Liverpool Head & Neck Centre

Clinicians Event

The Liverpool Hands-On Transoral Laser Microsurgery for Head and Neck Cancer Course

- Wed 20th September


The Liverpool Head and Neck Centre is proud to host an intensive two-day course which aims to provide an in-depth theoretical and practical overview of transoral laser treatment for tumours of the larynx and pharynx. This course is suitable for consultants and higher surgical trainees in Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery and Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.

This course will teach participants transoral laser microsurgery (TLM) using the CO2 laser on Thiel soft-fix cadaveric specimens. Participants will be taught TLM techniques for cancers of the glottic larynx, supraglottic larynx, tonsil, base of tongue and hypopharynx using a variety of laryngoscopes and high powered microscopes with the CO2 laser micro-manipulators. There will be 2 dissectors per Thiel cadaver.

This course will consist of lectures and expert panel discussions on the first day, while the second day focuses on instructional sessions and supervised cadaver dissection. The course will be held at the Human Anatomy Resource Centre at the University of Liverpool.

The course fee is £1100 for dissectors, and £400 for observers (includes Medical Laser Safety Training certificate, refreshments, lunch and a course dinner on Tuesday 19th September).

The course is limited to 10 dissectors and 10 observers, and early booking is advised.

https://sites.google.com/view/liverpoollasercourse

Feedback from the 2022 course

"Well organized, good faculty and a good learning and practising opportunity."

"The case discussions were excellent! The course was well conducted. The staff / faculty were very helpful."

"Organized and highly informative."

"Perfect course, well-organised."

"Excellent course, very well organised and enough time for cadaver dissection."