Emergency Skills in Maxillofacial Surgery

This unique, anatomically site-specialised and multi-disciplinary course offers hands-on experience in oral and maxillofacial emergency skills. The course aims to provide you with the basic knowledge and skills to create solid foundations for personal development in the unpredictable field of emergency maxillofacial surgery.

Date: 10 - 11 May 2010	Fee: £800
Held at: The Royal College of Surgeons of England	Status: Places available
Contact: education@rcseng.ac.uk or call: 020 7869 6300	Application Form

Convenor

Mr Mike Perry
Consultant Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon
Regional Trauma and Maxillofacial Units, Belfast

Level

The course is aimed at Post IMRCS, Post MFDS and CT 1-2, ST 3-4 in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Content

Module One

• Airways pitfalls in facial trauma and infections
• Cervical pitfalls in facial trauma
• Laryngeal and oesophageal injuries
• Skills1: Airway management and surgical airway
• Skills2: Non-traumatic epistaxis
• Skills3: Facial haemorrhage
• Skills4: Fracture stabilisation (IMF, bridle wire, external fixator)

Module Two - Cadaveric dissections

• Carotid bifurcation, carotid sheath
• Lower border (submandibular)
• Fascial spaces (for i&d)
• Orbit (retrobulbar)
• Tracheostomy
• Larynx (cricothyroid)
• External fixation (mandible/midface)

Module Three

• Pitfalls in dilemmas facial haemorrhage
• Contaminated wounds and tissues loss
• Pitfalls in eye injuries
• Life/sight threatening infections
• Skills1: Acute wound management (reconstruction ladder)
• Skills2: Eye examination
• Skills3: Tissue space infections and drainage
• Skills4: Haemostasis (diathermy, ligaclips etc)

Module Four - Clinical Scenarios

• Pitfalls in dilemmas facial haemorrhage
• Airway (post op resection and blocked trachea tube)
• Bleeding (post op osteotomy)
• Vision threatening injury
• stabilisation for transfer

Debrief summary and discussions

Format

• Small group interactive teaching
• Cadaveric dissections
• "Hands-on" instrumentation 

Additional Information

Key benefits

• Improve knowledge of relevant anatomy
• Improve techniques of surgical approach