Course objectives:
- To cover a wide range surgical procedures in Trauma surgery
- To provide indications, as well as surgery options for treatment of the most current situations in Trauma surgery
- To provide an introduction for the usage of laparoscopy in Trauma
- To provide an introduction for the utilization of Negative Pressure Therapy and Damage Control Principles
- To highlight the technical aspects of the surgical interventions through live streaming videos
- To allow discussion between the experts and the surgeon trainees
- To discuss with the trainees the different case scenarios which will be presented by the staff
- To provide hands-on sessionsto improve skills in basic laparoscopic, Trauma, using energy devices, staplers and devices of negative pressure therapy (TPN).
- To use a new tool – Critical Decisions in Trauma – to simulate trauma care in critical patients
Educational Methods:
- Interactive theoretical and video sessions between faculty and course participants
- Demonstrations of previously recorded surgeries and case discussions based on the simulated cases using the Critical Decisions in Trauma program