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Surgical Anatomy and Open Vascular Techniques - Masterclass Vascular Access

This course aims at teaching young vascular surgery trainees or surgeons in the strategies of access planning and in the concepts of vascular access creation. Participants will learn -in teams of two – to perform various arterio-venous fistulas (AVF) in the forearm and upper arm and to place arterio-venous grafts (AVG) in a safe manner. Experts assist you in improving your technical skills and share their knowledge and experience with you.

Date

May 07, 2025 - May 08, 2025

Venue

Bern, Switzerland

CHF 1450

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Content of Workshop

• Brachio-cephalic AV fistula

• Radio-cephalic AV fistula, snuff box AV fistula

• Grafts and other devices for vascular access (short lecture)

• Forearm loop graft

• Re-routing technique in local infections

• Basilica transposition

• DRIL procedure, PAVA

• Subclavian loop AVG

• AVF elevation technique, patch technique

Accomodation

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Convenors

Kohler Corinne

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MD, MME Kohler Corinne

Chief Vascular Surgeon

Department of Vascular Surgery

Stadtspital Zurich Triemli

CH-8063 Zurich

Tutors

Widmer Matthias

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PD Dr. med. et MME Widmer Matthias

Leading Physician for Vascular Surgery
Universitätsklinik für Herz-und Gefässchirurgie

Clinic for Cardiovascular Surgery
University Hospital
3010 Bern
Switzerland

Isaak Andrej

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Dr. med. Isaak Andrej

Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Aarau

Venue of the Workshop

Institute of Anatomy

University of Bern  

Baltzerstrasse 2

CH-3012 Berne Switzerland

Organisation

Vascular International

School for Vascular Surgery

Stanserstrasse 111

6064 Kerns

Switzerland

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Wednesday

07 May 2025

09:00

Registration, welcome and introduction to the course

09:15

Workshop 1 Brachio-cephalic AV fistula

10:45

Break

11:15

Workshop 2 Radio-cephalic AV fistula, snuffbox AV fistula

13:00

Lunch

14:00

Workshop 3 Forearm loop AVG

15:45

Break

16:15

Workshop 4 Re-routing technique in local infections of a loop AVG

Thursday

08 May 2025

08:30

Workshop 5 Basilica AVF with transposition

09:15

AVF elevation technique, patch technique, endo AVF creation

10:15

Break

10:45

Workshop 6 Treatment of vascular access induced hand ischemia (DRIL, PAVA, RUDI)

12:00

Lunch

12:45

Workshop 7 Subclavian loop AVG

15:00

Feedback session and farewell

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About Vascular International

The Vascular International (VI) School for Vascular Surgery is dedicated to advancing the training and education of vascular surgical techniques through the use of lifelike models. With patient safety as the top priority, VI continuously strives to enhance vascular surgery training, ensuring the highest standards of safe and effective open and endovascular patient care.

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