Date: 20 - 24 November 2023
Location: Jinnah Burns and Reconstructive Surgery Centre, Alama Iqbal University, Lahore, Pakistan
Event information:
An instructive course based on lectures, hands-on training and live clinics as well as live surgery for those wishing ti train in micro-vascular surgery
Programme:
Day 1:
0800: Registration
0900: welcome address: Professor Kamran Khalid, Director of JBRSC
0910: Aims of the course: Professor Moazzam N Tarar, founder of JBRSC
0920 Themes for this year: Mr Umraz Khan, Director of the course
MICROSURGERY
0930: Basics of microsurgery: Ahmed Emam
0945: Requisites for success: Rod Dunn
1000: History of microsurgery in Pakistan: Mamoon Rashid
1030: New horizons for tissue transfer: Luigi Troisi
1045: Questions & discussions
CONGENITAL HAND SURGERY
1130: classifying congenital hand defects: Professor Shehab Beg
1145: Genetics of hand defects: Professor Tehseem Cheema
1200: principles of surgical planning: Mr Rod Dunn
1220: Toe-to-hand transfer. Indications and limitations: Mr Rod Dunn
1240: Questions & discussions
BREAST RECIONSTRUCTION
1400: Breast cancer presentation breast reconstruction in Pakistan: Dr Huma
1420: Local flaps in breast reconstruction: Dr Farooq Rana
1440: Abdominal flaps in breast reconstruction. Tuabin Rashid
1500: Lymphatic transfer during breast reconstruction: Michele Marrucci
1515: Questions and discussion
LIVE CLINIC 1520-1800
Day 2:
0800: Registration
0900: hands-on groups divided
0910: Basics of microscope setup: Mr U Khan
0925: Video on instrument handing: Ahmed Bhatti
0940: Demonstration of suturing etiquette: Hisham Taha
0950-1030. practice suturing on latex gloves
1030: Video on chicken thigh: U Khan
1045: Demonstration on chicken thigh: Ahmed Emam
1100-1300: Practice on chicken thighs nerve and end-to-end
1400-1600 Second group practice on chicken thigh
LIVE SURGERY-2 cases (hand and breast)
Day 3:
0800: Registration
0900: Hands-on. Day 2
0900: video of microsurgery interposition vein graft and end-to-side
0915: demonstration of interposition vein graft and end-to-side; Luigi Troisi
1000-1200: Practice on chicken thighs vein graft and end-to-side anastomosis
1300-1500 Practice on chicken thighs vein graft and end-to-side anastomosis
1500-1600 further practice
LIVE SURGERY- 2 cases Head & neck and breast
Day 4. Live surgery. Hand & lower limb
Day 4. Symposium on head and neck cancer (Kamran/ Omar please provide)
Day 5. Live surgery. Breast, head & neck
Target audience:
Senior trainees and established consultants
Fees: Trainees: £30; consultant : £43 for hands-on: £100
Further information: microsurgery@jbrsc-aimc.edu.pk