The EHS invite you to the 2-day Intensive Intermediate Cadaver Course course in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, on 28 – 29 November, 2023. In collaboration with the Dutch Hernia Society and the Amsterdam Skills Center, we are organizing a Cadaver Basic and Intermediate Course for Abdominal Wall Surgery.
Location
Amsterdam Skills Center
Tafelbergweg 47, 1105 BD Amsterdam
Registration
Fully booked!
Programme
Preliminary programme
| Tuesday 28 November | ||
| 07:45-08:00 | Welcome | Maarten Simons |
| 08.00-08.20 | Pretest | Maarten Simons |
| 08.20-09.00 | Intro – Introduciton of faculty – Presentation TEP procedure |
Maarten Simons |
| 09.00 | Skills lab | |
| 09.00-09.15 | Introduction to the procedures | Maarten Simons |
| 09.15-11.00 | TEP and TAPP | All faculty |
| 11.00-12.00 | Questions and discussion | All faculty |
| 12.00-12.30 | Lunch | |
| 12.30-12.45 | Presentation on Lichtenstein procedure | Maarten Simons |
| 12.45-13.00 | Presentation Shouldice procedure | René Fortelny |
| 13.00-15.00 | Skillslab | |
| Lichtenstein | All faculty | |
| Shouldice | All faculty | |
| 15.00-16.00 | Questions and discussion | Maarten Simons |
| 16.00-16.20 | Post-test and wrap-up | Maarten Simons |
| 16.20-16.40 | Pretest (Closure, Rives Stoppa and anatomy) | Maarten Simons |
| Wednesday 29 November | ||
| 07.45-08.00 | Welcome and introduction on faculty | Maarten Simons |
| 08.00-08.20 | Presentation on PUMP. Umbilical repair | Knut Borch |
| 08.20-08.40 | Presentation Closure (open and closing the abdomen) | René Fortelny and Eva Deerenberg |
| 8.40-09.00 | Presentation Rives Stoppa (remove stitches and dissect) | Andrew de Beaux |
| 09.00-11.30 | Skillslab | |
| PUMP | All faculty | |
| Open and Closure | All faculty | |
| Rives Stoppa | All faculty | |
| 11.30-12.00 | Questions and discussion | All faculty |
| 12.00-12.30 | Lunch | |
| 12.30-13.00 | Introduction to Abdominal wall anatomy. Specific areas | Knut Borch and Mario Rui Goncalves |
| 13.00-15.00 | Skillslab | |
| 13.00-15.00 | Dissection of Abdominal wall | All faculty |
| 15.00-16.00 | Questions and discussion | Maarten Simons |
| 16.00-16.30 | Post-test and goodbye | Maarten Simons |
*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
Maarten Simons (chair)
Knut Borch
Andrew de Beaux
René Fortelny
Eva Deerenberg
Rogier Simmermacher
Theo Aufenacker
Mario Rui Goncalves
CME Credits
Join us for a comprehensive learning experience in Abdominal Wall Surgery, and earn up to 12 CME Credits through this course.
Price and registration
Only for EHS members.
2-day course fee: €850
Attend the course as an observer: €400
The registration fee includes:
- Admission to the full course programme
- Coffee breaks and lunch
- Dinner on 28 November
