OVERVIEW

Microsurgery Workshop 2024 is organized by Corewell Health and will be held from Jan 22 - Dec 20, 2024 at Oakland University William Beaumont Microsurgery Training Institute, Royal Oak, Michigan, United States of America.

Basic Workshop 2024 Dates
June 10-14 – or – 17-21
July 8-12 – or – 15-19
August 19-23
September 9-13 – or – 16-20
October 7-11 – or – 14-18
November 4-8 – or – 11-15
December 2-6 – or – 9-13

Advanced Workshop 2024 Dates
June 24-28
July 22-26
August 12-16 or 26-30
September 23-27 or 30-October 4
October 21-25 or 28-November 1
November 18-21
December 16-20

Description:
Corewell Health East's Microvascular Surgery Skills Training Course is a five-day program focused on skill development in the use of microvascular surgical techniques. The training is limited to TWO attendees per session, allowing each attendee to receive extensive, individualized training. The instruction incorporates demonstrations, microvascular skills practice and detailed handouts.

Choose from the "Basics" workshop, which introduces the fundamental skills and techniques required for microsurgical dissection, anastomosis and neurovascular repair, or the "Advanced" workshop, which builds on the skills learned in the basic workshop and incorporates more difficult scenarios in the day-to-day training, including end-to-side anastomosis, carotid artery bypass, sciatic nerve repair, free-flap-in-situ, and more!

Objectives:

Review techniques and provide opportunities to strengthen and upgrade microsurgery skills.
Discuss principal skills that make up good microsurgical technique.
Demonstrate skills necessary to complete various microsurgical techniques.

Advanced Microvascular Surgery Skills Training Course
Course Description
The Advanced Microsurgery Course is focused on advanced skill development in the use of microvascular surgical techniques. Upon course completion, students should be better able to refine skills with end-to-side anastomosis of sciatic nerve and fallopian tube; successfully raise a free flap and complete microvascular anastomosis with confirmed
patency, complete microvascular repair of the sciatic nerve; and perform successful end-to-end anastomosis with confirmed patency.

Procedures Taught

Free muscle flap
Free tissue transfer
End-to-end anastomosis
End-to-side anastomosis

Basic Microsurgery Course
Course Description
During the intensive five-day, 40-hour course, the fundamental skills and techniques required for microsurgical dissection, anastomosis and neurovascular repair are introduced. Upon course completion, students should be better able to explain how to properly use an operating microscope; demonstrate skills necessary to complete microvascular anastomoses, which include end-to-end arterial, end-to-end venous and end-to-side and interpositional vein grafts; and demonstrate skills necessary to complete nerve coaptation utilizing neurotubes.

Procedures Taught

Use of the surgical microscope.
Basic suturing techniques using a plastic model.
End-to-end arterial anastomoses utilizing femoral artery of the rat (1mm diameter): forehand suturing technique, backhand suturing technique, one-way-up suturing.
End-to-end venous anastomoses utilizing femoral vein of the rat (1.3 mm diameter).
Interpositional vein graft.
Peripheral nerve repair (sciatic nerve).
End-to-side anastomosis: end of the femoral artery to the side of the femoral vein.
Practical test: arterial and venous anastomoses within two hours.