Link Date: 12 - 14 January 2010	Fee: £1300
Held at: The Royal College of Surgeons of England	Status: Course Full
Contact:  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or call: 020 7869 6300	Application Form

Convenor

Mr Fortune Iwuagwu
Consultant Plastic and Hand Surgeon 
Broomsfield Hospital, Chelmsford

Level

ST 2-3 in plastic and orthopaedic surgery

Content

Day one
Anaesthetics and Soft tissue cover

• Local and regional blocks
• Compartment syndrome / fasciotomies
• Applied anatomy
• Incision for common access and exposure
• Finger tip
• Thumb and prox digit
• Hand and wrist

Day two
Nerve and bone

• Applied anatomy
• Physiology of bone healing
• Fracture fixation

Day three
Tendon, joints and ligaments

• Applied anatomy and healing
• Flexor tendon repair and rehabilitation
• PIPJ hyperextension injury
• Nerve access and repair plus graft 
  
• Thumb abduction injury
• Ulna collateral injury
• Fusion of DIPJ

Format

• High faculty:participant ratio
• Practical skills training using cadavers, simulators, plastic bones and microscopes
• Lectures
• Videos

Duration

Three days

Key benefits

This course is designed to teach trainees in plastic and orthopaedic surgery safe surgical techniques in dealing with hand trauma, with emphasis on soft tissue injuries and administration.

Applying for this course

Download the application form

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