-Based Learning: Gain valuable insights through demonstrational videos of surgical techniques and outcomes.
The hands-on training will offer participants the opportunity to practise and perfect advanced techniques on cadaveric specimens, including:
- Strategic trocar placement
- Isolation of muscular crura and distal oesophagus
- Release of short gastric vessels
- Closing the hiatus
- Nissen fundoplication
- Revisional surgery: Removal of fundoplication and oesophagomyotomy
- Collis gastroplasty
- Toupet fundoplication
- Crural reinforcement using falciform ligament
- Mesh reinforcement techniques
This structured, high-level training will equip participants with the confidence and expertise to tackle both primary and revisional hiatal hernia surgeries.
We look forward to welcoming you to an engaging and interactive learning experience that blends theoretical knowledge with invaluable hands-on practice.
Join us and advance your surgical skills to the next level!
Location
Minho University
R. da Universidade, 4710-057 Braga,
Portugal
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 14 CME Credits.Â
Registration
FULLÆY BOOKED!
Seats are limited, and spots will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. Don’t miss this opportunity to reserve your spot on this educational course.
Important: ONLY for EHS Members
Programme
*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: https://europeanherniasociety.eu/sponsors/. The EHS Cadaver Course organisers emphasize 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
Fernando Ferreira, Portugal
Emanuel Guerreiro, Portugal
Tomáš Paseka, Czech Republic
Raj Veeramootoo, United Kingdom
Carlos Vaz, Portugal
John Preto, Portugal
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Price and registration
Only for EHS members.
2-day course fee: 1275 EUR (excluding VAT)Â
The registration fee includes:
- Admission to the full course programme
- Coffee breaks and lunch
- Dinner on 18 March
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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: 9 February 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.
