Reconstruction Urology Surgical Skills Course
This surgical skills course has been developed to gain basic and advanced surgical skills in open genitourinary tract reconstruction and urinary diversion techniques.
| Organiser | University of Dundee |
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| Venue | Ninewells Hospital |
| Location | Dundee, Scotland |
This 2-day course for maximum of 12 candidates, is aimed for the urology trainees at ST3 or above who want to acquire surgical skills or consultants who wish to strengthen specialised skills in ureteric reconstruction, augmentation cystoplasty and urinary diversion. This is practically oriented course, and candidates will spend 85% of their time performing various surgical techniques on animal models with supervision of ratio of 1:2 and surgical assistance will be provided by junior doctors. The course is approved by the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh and attracts 16 CPD points.
At the end of the course candidate should be able to:
- Do uretero-ureteric anastomosis, ureteric reimplantation and Boari flap
- Do uretero-ileal anastomosis with Briker and Wallace technique
- Make a good, pouted stoma
- Do augmentation cystoplasty
- Do Ileal replacement of ureter