The EHS invite you to the 2-day Intensive Advanced OPEN Cadaver Course course in Reims, France, on 20-21 June 2024, in collaboration with the University of Reims Champagne-Ardenne.
Location
2 Avenue Robert Schuman
51100 Reims, France
Registration
Want to participate? Please fill in the form below and submit it. You will receive information about the registration process afterwards.
EHS members only.
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
PROGRAMME
The programme is subject to change
| Thursday 20 June | Speaker | |
| 08:15-08:30 | Pretest and course challenge | Knut Borch |
| 08:30-08:45 | Ultrasound Botox | Miguel Ángel García Ureña |
| 08:45-09:00 | Change into scrubs | |
| 09:00-09:20 | The EHS Laparotomy incision (at umbilicus and caudally) | Knut Borch |
| 09:20-09:45 | The EHS Laparotomy Closure Small bites | Knut Borch |
| 09:45-10:00 | Coffee break | |
| 10:00-11:00 | The Stoppa Repair and pelvic anatomy | Yohann Renard |
| 11:00-12:30 | Abdominoplasty | Andrew de Beaux |
| 12:30-13:15 | Lunch and challenge discussion | |
| 13:40-14:30 | Open Abdomen mesh-mediated fascial traction | Tina Gaarder |
| 14:30-14:45 | Coffee break | |
| 14:45-17:15 | Rives Stoppa Subxiphoid dissection and diaphragmatic anatomy – Intraop fascial traction | Miguel Ángel García Ureña |
| 17:15-17:45 | Summary of the day | Knut Borch |
| Friday 21 June | ||
| 08:15-09:15 | Peritoneal flap/Subcostal hernia | Andrew de Beaux |
| 09:15-10:15 | Endoscopic/Perforator sparing/Open ACS | Andrew de Beaux |
| 10:15-10:30 | Coffee break | |
| 10:30-11:15 | Transversus Abdominis Release (TAR) | Miguel Ángel García Ureña |
| 11:30-12:30 | Pauli repair/Preperitoneal Funnel mesh repair | Frederik Berrevoet |
| 12:30-13:30 | Lunch and case discussion | |
| 13:30-14:15 | Flank and Lumbar hernia (medial visceral rotation) | David Lourie |
| 14:15-15:00 | Diaphragmatic and perineal hernias | Tina Gaarder |
| 15:15-16:30 | Optional: Explore the cadavers for those who will stay | Knut Borch |
| 16:30-17:00 | Post-test and goodbye | Knut Borch |
*Materials used in the skills lab or presented in introductions are sponsored by the industry partners supporting the EHS with unrescricted grants. For more information about our industry partners, please visit: https://europeanherniasociety.eu/sponsors/. The EHS Cadaver Course organizers 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
Knut Borch (Co-Chair)
Yohann Renard (Co-Chair)
Andrew de Beaux
Frederik Berrevoet
Alix Donadieu
Tina Gaarder
David Lourie
Miguel Ángel García Ureña
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.
This course has been granted 13.0 European CME credits (ECMEC®s) by the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical
Education (EACCME®).
Price and registration
Only for EHS members.
2-day course fee: €1000 (excluding VAT)
The registration fee includes:
- Admission to the full course programme
- Coffee breaks and lunch
- Dinner on 20 June, 2024.