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Endovascular Surgeon DGG 2025

The Endovascular Surgeon DGG course, certified by the German Society for Vascular Surgery and Medicine (DGG), is designed for vascular specialists aiming to achieve the "Endovascular Surgeon DGG" title. The comprehensive four-day program offers hands-on training and theoretical knowledge on endovascular techniques using simulators. Participants will complete all DGG-required modules except for radiation protection. The course grants 25 credits.

Date

Sep 08, 2025 - Sep 11, 2025

Venue

Lucerne, Switzerland

CHF 2690

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Content of Workshop

  • Radiological diagnostics and radiation protection
  • Access techniques: Cut-down, percutaneous, Seldinger technique
  • Vessel and skin closure techniques and devices
  • Materials and tools: Wires, catheters, stents, stent grafts
  • PTA (Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty) workflow
  • Complication management
  • Indications for AAA (Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm) and occlusive disease treatment
  • Materials and tools for EVAR (Endovascular Aneurysm Repair)
  • EVAR implantation workflow
  • Complication management and patient follow-up
  • Case discussions ("Live in the Box" video on EVAR)
  • Indications for iliac artery treatment
  • Materials and tools: Stents, covered stents
  • Iliac artery PTA/Stent-PTA workflow
  • Complication management and follow-up
  • Indications for femoral artery treatment
  • Special materials and techniques for femoral artery interventions
  • Femoral artery PTA/Stent-PTA workflow
  • Complication management and popliteal segment interventions

    • Accomodation

    Convenors

    Falkensammer Jürgen

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    Prof . Dr. med Falkensammer Jürgen

    Department of Vascular Surgery

    Barmherzige Brueder Hospital

    Seilerstaette 2

    4021 Linz, Austria

    falkensammer@vascular-international.org

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    Jungi Silvan

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    MD Jungi Silvan

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    Tutors

    Nöbauer Stefan

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    MD Nöbauer Stefan

    Radiologist

    Department of diagnostic and interventional Radiology

    Barmherzige Brüder

    Konventhospital Linz

    A-4021 Linz, Austria

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    s.noebauer@bbaustria.at

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    Mujagic Edin

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    PD Dr. med. Mujagic Edin

    Senior consultant
    Department of Vascular Surgery and Renal Transplantation
    University Hospital
    CH – 4031 Basel, Switzerland

    mujagic@vascular-international.org

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    Gahlen Johannes

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    Privat Dozent Dr. med. Gahlen Johannes

    Medical Director
    Klinik für Gefässchirurgie, vasculäre & endovasculäre Chirurgie
    DGG Gefässzentrum
    Klinikum Ludwigsburg & Krankenhaus Mühlacker Akademisches Lehrkrankenhaus der Universität Heidelberg Posilipostr. 4
    71640 Ludwigsburg

    gahlen@vascular-international.org

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    Hakimi Maani

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    Prof. Dr. med. Hakimi Maani

    Department of Vascular Surgery
    Luzerner Kantonsspital
    Spitalstrasse
    6000 Luzern 16

    hakimi@vascular-international.org

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    Schmidli Jürg

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    Prof. Dr. med. Schmidli Jürg

    Expert Consultant

    Dept of Vascular Surgery
    Bern University Hospital, Inselspital

    CH-3010 Bern, Switzerland

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    Homepage:  https://gefaesschirurgie.insel.ch

    schmidli@vascular-international.org

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    Zimmermann Mirko

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    Dr. med. Zimmermann Mirko

    Oberarzt Klinik für Gefäßchirurgie,
    vaskuläre und endovaskuläre Chirurgie
    Marienhospital Stuttgart

    Zimmermannmirko@vascular-international.org

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    Venue of the Workshop

    Vascular International Training Centre

    St.Anna Stiftung

    Tivolistrasse21

    6006Luzern

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    Organisation

    Vascular International

    School for Vascular Surgery

    Stanserstrasse 111

    6064 Kerns

    Switzerland

    The Detailed Program for All Days

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    Monday

    31. March 2024

    08.00 - 09.00

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    Sunday

    September 8

    11:00 – 11:45
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    Registry

    11:45 – 12:00
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    Welcome

    12:00 – 12:30
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    Radiological diagnostics and radiation protection

    12:30 – 13:00
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    Accesses: Cut-down, percutaneous, Seldinger-technique

    13:00 – 13:30
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    Vessel and skin closure: Techniques, closure devices

    13:30 – 14:30
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    Lunch break

    14:30 – 15:30
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    Knowledge of materials and tools: Wires and catheters, Stents and stent grafts

    15:30 – 16:00
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    Workflow of PTA

    16:00 – 16:30
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    Complication management

    16:30 – 16:45
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    Coffee break

    16:45 – 20:00
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    Practical exercises on simulators in 4 groups – Rotation (45 min per station, one tutor on each station)

    18:15 – 18:30
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    Coffee break

    20:00
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    End of Day 1

    Monday

    September 9

    09:00 – 09:30
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    Abdominal aortic aneurysm: Indications for treatment – scientific evidence

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    Infrarenal abdominal aorta occlusive disease: Indications for endovascular treatment – scientific evidence

    09:30 – 10:30
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    Knowledge of materials and tools: EVAR, covered stents

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    Workflow EVAR implantation

    10:30 – 10:45
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    Coffee break

    10:45 – 11:15
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    Complication management

    11:15 – 11:45
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    Follow-up of patients

    11:45 – 12:45
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    Case discussions

    12:45 – 13:30
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    Lunch break

    13:30 – 17:00
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    Practical exercises on training simulators in 4 groups – Rotation (45 min per station, one tutor on each station)

    15:00 – 15:30
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    Coffee break

    17:00
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    End of Day 2

    Tuesday

    September 10

    09:00 – 10:00
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    Indications for treatment, scientific evidence

    10:00 – 10:30
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    Knowledge of materials and tools: Stents, covered stents

    10:30 – 10:45
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    Coffee break

    10:45 – 11:15
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    Workflow iliac artery PTA/Stent-PTA

    11:15 – 11:45
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    Complication management

    11:45 – 12:45
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    Follow-up of patients

    12:45 – 13:30
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    Lunch break

    13:30 – 17:00
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    Practical exercises on training simulators in 4 groups – Rotation (45 min per station, one tutor on each station)

    15:00 – 15:30
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    Coffee break

    17:00
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    End of Day 3

    Wednesday

    September 11

    08:30 – 09:30
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    Indications for treatment, scientific evidence

    09:30 – 10:00
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    Knowledge of materials and tools; special techniques

    10:00 – 10:30
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    Workflow femoral artery PTA/Stent-PTA

    10:30 – 10:45
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    Coffee break

    10:45 – 11:15
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    Complication management and follow-up of patients

    11:15 – 12:30
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    Distinctiveness of interventions in the popliteal segment

    12:30 – 13:30
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    Lunch break

    13:30 – 15:30
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    Practical exercises on training simulators in 4 groups – Rotation (45 min per station, one tutor on each station)

    15:30 – 16:00
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    Feedback session

    16:00
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    End of Day 4

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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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