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Basic Skills in Hand Surgery
This course is designed to teach trainees in plastic and orthopaedic surgery, safe surgical techniques in dealing with hand trauma, with emphasis on soft tissue injuries.
| Date: 15 - 17 June 2010 | Fee: £1300 |
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| Held at: The Royal College of Surgeons of England | Status: Course Full |
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Contact:
education@rcseng.ac.uk or call: 020 7869 6300 |
Application Form
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Convenor
Mr Fortune Iwuagwu
Consultant Plastic and Hand Surgeon
Broomsfield Hospital, Chelmsford
Level
ST 2-3 in plastic and orthopaedic surgery
Content
Day one
Anaesthetics and Soft tissue cover
- Local and regional blocks
- Compartment syndrome / fasciotomies
- Applied anatomy
- Incision for common access and exposure
- Finger tip
- Thumb and prox digit
- Hand and wrist
Day two
Nerve and bone
- Applied anatomy
- Physiology of bone healing
- Fracture fixation
Day three
Tendon, joints and ligaments
- Applied anatomy and healing
- Flexor tendon repair and rehabilitation
- PIPJ hyperextension injury
- Nerve access and repair plus graft
- Thumb abduction injury
- Ulna collateral injury
- Fusion of DIPJ
Format
- High faculty:participant ratio
- Practical skills training using cadavers, simulators, plastic bones and microscopes
- Lectures
- Videos
Duration
Three days
Key benefits
This course is designed to teach trainees in plastic and orthopaedic surgery safe surgical techniques in dealing with hand trauma, with emphasis on soft tissue injuries and administration.
Applying for this course
Please post or fax your completed form to the address at the foot of the form. For more information, contact education@rcseng.ac.uk or call 020 7869 6300.
