Soft Tissue Surgery V

Name: Soft Tissue Surgery V
Start: 2025-09-14T00:00:00+02:00
End: 2025-09-18T23:59:59+02:00
Location: Valencia, Spain

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Program Director:

Univ. Prof. Dr. Gilles Dupré Dipl. ECVS (FR/AT)

Principal Course Master(s):

Dr. Laurent Findji, Dipl. ECVS (UK)

Course Master(s):

Dr. Poppy Bristow, Dipl. ECVS (UK)
Dr. Hervé Brissot, Dipl. ECVS (UK)

Instructor(s):

Dr. Jasmine Moser, resident ECVS (CH)

Course Overview

The ESAVS Soft tissue Surgery courses are dedicated to veterinarians in practice or in academic willing to deepen their knowledge in soft tissue surgery. The comprehensive study program consists currently of 7 one-week modules, respectively Soft Tissue Surgery I to V, Feline soft tissue surgery, Laparoscopy. Additional stand-alone programs might also be offered…
Each course is composed of a mix of applied theory and practice on models and/or cadavers. Much time is dedicated to interactive and practical training under the supervision of course masters and instructors, all internationally recognized European or American specialists. Unlike other surgery courses given over a succession of 2 days-period, the ESAVS ‘course organization in weeks guarantees that what you learned and what you practiced remains engraved in your mind and in your hands. Join us and have fun while making huge progresses in surgery.

After attending the whole program, participants shall have acquired sufficient knowledge not only to face most of the current clinical situations but also to further progress by themselves and/or recognize the cases that need to be referred to specialists. More on certificates and master program is to be found on the Home-page.

STS I (Soft Tissue Surgery I) is to be taken before taking any other one. Even the best experienced practitioner will re-discover the very heart and practice of surgery ,thanks to the training achieved in the STS I. The other STS courses, STSII, III and IV can be taken in any order. STS V is recommended to those who have already taken at least two STS courses, or their equivalent.

Soft Tissue Surgery V:
At the end of the course, participants 1) shall have acquired a profound knowledge of thoracic cavity anatomy 2) shall be able to perform lung lobectomies and pericardiectomy 3) have a better understanding of the cardio-respiratory physiology relevant to anaesthesia to the thoracic patient.

Course Program (Subject to change)

Sunday, 14 September 2025

08:30 – 09:00 Course introduction Findji
09:00 – 09:30 Specific equipment and instrumentation Bristow
09:30 – 10:00 Thoracic wall anatomy Findji
10:00 – 10:30 Coffee Break
10:30 – 11:45 Surgical approaches Bristow
– Intercostal thoracotomy and closure
– Median sternotomy and closure
11:45 – 12:30 Tips and tricks for thoracic drainage Findji
12:30 – 13:45 Lunch Break
13:45 – 15:15 Surgical techniques for lobectomies
– Lung biopsies, partial and total lobectomies Bristow
– Clinical cases Findji / Bristow
15:15 – 15:45 Coffee Break
15:45 – 16:45 Thoracic trauma Findji
16:45 – 17:30 Group work
17:30 – 19:00 Welcome Drinks

Monday, 15 September 2025

09:00 – 10:30 Exercises
• Surgical anatomy of the thoracic wall
• Intercostal approaches and intra-thoracic anatomy from right and left
10:30 – 11:00 Coffee Break
11:00 – 13:00 Exercises
• Lung Biopsies
• Various lobectomies (partial, total…)
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch Break
14:00 – 17:30 Exercises
• Intra-thoracic anatomy cont.
• Various closure techniques
• Thoracic drainage
• Thoracic wall replacements

Tuesday, 16 September 2025

08:30 – 10:30 Surgical oncology applied to the chest and intra-thoracic organs Findji
– Lungs
– Mediastinal masses
– Chest wall
10:30 – 11:00 Coffee Break
11:00 – 12:00 Diaphragmatic hernia Findji
12:00 – 13:00 Surgery for vessels and heart (1) Bristow
– Pericardium and heart
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch Break
14:00 – 15:00 Surgery for vessels and heart (1) Bristow
– Large vessels including PRAA
15:00 – 16:00 Surgery for pleural effusions (1) Brissot
– Pneumothorax, bullae and blebs
– Pyothorax
16:00 – 16:30 Coffee Break
16:30 – 17:30 Surgery for pleural effusions (2) Brissot
– Chylothorax
Evening Social Event

Wednesday, 17 September 2025

09:00 – 10:30 Exercises
• Sternotomy approach intra-thoracic anatomy
• Mediastinum dissection
10:30 – 11:00 Coffee Break
11:00 – 13:00 Exercises
• Heart and large vessels anatomy
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch Break
14:00 – 17:30 Exercises
• Pericardectomy
• Thoracic duct ligation
• Lobectomies (2)

Thursday, 18 September 2025

09:00 – 11:00 Anaesthesia and post-op for thoracic surgery Rocchi
11:00 – 11:30 Coffee Break
11:30 – 12:30 Mini-invasive surgery applied to the chest Brissot
12:30 – 13:00 Course evaluation and introduction to Master & Certificate
13:00 – 13:30 Clinical cases: how do you treat this case? Findji / Brissot
13:30 – 14:30 Lunch Break
14:30 – 16:00 Wrap-up session