The EHS invite you to the 2-day Intensive Advanced OPEN Cadaver Course in Reims, France, on 27-28 November 2025.Â
Location
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de ReimsÂ
Laboratoire d’Anatomie et de Cytologie Pathologiques
3 Avenue du Maréchal Juin, 51150 Reims
Registration
REGISTRATION IS OPEN! Only for EHS members.Â
Want to participate? Make sure you have documents and requirements ready. Please fill in the application form below and submit it. You will receive information about the registration process afterwards.
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
Application – OBS! Remember to log in before you fill out the application form below.
APPLICATION FORM AND REGISTRATION
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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, flank hernia and much more. The overall focus for the course is to increase the participants  knowledge on*:
- Stoppa repair
- Excess skin
- Rives Stoppa and pelvic anatomy
- Laparotomy Closure Small bites
- Open abdomen surgery and use of NPWT in Open Surgery
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
- Alexis Theodorou, Greece
- Yohann Renard, France
- Alix Donadiou, France
- Mette Willaume, Denmark
- Tina Gaarder, Norway
- SĂłnia Ribas, Portugal
- Bernd Stechemesser, Germany
- Benoît Romain, France
- Grigoris Chatzimavroudis, Greece
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Local Organising Committee:
Yohann Renard, Alix Donadiou, Antoine Vancon & Pierre Gueroult
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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.
This Advanced OPEN course has been granted 15.5 European CME credits (ECMEC®s) by the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME®)
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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 27 November 2025
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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: 15 October 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.
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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, flank hernia and much more. The overall focus for the course is to increase the participants  knowledge on*:
- Stoppa repair
- Excess skin
- Rives Stoppa and pelvic anatomy
- Laparotomy Closure Small bites
- Open abdomen surgery and use of NPWT in Open Surgery
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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.
Registration
REGISTRATION IS OPEN! Only for EHS members.Â
Want to participate? Make sure you have documents and requirements ready. Please fill in the application form below and submit it. You will receive information about the registration process afterwards.
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
Application – OBS! Remember to log in before you fill out the application form below.
APPLICATION FORM AND REGISTRATION
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 27 November 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 October 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.
Faculty
Alexis Theodorou, Greece
Yohann Renard, France
Alix Donadiou, France
Mette Willaume, Denmark
Tina Gaarder, Norway
SĂłnia Ribas, Portugal
Bernd Stechemesser, German
Benoît Romain, France
Grigoris Chatzimavroudis, Greece
Local Organising Committee:
Yohann Renard, Alix Donadiou, Antoine Vancon & Pierre Gueroult
