CADSIM Complex Abdominal Wall Reconstruction (15&16/09/2025)

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This is an exciting 2 day course from 2 venues. The course involves a full day of theory, practical experience and knowledge of CAWR – a complex and evolving field of surgery for which York is a Tier 3 centre and a second day operating on Thiel cadavers.

 The  course is run at 2 different venues

 Day 1 - York District Hospital- Postgraduate Department, Classroom 3

 Day 2  - University of Leeds - Anatomy Department.

Please read the dissection room regulations prior to attending the course. You will be asked to sign that you have read the regulations on the day at registration.

The course Director is Mr Prminthra  Chitsabesan, York & Scarborough Teaching NHS Hospitals Trust.

The course is free for Yorkshire and Humber Trainees. Priority will be given to regional trainees. Please make sure you meet the correct grade criteria for each speciality before booking your place and book your study leave promptly. Once you have booked your place on the course you will get an email reminder 2 weeks before the course. If you fail to attend on the day without contacting us you are denying someone else the chance to attend.

Non - regional trainees please contact CADSIM@leeds.ac.uk for availability and course fees before booking a place.

Surgical gowns, over shoes, facemasks and gloves are provided for the lab. If you wish to wear theatre blues please bring your own.

The anatomy lab is on Level 9, Worsley Building, University of Leeds

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Please contact J.johnson1@leeds.ac.uk if you have any special dietary requests.

Failure to attend the course on the day/s without contacting the course administrator prior to the course starting or emailing cadsim@leeds.ac.uk will be followed up with your TPD.

 Trainees must be able to attend both days (theory and practical). 

Mandatory: SAS, or Specialty Registrar ST3, or Specialty Registrar ST4, or Specialty Registrar ST5, or Specialty Registrar ST6, or Specialty Registrar ST7, or Specialty Registrar ST8

Day 1 - York District Hospital

You will receive didactic teaching and engage in group discussions with faculty who are highly experienced in the field.

· An anatomist will outline the complex anatomy of the abdominal wall

· Radiologists will provide detailed images and discuss pre-operative botulinum toxin injections

· General surgeons who specialise in CAWR will present the York Pathway of hernia assessment

· Plastic surgeons will discuss wound closure and mesh complications

· Complex cases and techniques will be presented

· The most up to date literature in the field will be summarised

Day 2- University of Leeds

Takes place in the cadaveric labs at the University of Leeds. We will have 8 Thiel cadavers available and a mixture of delegates. Trainees will consist of general surgical trainees of different levels. Paediatric surgical trainees have also been invited. There will also be theatre assistants and we have invited several surgical care practitioners.

· 8 Thiel cadavers( with previous surgery) will be available to a mixture of delegates

· Expert mentorship will be provided by general surgeons who are experienced in CAWR

· All delegates will perform on Thiel Cadavers:

1) Rives-Stoppa

2) Anterior component separation

3) TAR

4) Plastic reconstruction

5) Closure