Soft Tissue Surgery I
01/10/2026 - 12/11/2026 Vienna, Austria
Soft Tissue Surgery I
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Principal Course Master(s):
Course Overview
This course focuses on the basic principles of surgery, tissue handling, knotting techniques and general abdominal and gastro-intestinal surgery.
Learning Outcomes: At the end of the course, participants 1) shall be able to apply atraumatic surgery principles on all occasions, 2) master current abdominal surgeries principles and techniques, 3) have changed paradigm, not trying anymore to know “how” but “why”.
Course Program (Subject to change)
Thursday, 01/10/2026 – Online Course introduction/Explanation
08:30 – 09:00 Welcome & Introduction
7 hours of Recorded Webinars on Surgical Methods
• Surgical site infections Allerton / Dupré
• Instrument and tissue handling techniques Findji
• Patient, surgeon, OP room preparation Findji
• Disinfection / Sterilisation methods Merca
• Hemostasis, hemostatic devices Findji
• Suture material and suture techniques Findji
• Pain management in abdominal surgery Rocchi / Eberspächer-Schweda
• Nutritional support Handl
Monday, 9 November 2026
08:30 – 09:00 Local welcome
09:00 – 10:15 Abdominal wall anatomy, approaches, closure
10:15 – 10:45 Coffee Break
10:45 – 11:30 Abdominal biopsies
11:30 – 13:00 Gastrointestinal surgery: anatomy, surgery
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch Break
14:00 – 15:15 Gastric dilatation volvulus
15:15 – 16:00 The Omentum: the surgeon´s best friend
16:00 – 16:30 Coffee Break
16:30 – 18:00 Dry labs on suture and ligature techniques
18:00 – 19:00 Ice breaker
Tuesday, 10 November 2026: Practical exercises on dogs
08:30 – 09:00 Various techniques of splenectomy (lecture)
09:00 – 10:30 Laparotomy / Abdominal exploration
10:30 – 11:00 Coffee Break
11:00 – 12:30 Abdominal biopsies, splenectomy
12:30 – 13:30 Lunch Break
13:30 – 15:30 Enterotomies, gastropexies
15:30 – 16:00 Coffee Break
16:00 – 17:00 Resection anastomosis
Wednesday, 11 November 2026: Lectures and wrap-up session
08:30 – 09:45 Diseases and surgery of large intestines (excl. rectum)
09:45 – 10:30 Nutritional support and feeding tubes placement
10:30 – 11:00 Coffee Break
11:00 – 12:30 Debriefing webinars
12:30 – 13:30 Lunch Break
13:30 – 15:00 The septic peritonitis
15:00 – 15:45 Introduction to minimally-invasive surgery
15:45 – 16:15 Coffee Break
16:15 – 18:15 Wrap-up
19:00 Social Dinner
Thursday, 12 November 2026: Practical exercises on cats
08:30 – 09:00 Introduction
09:00 – 10:30 Feeding tubes placement / Abdominal exploration / Advanced dissections (pancreas, adrenals, aorta…)
10:30 – 11:00 Coffee Break
11:00 – 12:30 Small and large intestines (1)
12:30 – 13:30 Lunch Break, Group picture, Course Evaluation
13:30 – 15:00 Small and large intestines (2)
15:00 – 15:30 Coffee Break
15:30 – 17:00 Advanced procedures
17:00 – … Debriefing and farewell
Soft Tissue Surgery I
Date:
01/10/2026 - 12/11/2026Location:
Vienna, Austria
01/10/2026 - 12/11/2026Location:
Vienna, Austria
Online:
1 October 2026
Practical sessions:
9 - 12 November 2026
Tuition fee*:
EUR 3.440.-
Early registration fee*:
EUR 3.340.-
Early registration deadline:
01/06/2026
Total hours:
40
ATF hours (AU, DE, LU, CH):
TBA
ECTS credits (Master & Certificate):
5
* eLibrary access is included in the course fee
