Description
This course brings together vascular and Cardiac surgeons, allied specialties representatives and senior vascular trainees with interest in aortic surgery. There is going to be mainly local and some international participation. This event will combine talks, video demonstrations and hands on dissections on Thiel cadavers. Start time 09:30 day 1 Start time 08:30 day 2
Additional information
The course is open to ST5 and above. The course is free for HE Yorkshire and Humber Trainees.
If you are an out of region trainee and are interested in having a place please contact cadsim@leeds.ac.uk to register your interest and if a place becomes available after priority is given to regional trainees, I will contact you.
Aims
Addressing Educational needs
- the adoption of endovascular techniques has diminished the exposure of trainees and specialists to open aortic surgery
- endovascular approaches to aortic pathology often require adjunctive, less frequently used open techniques
- the decreased exposure to open aortic pathology often required in emergency setting does influence outcomes
- achieving competence for open aortic surgery, promoting specialist skills and preventing de-skilling may be obtained using alternative
Objectives
- to practice the common vascular exposures used for thoracic and abdominal aorta on cadavers
- to practice and discuss open surgical techniques for aneurysmal aortic disease, aortic dissections and infected aortas, thoracic, abdominal
- and thoraco-abdominal
- to discuss needs, strategic steps, milestones in our aim of running a high quality aortic service in the West Yorkshire region
- addressed to senior trainees with vascular and cardiac surgery interest (ST5 and above)
Further information and Programme