Instructor: Fiona Preston
Learning Objectives
Suture refresher: suture materials and suture patterns.
Understand the fundamentals of wound healing.
Understand the principles of wound management.
Be able to manage different types of wounds.
Learn different techniques of wound closure.
Selection and management of surgical drains.
Understand the fundamentals of post-operative wound management.
DAY 1
Morning Lecture (9-10:30am)
Time split:
- 9:00am: arrival
- 9:00-10:30am: lecture (open Q&A)
WET LAB (11am -4pm)
Time split:
- 10:30-11:00am: COFFEE BREAK
- 11:00-12:00am: Suture materials and suture patterns
- 12:00-1:00pm: BREAK/ LUNCH
- 1:00pm-4:00pm: SIMPLE closure techniques (i.e. undermining, walking sutures etc)
DAY 2
Morning Lecture (9-10:30am)
Time split:
- 9:00am: arrival
- 9:00-10:30am: lecture (open Q&A)
WET LAB (11am -4pm)
Time split:
- 10:30-11:00am: COFFEE BREAK
- 11:00-12:20pm: Tension-relieving techniques and local/ subdermal flaps
- 12:30-1:30pm: BREAK/ LUNCH
- 1:30pm-4:00pm: Complex closure techniques and surgical drains.