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SORG Free Flap Course Groningen

11th Free Flap Course

Date: November 6 - 9, 2024 I Groningen, The Netherlands

Head and Neck Reconstructive and Oncologic Surgery

Fresh Frozen Cadaver Course

Aim of the Course

  • Learn the basic anatomy and harvesting techniques for the most commonly used local, regional and free flaps
  • See and explore the anatomy and perform operations on fresh cadavers in an ideal setting
  • Maximum two participants allocated to each cadaver
  • Get insight into 3D planning workflows and respective demonstrations


Language | English

Course Venue I University Medical Center Groningen (The Netherlands)

Course fee | 2,590 € (The course fee includes coffee breaks and lunches on all course days.)

Accredited with 25.50 EACMFS (CME/CPD) credits

Limited to max. 20 attendees

 

Organizer on behalf of S.O.R.G e.V.:KLS Martin SE & Co. KG, KLS Martin Platz 1, 78532 Tuttlingen in cooperation with the Wenckebach Institute/University Hospital Groningen: Hanzeplein 1, 9713 GZ Groningen, Netherlands

Program of the Course I Day 1 I Theory

Wednesday, November 6, 2024

Part 1 | 8:30 - 10:45 a.m.

  • Registration 
  • Welcome and introduction (Beck-Broichsitter) 
  • Pedicled Flaps: Flap Choice, Technique, Indications & Limitations (Visavadia) 
  • Reconstruction of the Skin: Indication and Limitation of Local Flaps, Microsurgical Solutions (Gessaroli) 
  • Concepts in Reconstruction of the Tongue (Copelli)

Part 2 | 11:15 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.

  • Concepts and Indications in Reconstruction of the Mandible (Ristow) 
  • Reconstruction of the Maxilla and Skull Base: Flap Choice and Design (Schliephake) 

Lunch | 12:45 - 2:00 p.m.

Part 3 | 1:30 - 3:30 p.m.

  • The Subscapular System: Indications for Composite Flaps (Devine) 
  • Reconstruction of the Midface: Special Flaps for Special Indications (Gaggl) 
  • Indications for Perforator Flaps in the Head and Neck (Fernandes) 

Part 4 | 4:00 - 6:00 p.m.

  • Postoperative Care: Flap Monitoring Modalities, Complication Management, Revision Surgery (Visavadia) 
  • Challenges and Limits in Complex Cases: Vessel Depleted Neck, Recurrence, Blast Injury (Fernandes) 
  • Q&A (Faculty) 
  • Wrap up and instructions for cadaver lab (Beck-Broichsitter)

Program of the Course I Day 2 I Cadaver Dissection Part 1

Thursday, November 7, 2024

Part 1 | 7:50 - 10:00 a.m.

  • Step-by-Step: PM, SCAF, Deltopectoral (Visavadia)
  • Pectoralis major, SCAF, Deltopectoral (Visavadia, Copelli) 

Part 2 | 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

  • Step-by-Step: RFF (Ristow)
  • Radial Forearm (Ristow, Beck-Broichsitter)

Lunch | 12:30 - 1:30 p.m.

Part 3 | 1:30 - 2:45 p.m.

  • Step-by-Step: ALT (Gessaroli)
  • Anterolateral Thigh (Gessaroli, Beck-Broichsitter)

Part 4 | 3:15 - 6:00 p.m.

  • Fibula Flap, Cutting Guide (Fernandes)
  • Fibula with Cutting Guide (Fernandes, Copelli)

Program of the Course I Day 3 I Cadaver Dissection Part 2

Friday, November 8, 2024

Part 1 | 7:50 - 10:45 a.m.

  • Step-by-Step: Scapula, Latissimus (Schliephake)
  •  Flaps Based on Subscapular System (Schliephake, Ristow)

Part 2 | 11:15 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

  • Step-by-Step: Femoral Condyle Flap (Gaggl)
  • Medial Femoral Condyle (Gaggl, Beck-Broichsitter)

Lunch | 1:00 - 2:00 p.m.

Part 3 | 2:00 - 4:00 p.m.

  • Step-by-Step: DCIA (Devine)
  • DCIA (Devine, Ristow)

Part 4 | 4:30 - 4:50 p.m.

  • Flap Raising: Pearls and Pitfalls (Copelli)

Program of the Course I Day 4 I 3D-Planning

Saturday, November 9, 2024

Part 1 | 8:10 - 10:00 a.m.

  • Introduction 3D-Planning (de Visscher)
  • 3D in Surgery: History, Facilities & EU Regulations (Witjes)
  • Multi-Disciplinary Workflow & Applications in Head & Neck Patients (de Visscher)

Part 2 | 10:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

  • Prosthetic Driven Surgical Planning (Vosselman) 
  • 3D VSP & PSI - The Latest developments (Kraeima) 
  • 3D-Planning Workflow  (Kraeima, de Visscher) 
  • Farewell and Certificates (Beck-Broichsitter, de Visscher)

Lunch | 1:00 - 2:00 p.m.

 

Chairman

Benedicta Beck-Broichsitter

Stuttgart, Germany

Sebastiaan de Visscher

Groningen, The Netherlands

Ruud Bos

Groningen, The Netherlands

Faculty

Benedicta Beck-Broichsitter

Stuttgart, Germany

Chiara Copelli

Bari, Italy

John Charles Devine

Abu Dhabi, UAE

Rui Fernandes

Jacksonville, FL, USA

Alexander Gaggl

Salzburg, Austria

Manlio Gessaroli

Cesena, Italy

Joep Kraeima

Groningen, The Netherlands

Oliver Ristow

Heidelberg, Germany

Henning Schliephake

Göttingen, Germany

Bhavin Visavadia

Harrow, United Kingdom

Sebastiaan de Visscher

Groningen, The Netherlands

Nathalie Vosselman

Groningen, The Netherlands

Max Witjes

Groningen, The Netherlands

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Course fee | 2,590 €
(The course fee includes coffee breaks and lunches on all course days.)

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supported by KLS Martin

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