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Pre-Congress Course ECTES: Polytrauma Course (PTC) – Day 2

The PTC, an interdisciplinary training programme, equips healthcare professionals managing critically injured patients. This course takes place as a pre-course ESTES/ECTES, just before the 24th European Congress of Trauma and Emergency Surgery Aachen (Germany).
If you would like to complete the course and enhance your knowledge book also the first day. At the bottom of the website, you will find the link for the first course day.

Location

Uniklinik RWTH Aachen
Mainbuilding
Pauwelstrasse 30
52074 Aachen
Germany

Room "Seminarraum" or even Room "Zahn 7"
(make sure that you participate in the booked course)

Date

12.04.2025

Time

08:00 - 17:30

Credits

Swiss Surgical Society (SGC): 12 CEM for the two day course

Costs

Day 2: ESTES members Euro 220, others Euro 260. Day 1: ESTES members Euro 180, others EURO 240. Day 1 & 2: ESTES members Euro 400, others Euro 500

Programm

Course Day 2
08:00-10:00 Surgical Considerations 1
08:00 Is polytrauma a disease? WHO initiative
(Balogh)
08:30 Traumatic Brain Injuries
(Frenzel)
09:00 Chest Injuries
(Schulz-Drost)
09:30 Abdominal Injuries
(Simmen)
10:00 Coffee Break
10:20-12:10 Session 4: Surgical Considerations 2
10:20 Penetrating Injuries (Brundage)
(Brundage)
10:50 Vascular Injuries
(Achatz)
11:10 Pelvic/Acetabular Injuries
(Kanakaris)
11:40 Spinal Injuries
(Pishnamaz)
12:10 Lunch Break
13:15 – 15:15 Session 5: Surgical Considerations 3
13:15 Pelvic Packing: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
(Moore)
13:45 Vascular Injuries
(Hietbrink)
14:15 Education in Trauma Care
(Benitez)
14:45 Case Discussion
(Benitez)
15:15 Coffee Break
15:30-17:00 Session 6: Rehabilitation and Reconstruction
15:30 Rehabilitation After Polytrauma
(Heining)
16:00 Qutcome After Polytrauma
(Halvachizadeh)
16:15 Case Discussion
(Halvachizadeh)
17:00 End of Course

Beyond trauma management (part of the first day course), the course delves into intensive care management, focusing on pain control, organ support, and long-term rehabilitation strategies. It emphasizes interdisciplinary collaboration, showcasing how surgeons, anesthetists, intensivists, rehabilitation specialists, and others work together for optimal care.

See Program for Friday, April 11th

Registration

This course is divided into two days. You can sign up for Friday, April 11th and Saturday, April 12th separately or for both days.
If you are interested, please contact Mrs. Rosmarie Widmer (kongressTRA@usz.ch) by email to book Friday, Saturday or both days.

Please register by 09.04.2025.

Kontakt

Rosmarie Widmer

Tel. +41 44 255 27 55
Mail kongressTRA@usz.ch

Partner

Responsible Department

Department of Traumatology