lower limb trauma amputation course Friday Nov 1st 2024
There are fewer opportunities in training for surgeons to learn how to perform a lower limb amputation – this is because it is less frequently performed, especially in orthopaedic theatres. Commonly, there are sequelae from this deficit in experience – problems with soft tissues, vascularity and nerve endings in amputation surgery, especially when performed for trauma. Surprisingly few vascular surgeons perform a through knee amputation.
This course is designed for consultants and senior fellows in orthopaedic and vascular surgery, as well as those who may be performing surgery in conflict and low and middle income countries (LMIC), so that these problems can be avoided.
The multidisciplinary faculty includes rehabilitation specialists who can advise on the clinical problems they encounter dealing with amputations, and how we could avoid these problems through better informed surgical techniques.
Vascular patients frequently dont have functioning innervation.However, in trauma, patients have previously had normal neurology, and it is therefore imperative to use techniques that will avoid stump pain that could prevent prosthetic use.
As well as performing surgery on fresh frozen cadaveric specimens, you will learn surgical decision making by understanding the mechanics and rehabilitation of amputation at different levels.
The course is delivered through lecturettes, case based discussions, hands on surgical training and videos.
ONLY SURGEONS CAN ATTEND THIS COURSE AS PARTICIPANTS.
ID WILL BE REQUIRED FOR ADMISSION
Cadaveric Practicals include
Midfoot amputation
Symes amputation
Below Knee amputation
Through Knee (Gritti-Stokes) amputation
Above Knee amputation
The course will be held at the Manchester Surgical Skills and Simulation Centre in the Stopford Building in Manchester Medical School. This is one of a few remaining cadaveric facilities in the country offering fresh frozen specimens, and has state of the art AV facilities.
The location is shown on the map at the bottom of the page
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there will be only 28 places on the course
Course Convenors
Dr Bhaskar Basu
Bhaskar is the Consultant and Clinical Lead in Amputee and Prosthetic Rehabilitation in Manchester. He is a teacher and trainer in British Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine (BSPRM) SIGAM Advanced Prosthetic and Amputee Rehabilitation course; one of the authors of Amputee and Prosthetic guideline BSPRM 2018 and National Chair of special interest group (SIG) for amputee Medicine BSPRM.
He is a regular contributor to professional journals, and has taken an active interest in a number of rehabilitation, Research and educational projects for Manchester University, Salford University and University of Central Lancashire (UCLAN). He is a Contributor tothe FORME research project on CFS/ME. He has a wealth of teaching experience and regularly presents at national and international meeting.
Mr Amer Shoaib
Amer Shoaib is a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon at Manchester Royal Infirmary, specialising in Major Trauma, Limb Reconstruction and Foot and Ankle Surgery.
He has experience of military surgery and humanitarian surgery, and has contributed to surgical care for victims of conflict, including in Syria, Yemen, Bosnia, Libya, Gaza and Ukraine, as well as disasters and LMIC countries like Haiti and Tanzania. He led the surgical response to the Manchester Arena bombing in 2017 at Manchester Royal Infirmary, where the majority of the severely injured were taken.
He is a member of World Orthopaedic Concern, and teaches regularly on foot and ankle surgery, lower limb trauma and humanitarian surgical courses.
How to get to the MSSSC
The MSSSC is in the Stopford Building on Oxford Road in Manchester. It is 2 minutes walk from Manchester Royal Infirmary. The nearest car park is the multistorey carpark on Grafton Street. Please note that access is via Upper Brook Street as Oxford Road is pedestrianised outside the Medical School. If you drive on Oxford Road, you will get a penalty charge.
Buses run frequently from Picadilly Gardens – 41, 42, 43, 143, 142
