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Cardiothoracics for Surgical Assistants
This is a one-day practical skills course comprising of hands-on practical workshops on both animals wetlabs, human cadaveric specimens, interactive small-group teaching, and seminars. The faculty is made up of experienced cardiothoracic surgeons and cardiac surgical assistants with a very high faculty to participant ratio.
Convenor
Mr Mike Lewis
Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon
Royal Sussex County Hospital, Brighton
Level
Surgical assistants in cadiothoracic surgery
Content
- Incisions and access
- Advanced wound closure techniques
- Radial artery harvesting
- Aortic cannulation and decannulation
- Chest drainage
- Intra-aortic balloon pumps
- ECG & CXR
- Coronary angiography
- Knots and instruments
- Risk assessment
- Post-operative management
Format
- Practical skills workshops
- Scenarios
- Microlectures
- Interactive workshops
- Cadaveric demonstrations
Additional Information
This course will provide:
- Instruction and practice in coronary artery and valve surgical techniques; and
- training in decision-making and pre-operative evaluation, as well as post-operative management.
