Name: __________________________________________________
(Name indicated above will be reflected in the certificate
upon course completion)
Wet Skills Lab, Basement 1
Academia
20 College Road
Singapore 169856
36th Basic Instructional
Course on Microsurgery
Institution: ______________________________________________
Department/Designation: _______________________________
MCR No/Identification No: _______________________________
Address:_________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
Tel: _____________________________________________________
Course Registration Fee: S$ 1500.00
For enquiries, email: [email protected]
Cheque/Bank draft to be made payable to
“Singapore General Hospital Pte Ltd”.
(Please indicate “SSSC – Microsurgery Workshop” on
the reverse side of the cheque).
Please send your completed form with payment to:
SSSC Secretariat (Attn: Siti Nabilah)
Surgery Academic Clinical Program
Academia, 20 College Road, SGH Campus, Level 5
Singapore 169856
CANCELLATION POLICY
Any cancellation or replacement must be
conveyed to the Organizer in writing. A
cancellation charge of 50% of the fee will be
levied if the cancellation is received before 7
March 2015. There will be no fee refund if the
cancellation is made thereafter.
The Organizer reserves the right to cancel the
workshop and fully refund the participants
should unforeseen circumstances necessitate it.
7– 10 April 2015,
Tuesday - Friday
8:30am – 6pm
Wet Skills Lab, Academia
Closing Date: 7 March 2015
Website:
http://www.sgh.com.sg/SGHSSC
Organized by:
INTRODUCTION
COURSE OBJECTIVES
Departments of Plastic, Reconstructive and
Aesthetic Surgery, Hand Surgery, SingHealth
Experimental Medicine Centre and SGH
Surgical Skills Centre are organizing this 5day course to provide surgeons and trainees
invaluable instruction on the intricate
techniques of microvascular surgery.
The aim of the workshop is to allow
participants to:
• Understand the basic techniques and
concepts of microsurgery
• Understand basic of nerve repair
The course is designed to provide
opportunity for participants to acquire basic
skills in various microsurgical techniques
from the adjustment of the operating
microscopes to the performance of a free
flap transfer. A series of excellent lectures
and demonstrations have been prepared to
this end. As always, the emphasis of this
course will be hands-on practice of these
skills. The teaching faculty comprises
surgeons and laboratory technicians who
regularly use these microsurgical skills to
ensure participants receive the most
optimal guidance throughout the course.
This course is designed for residents,
fellows in surgery programs and practicing
surgeons
that
utilise
microvascular
procedures. In addition, physician's
assistants, research personnel, and other
members of the surgical team assisting in
microvascular procedures will benefit.
DR ONG YEE SIANG
Course Director
Senior Consultant
Department of Plastic, Reconstructive
& Aesthetic Surgery
Singapore General Hospital
TARGET AUDIENCE
LEARNING OUTCOMES
At the end of the workshop, trainees will be
able to:
• Use an operating microscope proficiently
• Perform basic microvascular anastomoses
(end-to end arterial, end-to-end venous,
end-to-side vascular anastomosis and
interpositional vein grafts
Use an operating microscope proficiently
• Perform nerve coaptation
• Perform a free flap transfer in a rat model
TEACHING FACULTY
DR ONG YEE SIANG
Senior Consultant
Dept of Plastic, Reconstructive &
Aesthetic Surgery
Singapore General Hospital
DR JACQUELINE TAN
Consultant
Dept of Hand Surgery
Singapore General Hospital
DR CHRISTOPHER CHUI
Consultant
Dept of Plastic, Reconstructive &
Aesthetic Surgery
Singapore General Hospital
DR ZULFIKAR RASHEED
Consultant
Dept of Plastic, Reconstructive &
Aesthetic Surgery
Singapore General Hospital
• Certificate of Attendance will be issued to
those who attend 75% of the workshop
• CME Points: Application in progress
DR TIMOTHY SHIM
Consultant
Dept of General Surgery
Tan Tock Seng Hospital
PROGRAMME
PROGRAMME
Lecture / Demonstration
Lecture / Demonstration
Basic Suturing Techniques
Dr Ong Yee Siang
End-to-side Anastomosis
Chicken Aorta
Anastomosis
Day 1
7, Apr
(Tue)
Practical Tips in
Microsurgery &
Variations in
Microsurgical Technique
Dr Zulfikar
Day 3
9, Apr
(Thur)
Day 2
8, Apr
(Wed)
Sciatic Nerve Repair
Dr Jacqueline Tan
Free Flap Surgery
Dr Timothy Shim
Vein Graft
Dr Timothy Shim
Femoral Artery
Anastomosis
Femoral Vein
Anastomosis
Dr Christopher Chui
Clinical Application of
Microsurgery
Dr Timothy Shim
Pitfalls in Microsurgery
Dr Ong Yee Siang
Day 4
10, Apr
(Fri)
Free groin Flap Transfer
Dr Ong Yee Siang