Soft Tissue Surgery 2

17 - 21 November 2024 | Shanghai, China

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.

REQUIREMENT: COMPLETING STS 1 is mandatory

CPD Hours: 40

Tuition Fee: 1.750 - 3.150 EUR

Course Language: English with consecutive translation into Chinese

Full Program (Click to Open)
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. Nikola Katic

Dipl. ECVS

Vienna, Austria

Dr. Bart van Goethem

Dipl. ECVS

Temse, Belgium

Registration and Fees

Discount tuition fee for Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines, Malaysia, India, Sri Lanka, China, Pakistan, Lebanon and Vietnam: EURO 1.850,–

    Early registration: Euro 1.750,--

    (Deadline for FULL early registration payment: 16th August 2024)

Discount tuition fee for Macao, South Korea and Taiwan: EURO 2.450,–

    Early registration: Euro 2.350,-

    (Deadline for FULL early registration payment: 16th August 2024)

Tuition fee for Europe, Singapore, Hong Kong, Australia, New Zealand, United Arab Emirates, Canada, USA and Japan: EURO 3.150,–

    Early registration: Euro 3.050,-

    (Deadline for FULL early registration payment: 16th August 2024)

Enroll now.

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Soft Tissue Surgery 4 (Only for Chinese participants), Shanghai/China, Dr. ter Haar 08. - 12. May 2024

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Soft Tissue Surgery 1, Shanghai/China, Dr. Gradner 15. - 19. Jul 2024

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Soft Tissue Surgery 1, Shanghai/China, Dr. Katic & Dr. Van Goethem 10. - 14. Nov 2024

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Soft Tissue Surgery 2, Shanghai/China, Dr. Katic & Dr. Van Goethem 17. - 21. Nov 2024

registration open

If you have any questions regarding the registration or any other further details for the courses in Asia please contact the ESAVS Office for Asia: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.