General Overview
General Overview
The ESAVS Soft Tissue Surgery courses are dedicated to veterinarians in practice or in the academic field who are willing to deepen their knowledge in soft tissue surgery. The comprehensive study program consists currently of 4 one-week modules. A fifth “advanced” module is being planned. Each course is composed of a mix of theory and practice on models and cadavers. Much time is dedicated to interactive and practical training under the supervision of course masters and instructors, who are all internationally recognized European or American specialists.
After attending the whole program, participants shall have acquired sufficient knowledge not only to face most of the current clinical situations but also to further progress by themselves and then recognize the cases that need to be referred to specialists.
STS 1 (Soft Tissue Surgery 1) is mandatory before continuing on to the next courses. STS 2, 3 and 4 can be taken in any order. It is recommended to take STS 5 only after completion of the previous courses.
Soft Tissue Surgery 2:
This module focuses on two important topics of soft tissue surgery: On one hand the skin reconstruction techniques, and on the other one surgery of the perineal and anal region.
Language
All modules will be held in China, in English language with consecutive translation in Chinese.
Day 1
08:30 – 09:00 Introduction
09:00 – 10:30 General knowledge about wound healing
Skin anatomy, Wound healing, Wound care and principles of wound closure
10:30 – 11:00 Coffee Break
11:00 – 13:00 Surgical oncologic diseases of the skin and surrounding tissues
Tumours of the skin and surrounding tissues: an update
Oncologic surgery: Basics applied to skin tumors
Mammary gland tumors
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch Break
14:00 – 16:00 Basic reconstructive techniques
Local Subdermal plexus flaps (Advancement flaps, rotation, transposition)
The inguinal and axillary fold flaps
Distant flaps
16:00 – 16:30 Coffee Break
16:30 – 18:00 Arterial flaps, Skin grafting
Day 2
08:30 – 09:00 Dermatologic surgical diseases
09:00 – 10:00 Bite wounds, Burns/Bullets
Wound closure techniques (2) + Practicals
10:00 – 13:00 Practicals skin flaps (1)
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch Break
14:00 – 17.30 Practicals skin flaps (2)
Day 3
09:00 – 10:15 Anal and perineal diseases
Anal and perianal anatomy and function
Atresia, fistulas, stricture and anal prolapse
10:15 – 10:45 Coffee Break
10:45 – 12:30 Sacculitis and perianal fistulas
Perianal and anal sac tumors
Discussion
12:30 – 13:30 Lunch Break
13:30 – 14:00 Surgical Rectal diseases
Rectal tumours
14:00 – 15:00 Surgical approaches to the rectum and distal colon
15:00 – 16:00 Perineal hernia
16:00 – 16:30 Coffee Break
16:30 – 17:30 Thoraco-abdominall Wall reconstruction
Day 4
09:00 – 13:00 Skin flaps rehearsal, Wall reconstruction
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch Break
14:00 – 17:30 Practicals: perineal hernia, rectal approaches, rectectomies, sacculectomy
Day 5
09:00 – 13:00 Interactive Casus Clinical cases: Wound Dressing, Skin tumour, Mammary gland tumour
Clincal Cases: How to close this wound
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch Break
14:00 – 16:00 Wrap-up session Anus, Rectum and perineum
Course Masters
Dr. Bart van Goethem
Dipl. ECVS
Temse, Belgium
Dr. Federico Massari
Dipl. ECVS
Nerviano, Italy
Course Location
Small Animal Hospital Chulalongkorn University, 254 Phayathai Road, Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
Registration and Fees
Tuition fees correspond to the country where you are currently employed.
Discount tuition fee for Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines, Malaysia, India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Lebanon and Vietnam: EURO 1.850,–
Early registration: Euro 1.750,--
(Deadline for FULL early registration payment: 7th April 2025)
Discount tuition fee for Japan, Macao, South Korea and Taiwan: EURO 2.450,–
Early registration: Euro 2.350,-
(Deadline for FULL early registration payment: 7th April 2025)
Tuition fee for Europe, Singapore, Hong Kong, Australia, New Zealand, United Arab Emirates, Canada, and USA: EURO 3.150,–
Early registration: Euro 3.050,-
(Deadline for FULL early registration payment: 7th April 2025)
Related Courses
| Soft Tissue Surgery 1, Shanghai/China, Dr. Merca & Dr. Miraldo | 24. - 28. Feb 2025 | |
| Soft Tissue Surgery 3, Shanghai/China, Dr. Brissot & Dr. Bismuth | 24. - 28. Mar 2025 | |
| Soft Tissue Surgery 5, Shanghai/China, Dr. Findji & Dr. Jiménez Peláez | 08. - 12. Apr 2025 | |
| Soft Tissue Surgery 4, Shanghai/China, Dr. ter Haar | 14. - 18. Apr 2025 | |
| Soft Tissue Surgery 2, Shanghai/China, Dr. Van Goethem & Dr. Massari | 07. - 11. Jul 2025 | |
| Soft Tissue Surgery 1, Shanghai/China, Dr. Gradner & Dr. Siedenburg | 26. - 30. Jul 2025 |
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