This will be a 1 ½ day course consisting of a one-day workshop on skill acquisition of nerve repair, reconstruction and another half day lectures and interactive discussions on recent advances in nerve surgery.
Format : Lectures, videos, case-based discussions and hands-on practical. Online resources will be made available for pre-reading. There will be twelve stations with bench operating microscope and fresh frozen cadaveric specimen. Two participants per station. Each station is equipped with basic surgical instruments and two sets of complimentary surgical loupes with headlights and 3 piece micro instruments.
6 CME points by Singapore Medical Council will be awarded.
Target Participants (limited to max of 22) : Senior residents/Consultants in hand /ortho /plastic surgery
Prerequisites: All participants will be required to have attended a microsurgery course prior. They must be familiar with loupe dissection and neurorrhaphy using microscopes.
Course fees (SGD): Full Participant $ 400 (inclusive of 3 micro instruments, operating loupes and headlight).
10% discount for early bird registration ( before 1 March 2019) 20% FOR GROUPS OF 5 PERSONS
Special Rates:
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Peripheral Nerve Transfer Course (Advanced)
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Basic Course on Peripheral Nerve Surgery
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Individual Course fee
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800
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400
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Both courses
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1000
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Discounts for above
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A. 10% Early bird (by 1 Mar 2019)
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720
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360
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Both courses
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900
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B. 20% for groups of 5 pax
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640
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320
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Both courses
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800
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Combined discount (A+B)
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560
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280
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Both courses
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700
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Lectures only
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100
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100
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Lectures only (Residents)
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25
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25
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All prices in SGD.
*Please contact the Course Secretary for more info.
**Note: On 10 May 2019, the afternoon sessions of the Advanced course overlaps with the Basic course: The Advanced participants will be in the lab doing their practical, while the Basic participants will be at the lecture rooms. For participants who have signed up for both courses, please skip the Basic lectures to attend the Advanced practical.
The lectures for the course will be made available to you on a USB stick.
Course Secretary: Ms Agnes Chua email : chua.agnes.lf@ktph.com.sg ; Mr Toh Yew Chin email : toh.yew.chin@ktph.com.sg
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PROGRAMME
7th BASIC INSTRUCTIONAL COURSE ON
PERIPHERAL NERVE SURGERY
Day 1 – 10 May 2019 , FRIDAY
LECTURES
12:30-13:00 REGISTRATION
13:00-13:45 Microanatomy of the Nerve S. Das De
13:45-14:30 Biology of nerve injury and repair D. Chia
14:30-14:45 Evaluating Nerve Injury and Regeneration R. Yap
14:45-15:15 Prinicples of Nerve Repair F.C. Yong
15:15-15:30 TEA BREAK
15:30-16:00 Techniques & Tips in microsurgical repair Muntasir
15:45-16:15 Review of allografts/conduits/wraps Sreedharan
16:15-16:45 Post-op management of Nerve Repair A. Yam
16:45-17:30 Case Discussions Muntasir
7th BASIC INSTRUCTIONAL COURSE ON
PERIPHERAL NERVE SURGERY
Day 2 – 11 May 2019 , SATURDAY
PRACTICALS
08:00-08:30 REGISTRATION
08:30-08:45 Use of microscope & instrument handling F.C. Yong
08:45-09:15 Microsuturing practices F.C. Yong
09:15-10:00 Nerve Dissection F.C. Yong
10:00-10:15 TEA BREAK
10:15-11:00 Understand the concept of nerve tensegrity D. Power
11:00-11:45 Fascicular Repair Somsak
11:45-12:30 Grouped Fascicular Repair ( SRN/MN) Somsak
12:30-13:30 LUNCH
13:30-14:30 Allograft Practice Orlando
14:30-15:30 Conduit Practice Orlando
15:30-15:45 TEA BREAK
15:45-16:30 Nerve Grafting W.Lam
16:30 – 17:00 Feedback and Survey R. Vaikunthan
