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Microsurgery Workshop June 2012

  • Guest speaker and practical session supervisors (ENT/ophthalmologist/orthopaedic hand surgeon; TBC)
  • Lecture from surgeon on surgical career path & microsurgery
  • 6 practical stations; At each station: 1 microscope, 2 microsuture kits, and suture materials
  • 12 medical student delegates; 2 delegates per station
  • Microsuturing competition at the end of the session
  • Certificate of course attendance for delegates
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Timetable

5:00PM – 5:10PM: Introduction

5:10PM – 5:40PM Lecture from guest speaker: Microsurgery, suturing & knots under the microscope

5:40PM – 6:10PM Practical session 1: Suturing on skills boards (15 min per student)

6:10PM – 6:20PM Coffee & Tea

6:20PM – 6:50PM Practical session 2: Suturing on grapes (15 min per student)

6:50PM – 7:20PM Microsuturing competition 90 sec per student – as many sutures in grape as possible

7:20PM – 7:30PM Debrief & announce competition winner

Check out the gallery of photos from this event !

This video demos microsuturing of a grape and was filmed from the Microsurgery Workshop on 19th June 2012.

The winner of the Microsuturing competition was Tom Lewis. He is shown below collecting his prize next to Mr Osama Makhzoum, Associate Specialist in Ophthalmology (Left); and Mr Darius Rejali, Consultant ENT Surgeon (Right).

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