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 >40kg/m2
. Able to position patients safely using the Hug U Vac
. 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 - Robot Assisted Surgery - Videos and Q&A - Panel discussion of tips and tricks to manage morbidly obese women needing gynaecology surgery
Practical Component
Dry Model: Entry methods and Use of 30-degree camera
Simulated patients: Appropriate positioning of patients using HUG-U-VAC
NOTSS: Counselling patients
Wet model: Hysterectomy, ureter mobilisation, retraction techniques, omentectomy, lymph node sampling
