Course Title: MASTERCLASS IN OBESITY AND GYNAECOLOGICAL SURGERY
COURSE DIRECTOR: Dr Kalpana Ragupathy
TARGET AUDIENCE
• Gynaecologists with special interest in gynaecology oncology
• Gynaecologists who provide emergency on-call cover
• Advanced laparoscopic surgeons,
• Trainees undertaking ATSMs in benign abdominal surgery or gynaeconcology or emergency gynaecology.
INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES
By attending this course, the delegates will be
. Able to counsel women about the risks of surgery when their BMI is >30kg/m2
. Apply principles of perioperative care and enable enhanced recovery following surgery
. Demonstrate safe laparoscopic entry and operative techniques in an obese abdomen
COURSE FORMAT
Theoretical component - Introduction – Obesity and implications - Preoperative assessment of obese women - Anaesthetic issues - Intraoperative considerations - Postoperative care - Non-surgical management/holistic care - Local audit figures - Patient perspectives - Role of Bariatric surgery - Videos and Q&A
