Course Introduction
Soft tissue coverage of the upper extremity continues to be a challenging and evolving field. The priorities in soft tissue reconstruction for the upper extremity are to restore form and function. In the era of free flaps, local flap coverage options for the upper extremity are sometimes forgotten. Therefore, we designed a one-day live webinar course with theoretical and practical sessions offering a wide range of local flaps options for coverage of the upper extremity from fingertip to shoulder. All demo sessions will be performed on fresh frozen cadavers per extremity.
The program
The Local Flaps course is a two day course please have a look at the schedule
| 9:00 | Opening |
| 9:05 | Soft tissue anatomy of the hand |
| 9:30 | Soft tissue coverage of the finger tip |
| 10:00 | Coffee break |
| 10:30 | Skillslab session: |
| Venkataswami/Evans | |
| Segmüller | |
| Homodigital Island Flap | |
| 12:00 | Lunch |
| 13:00 | Soft tissue coverage of the dorsal side of the finger |
| 13:30 | Skillslab session: |
| Quaba | |
| Adipofascial Turnover Flap | |
| 14:30 | Coffee break |
| 15:00 | Soft tissue coverage of the volar side of the finger |
| 16:00 | Skillslab session: |
| Superficial branch of radial artery | |
| Miami flap | |
| Hypothenar flap | |
| 17:30 | Panel discussion: cases |
| 18:00 | Drinks |
| 19:00 | Course dinner |
| 08:30 | Soft tissue coverage of the thumb |
| 09:00 | Skillslab session: |
| Moberg | |
| FDMA | |
| 10:00 | Break |
| 10:30 | Reconstruction of the webspace |
| 11:00 | Skillslab session: |
| Posterior interosseous flap | |
| 11:45 | Free-vascularised options for finger reconstruction |
| 12:15 | Lunch |
| 13:00 | Soft tissue coverage dorsum of the hand |
| 13:30 | Skillslab session: |
| Reversed radial artery (perforator) flap | |
| Ulnar artery perforator flap/dorsal | |
| Ulnar artery forearm flap | |
| 15:00 | Elbow defects |
| 15:30 | Composite tissue defects |
| 16:00 | Skillslab session: |
| Lateral arm flap | |
| 16:30 | Case discussions with drinks |
| 17:00 | Closing remarks |
| 17:15 | Drinks |
THE EXPERTS
The Esser Masterclass instructors and faculty are dedicated and certified hand surgeons. This means that the Esser Masterclass is focused on providing a tailored made and hands on international education by experts in the field across the globe. The Esser Masterclass is endorsed by the International Confederation of Plastic Surgery Societies (ICOPLAST).
All Esser Masterclass Courses will be submitted to the UEMS EACCME® for CME credits. If approved the UEMS logo will be depicted at the top of the course page.
★★★★★
Esser Masterclass is dedicated hand surgery training, a must for every hand surgeon
A. Satir, Plastic Surgeon, Germany
J.L.B. Vanhaecke, Hand Surgeon, Belgium
★★★★★
One of the best courses I have attended
A.C. van Leeuwen MD, Plastic Surgeon, Netherlands
Meet the faculty
DR. JILL ARROWSMITH
Consultant Hand & Plastic Surgeon at Pulvertaft Hand Centre, Derby, United Kingdom
DR. FLORIAN FRÜH
Senior Physician Hand and Plastic Surgery, Head of Hand Surgery, Kantonsspital Aarau, Switzerland
DR. SAMUEL GEORGE
Locum Consultant Plastic, Hand and Peripheral Nerve Surgeon at NHS, Birmingham, United Kingdom
DR. TEUN A.J.M. LUIJSTERBURG
Plastic, Reconstructive and Hand Surgery Department Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, Netherlands
DR. CHRISTIANNE VAN NIEUWENHOVEN
Plastic, Reconstructive and Hand Surgery Department Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, Netherlands
DR. J. MICHIEL ZUIDAM
Plastic, Reconstructive and Hand Surgery Department Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
DR. XANDER SMIT
Plastic, Reconstructive and Hand Surgery Department Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
DR. LIRON S. DURAKU
Plastic, Reconstructive and Hand Surgery Department Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
DR. MARK SMEULDERS
Plastic, Reconstructive and Hand Surgery Department, Zuyderland Medisch Centrum
Meet the Organization
DR. XANDER SMIT
Plastic, Reconstructive and Hand Surgery Department Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
DR. J. MICHIEL ZUIDAM
Plastic, Reconstructive and Hand Surgery Department Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
DR. LIRON DURAKU
Plastic, Reconstructive and Hand Surgery Department Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
DR. CAROLINE A. HUNDEPOOL
Plastic, Reconstructive and Hand Surgery Department Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, Netherlands
DR. ERNST S. SMITS
Plastic, Reconstructive and Hand Surgery Department Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
Esmee Kwee
Plastic, Reconstructive and Hand Surgery Department Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
Jurriaan de Lange
Plastic, Reconstructive and Hand Surgery Department Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
REGISTRATION
Please check for the FAIR-TRAED reduced registration rate
*Tickets are non refundable, exchange tickets to participants on the waiting list is possible.
Regular Fellow and Specialist
Regular Resident
ROTTERDAM
Rotterdam, city on the Maas, is considered the most modern city of the Netherlands. Atypical in its own country, internationally renowned for its passion for innovation and its unpolished charms. Whether it is its ever-changing skyline full of audacious architecture, its port that is regarded as the smartest in the world, or the “can do” mentality of its residents. Rotterdam is a town with a pronounced character, energetic and always dynamic. Esser Masterclass and Rotterdam Partners make it possible for their participants to experience the city of Rotterdam at it’s full most.
Location
SkillsLab Erasmus MC Room
Ee-120 Wytemaweg 80
3015 CN Rotterdam,
The Netherlands
FAIR-TRAED
Esser Masterclass introduced a new education principle: FAIR-TRAED (Fair Transparent Education). FAIR-TRAED means that the registration fees are directly invested in the Esser Masterclass educational materials to advance hand surgery trainings. The organisation and the faculty have a passion for hand surgery and support FAIR-TRAED which means that they do not receive any financial compensation. This enables Esser Masterclass to keep the registration fees at a minimum. Our mission is making high-quality handsurgery education accessible for every handsurgeon around the globe and our motto is training form handsurgeons to handsurgeons.
Special Thanks to
Ella Nitters MSc, MA
“As a medical illustrator I am proud to be part of the Esser Masterclass. It’s my passion to draw the human anatomy and within Esser Masterclass I get the opportunity to explore this with devoted hand surgeons.”