The aim of the course is to offer you sound and above all practical training in learning and improving microsurgical techniques.
Contact
Dr. med. Jennifer Ashley Watson or Samantha Gentile
Tel.
+41 44 255 21 25
4th Zurich Microsurgical Course of the Clinic for Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery
Location
Irchel Campus
Credits
12 SGPRAEC, 10 SIWF
Costs
700 CHF (USZ Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery free of charge, registration via e-mail)
| 17.12.2024 | 8 am - 5 pm | |
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| 18.12.2024 | 8 am - 5 pm |
During the two days of the course, we would like to introduce you to the theory and practice of microsurgical techniques. Depending on the level of clinical experience, we offer various models for learning, synthetic tubes, dissection, vascular and nerve suturing on the chicken thigh, as well as anastomosis in the placenta model.
Program
| 08.00 am | Introduction |
| 08.10 a.m. | Applications of microvascular surgery PD Dr. med. Giuseppe Esposito PhD |
| 08.30 am | Nerve anastomosis (chicken leg) |
| 09.30 am | Vascular end-to-end anastomosis (chicken leg) |
| 11.00 a.m. | Vascular end-to-side anastomosis (chicken leg) |
| 12.00 p.m. | Lunch Break |
| 1.00 p.m. | Preparation of the placenta |
| 1.30 pm | End-to-end/end-to-side anastomosis (placenta) |
| 5.00 pm | End of day 1 |
| 08.00 am | Taiwanese microsurgery techniques Prof. Dr. med. Bong-Sung Kim |
| 08.30 am | End-to-end/end-to-side anastomosis (placenta) |
| 10.30 a.m. | Presentation: Professor Dr. med. Pietro Giovanoli |
| 11.30 a.m. | Venous bypass (placenta) |
| 12.00 p.m. | Lunch Break |
| 1.00 p.m. | Supermicrosurgical anastomosis (placenta) |
| 2.00 pm | Free practice under supervision |
| 3.30 p.m. | Apéro |
Course Directors
Prof. Dr. med. Bong-Sung Kim
Dr. med. Anna Burger
Dr. med. Jennifer Ashley Watson
In collaboration with
PD Dr. med. Giuseppe Esposito PhD
Organization
University Hospital Zurich
Department of Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery
Prof. Dr. med. Pietro Giovanoli
Prof. Dr. med. Nicole Lindenblatt
Register
Please register directly by email if you work at USZ.