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Core Skills: Vascular Surgery

Description

The workshop aims to enhance participants' knowledge and technical skills in emergency surgery. It provides a rare opportunity to gain anatomical knowledge in open vascular surgical procedures.  It utilises a combination of pre-reading, discussion and dissection.

Workshop Content

Anatomy relating to:
the neck
the abdomen
the femoral triangle

Prior to each procedure there will be an anatomy short session and a brief discussion of specific objectives to be reached.

The following procedures will be demonstrated and performed:
Exposure of the common carotid artery and its bifurcation +/- patch closure
Approaches to the infra-renal aorta and its branches
Aortic grafting
Vascular exposure in the femoral triangle proceeding to high saphenous ligation and profundaplasty
Benchtop anastomotic techniques using porcine aorta
Below knee amputation (subject to availability of cadaveric material)

Learning Outcomes

  1. Deepen understanding and skills in exposure to the common carotid artery and its bifurcation
  2. Demonstrate an increase in skills required to perform the following vascular exposure in the femoral triangle
  3. Deepen understanding and skills in Below Knee amputation
  4. Increase confidence and understanding on benchtop anastomotic techniques
  5. Deepen understanding and skills in Aortic grafting.

Details

Date: 6 March 2026 
 
Cost:
WA Participant: $1305
Non-WA Participant: $1500      
Observers: $200
 
Location: 
CTEC
The University of Western Australia
Entrance No.2
Hackett Drive, Crawley
Perth, Western Australia

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CPD Activity Details
Topic
Surgical Procedures and the Operative Environment
CAPE Aspects
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Effective Year

Educational Activities (EA) - 8.0

Reviewing Performance (RP) - 0.0

Measuring Outcomes (MO) - 0.0

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*Medical Board of Australia’s (MBA)’s Registration Standard: Continuing professional development (the Standard)