Cadaver Courses

Cadaver Courses - Bristol, Newcastle & Nottingham

In 2004 an Act of Parliament was passed which led to the abolition of the old Anatomy Act and the introduction of the Human Tissues Act. This was followed in 2006 by the setting up of the Human Tissues Authority, the remit of which included the regulation of the use of fresh cadaveric tissues for the purposes of surgical training. Since then three specialised centres in the UK have taken on the use of fresh cadavers and run advanced laparoscopic courses in Colorectal Surgery for the National Training Programme.

Advantages associated with the use of Fresh Cadavers include…

Perfect reproduction of Laparoscopic Anatomical Landmarks
Colour, consistency, flexibility of tissues
Tactile Feedback
Use of Gravity and Retraction
Op room setup/patient positioning
Instrumentation
Team work
Operative technical steps

NTP Cadaveric courses include the following…

2 days intensive hands-on training in Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgical Techniques
Expert faculty of experienced laparoscopic Surgeons
“How I do it” video demonstrations
Set-up, port placement and operative steps tuition
Enhanced Surgical Recovery Programme
Nursing Break-out sessions
Virtual Reality Simulation
4 operating workstations using fresh cadavers

Academic Links

An educational committee, headed by Professor George Hanna at Imperial College, is performing research in conjunction with the National Training Programme. During the course you may be required to perform various tasks to provide data for this research. The overall aim is to provide supportive evidence for the programme structure. More details are available in the education section of the LAPCO website, and will be provided when you attend the course.

Surgeons who will benefit most from these courses will be those who are proficient at basic laparoscopic surgical techniques and have had exposure to more advanced techniques in lap. Colorectal Surgery. Delegates will be expected to have already attended laparoscopic symposia and wet labs in Hamburg or Paris. Delegates will have enrolled in the National Training Programme and will use the course to consolidate links with their local preceptors and gain confidence in laparoscopic colorectal surgical techniques.

Courses are funded by the National Training Programme

Laparoscopic Colorectal Cadaveric Training

Links:

http://www.newcastle-hospitals.org.uk/hospitals/nstc.aspx

Newcastle Course Programme (Example)

Nottingham Course Programme (Example)

Southwest Course Programme (Example)