33rd LHNC PRACTICAL MICROVASCULAR COURSE
Monday 17th - Friday 21st March 2025
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Head & Neck Reconstructive Surgery is a complex and highly technically challenging field central to effective management of oncologic and other defects. This is the only UK practical and theoretical microvascular course designed solely for, led by, and taught by head & neck surgeons
This practical microvascular training course, now in its 33rd year, takes place in a new purpose-built facility. It integrates over 30 hours of hands-on surgery using a live femoral and epigastric vessel model with 15 hours of tutorials and lectures.
Course Date: 17th – 21st March 2025
Venue: University of Liverpool
Course Director: Professor Richard Shaw & Professor Andrew Schache, OMFS, Aintree University Hospital and University of Liverpool
Strictly limited to 10 delegate per course
Early Bird Rate: £1800
(£2000 after 1st Feb 2025)
*The course is included in the EACMFS Educational Rolling Programme. After the course, a refund of 300 euros is available for each EACMFS Trainee Member attending this course. Please note that EACMFS membership of at least one year is required and only one application for an award, scholarship or grant is permitted each calendar year. Contact Essie Winer for EACMFS refund – ewiner@eacmfs.org
Practical techniques
Theory
Use of microscope & micro instruments
Suture handling & knots
End-to-end venous couplers
End-to-end artery & vein
End-to-side artery & vein
Venous coupler
Anastomosis
Avoiding complications
Flap monitoring
Perforator & chimeric flaps
Composite flaps
DCIA & Scapula
Reconstruction of mandible, maxilla and laryngopharynx
Includes
Features
All Home Office Licenses
All instruments, sutures and consumables
Breakfast, refreshments & lunch provided Monday – Friday
Course dinner at a top Liverpool Restaurant
WBA signed up to ISCP
National & International Faculty
Faculty of five head & neck microvascular surgeons from a range of UK OMFS departments provide excellent faculty/delegate ratio
Hotel at delegates’ expense, although several reasonable options can be recommended
32 CME Credits & Certificate
To find out more, please contact:
Debbie Horne, LHNC Centre Manager, horned@liverpool.ac.uk
THE SINUS ANATOMY AND SURGERY INSTRUCTIONAL COURSE
Tuesday 29th - Wednesday 30th April 2025
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This unique course is tailored to ENT doctors (Core Surgical Trainees, ST1 - ST7, Staff Grades, Associate Specialists, Clinical Fellows) who need training with nasal endoscopy, proper instrument handling and be equipped with the necessary building blocks to undertake endoscopic sinus surgery with finesse.
The course aims to enhance existing competencies with particular emphasis on safe surgery for the maxillary, ethmoid and sphenoid sinuses. Unlike other courses, advanced frontal sinus (e.g. drillout) and endoscopic skull base surgery techniques are not covered in this course. Thus, the programme provides ample time for paced, structured learning as well as close interaction with experienced faculty to achieve professional development goals necessary for all ENT trainees and generalists.
The course programme is mapped to the ISCP curriculum and includes up to 10 hours in the laboratory. Delegates will have an assigned trainer throughout the course and are expected to be assessed against relevant endoscopic sinus surgery simulated PBAs on the ISCP curriculum. Surgical dissection will be undertaken on PHACON Sinus models in the state-of-the-art Karl Storz Training Centre.
To find out more about these bespoke models, click here. The course is limited to 14 hands-on spaces and due to the unique nature of this course, early registration is recommended.
Key features
One dissector per work station
Work stations equipped with high-definition camera, endoscope and microdebrider
Each model provides two nasal sides for practice
ENTUK CPD credits (pending
Course fee:
Hands-on dissector £650
Course fee includes refreshments and lunch on both days. Hotel charges are not included -
Any enquires please email LHNC Manager Debbie Horne LHNCcourses@liverpool.ac.uk