The ESVS and Copenhagen Certification Programme in Endovascular Aortic Repair – The ENHANCE EVAR Programme

The ESVS and Copenhagen Certification Programme in Endovascular Aortic Repair – The ENHANCE EVAR Programme is organized by European Society for Vascular Surgery (ESVS) and will be held from Oct 11 - 13, 2023 at Copenhagen Academy for Medical Education and Simulation, Copenhagen, Copenhagen (Hovedstaden), Denmark.

Program Description:
ENHANCE is a certifying simulation-based educational program aiming to prepare vascular surgical trainees to perform EVAR on patients with infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysms. ENHANCE consists of mandatory precourse e-learning and 3 intensive days of hands-on training in Copenhagen. We use high-fidelity simulators and the latest evidence within course design, assessment, and certification.

Participants will perform case sizing and planning on 3D-sizing stations and complete several EVAR procedures as surgeons and assistants on virtual reality endovascular simulators. Everything is supervised by highly experienced EVAR surgeons guiding the participants through each step of the EVAR procedure. Trainee to trainer ratio is 2:1, ensuring intensive learning and feedback.

Learning objective:
To obtain technical and non-technical skills in elective infrarenal EVAR, and make pre-trained novices ready to continue their surgical training in the OR under supervision.

Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available.