BULG Upper Limb Trauma Course for Core Trainees

Category: Training - School of Surgery

Date: March 15th 2012 until March 16th 2012

Location: Clinical Anatomy Suite, University of Bristol

 

For Core T&O trainees

 Course details –

  • Faculty entirely made up of Upper Limb Consultants
  • An afternoon of cadaveric dissection, learning approaches
  • 3 sawbone sessions learning plating and tension-band wiring
  • Presentations, including paediatrics
  • Case discussion sessions
  • Course dinner on Thursday night

Limited to 12 spots.

To book your place, please email peter.dacombe@gmail.com by Sunday 4th March 2012.
You will be required a pay a £50 course fee, which is heavily subsidised, made payable to "Bristol Upper Limb Group" after your place has been confirmed.

Programme

Thursday 15th March

1300-1320  - Registration
1320-1345  - Welcome and Deltopectoral Approach to Shoulder - Mr M Crowther, North Bristol NHS Trust
1345-1430  - Cadaveric dissection: Deltopectoral approach to shoulder - 3 groups of 4 delegates
1430-1515  - Sawbones practical: Application of proximal humeral plate
1515-1545  - Tea & Coffee
1545-1600  - Approach to the distal radius & wrist - Mr R Bhatia, Bristol Royal Infirmary
1600-1700  - Cadaveric dissection: Approach to the distal radius & wrist
1700  - Close
1930  - Course dinner

Friday 16th March

0900-0915  - Initial management of the dislocated shoulder - Mr I Packham, North Bristol NHS Trust
0915-0945  - Decision making in treatment of wrist fractures - Mr R Amirfeyz, Bristol Royal Infirmary
0945-1030  - Sawbones practical: Application of distal radial plates
1030-1050  - Tea & Coffee
1050-1130  - Case discussions: Forearm and wrist
1130-1200  - Overview of scaphoid fractures & carpal injuries - Mr R Amirfeyz, Bristol Royal Infirmary
1200-1215  - Approaches to the Elbow - Mr N Blewitt, North Bristol NHS Trust
1215-1300  - Cadaveric dissection: Approaches to the elbow
1300-1345  - Lunch
1345-1430  - Case discussions: Proximal humerus and shoulder
1430-1500  - Paediatric elbow injuries - Mr S Thomas, Bristol Children’s Hospital
1500-1545  - Sawbones practical: Fixation of the olecranon
1545-1630  - Case discussions: distal humerus & elbow
1630  - Final questions & close