AMRITA MICROVASCULAR TRAINING PROGRAM

A practical laboratory course in microvascular surgery

Batch I: June 28 – July 2, 2010
Batch II: July 5 – July 9, 2010
Flap Harvesting Course: July 3 – 4, 2010
Organisers:
Head and Neck Institute,
Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences,
Kochi-682026
Kerala, India
Phone – 0484 – 4001423, 2801234
Fax – 0484-2802082
Email – hnscoordinator@aims.amrita.edu / hnsresearch@aims.amrita.edu

Venue: Surgical Skills Laboratory,

Centre for Advanced Surgical Education,
Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences
Kochi, Kerala.
Overview:
The course is designed for higher surgical trainees in Plastic Surgery, Otolaryngology, Maxillofacial Surgery, and practising surgical
oncologists to attain practical skills in Microvascular Surgery. The course has been structures to gain maximum hands-on experience
in the Microvascular laboratory under the supervision of experienced faculty. Delegates will also have opportunity to participate in
live surgery sessions.
Course Objectives:
At the completion of course, the trainees are expected to acquire skills for microvascular surgery
Number of Participants: Restricted to 15 in each batch.
Course Details:
Days 1-4:
Laboratory training in microvascular procedures. This part of course will be conducted in surgical skills laboratory. Each of the
participants will have separate table equipped with operating microscope, micro instruments and sutures. During these four days the
participants will be able to do hands on anastomosis of different kinds in animal vessels and nerves under guidance of experienced
microvascular surgeons. Various anastomosis techniques like end-to-end, end to side anastomosis, use of vein grafts and nerve repair
will be demonstrated initially and the participants will be able to practice it themselves during the course.
Day 5:
Participation in operative procedures (one to two cases of microvascular flap reconstructions). The delegates will have
chance to attend operation theatre suite. Two major free flap reconstructions will be demonstrated and the practical aspects of free
flaps transfers including the postoperative managements will be discussed through didactic lectures on this day.
Hands-on Flap Harvesting Course: 3 – 4 July, 2010
Organised Jointly By:
Head & Neck Institute, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences,
Department of Anatomy, Medical College, Trichur,
Trichur Plastic Surgery Club.
Venue:
Anatomy dissection hall,
Medical college,
Trichur,
Kerala, India
Course description:-
2 days of intensive hands-on cadaver flap harvesting course is designed to provide the delegate opportunity to get familiarised with the
anatomy and technique of raising common free and pedicled flaps used in head and neck reconstruction.
Demonstration of harvesting of common free flaps like radial forearm, lateral arm, anterolateral thigh, fibula, DCIA, rectus abdominis
and gracilis; regional flaps like latissimus dorsi, PMMC, delto-pectoral, submental, temporalis and various forehead flaps will be
demonstrated.
Participants will have opportunity to raise the flaps under guidance of expert faculty.
The number will be restricted to allow optimum exposure to the participant.
This course is scheduled between two sessions of microvascular surgery course to enable participants in both courses in the same
stretch of time. Registration can be sought for the flap harvest course alone or together with the microvascular training course. Course
fee includes complimentary transportation to course venue (Trichur) and Saturday night dinner.

Course Directors Course Coordinators

Dr Subramania Iyer M.Ch, FRCS Dr Kishore P, MCh
Head, Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Dr Mohit Sharma, MCh
Hands on flap harvesting course Dr Sundeep Vijayaraghavan M.Ch
Course Directors Dr Jimmy Mathew, MCh
Prof Girija Mani, Prof of Anatomy Dr Sherry Peter, FRCS
Dr P K Mohanan, Dept of General surgery
Dr Aniraj, Dept of Plastic Surgery
.Registration Form

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Registration Required for:  Micro course  Flap Harvesting  Both

Course fee: includes admittance to the course, course material and lunch/light refreshments during the
course and one conference dinner each during the microcourse and flap harvest.
For Micro-vascular course alone: Rs 15,000/-
For Flap Harvesting course alone: Rs 5,000/-
For Both course combined: Rs 18,000/-
For Overseas Participants
For Micro-vascular course alone: $700
For Flap Harvesting course alone: $400
For Both course combined: $1000
For registration please send your completed form and payment in form of Demand Draft made in favour of
“Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences” payable at Kochi.

Registration is Open on “First Come First Serve” basis.

Payment has to be made in advance.
No cancellation please.

Please address your communication to:

Ms. Kavitha Santhosh/ Sreedevi T S
Head and Neck Coordinator,
Head and Neck Institute,
Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences,
Amrita Lane, Elamakkara,
Kochi-682026. Kerala
Tel: 0484-4001423, 2801234 Fax: 0484-2802082
Email: hnscoordinator@aims.amrita.edu, hnsresearch@aims.amrita.edu