Courses

Basic Vascular Surgery Techniques 2026

The “Basic Vascular Surgery Techniques” workshop in Lucerne/Sarnen offers a three-day course to learn basic vascular surgery techniques in theory and practice. It provides excellent hands-on experience using uniquely realistic pulsatile models to perform basic open surgical techniques, arterial repair and distal bypass surgery (20 CME credits).

Date

Jan 18, 2026 - Jan 20, 2026

Venue

Sarnen, Switzerland

CHF 1250

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Content of Workshop

  • Correct handling of needle holders, needles, sutures and tissues
  • Correct arteriotomies
  • Basic suture techniques
  • Patchplasties
  • Anastomotic techniques
  • Thrombendarterectomy techniques
  • Peripheral bypass surgery

Accomodation

We have reserved a limited number of rooms at the Hotel Kurhaus am Sarnersee, at CHF 110 per night incl. breakfast (lunch is included in the course fee). If you would like to reserve a room, please let us know by email to info@kurhaus.info.

Further information at the official Tourist Information

Convenors

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

Tutors

Assadian Afshin

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Primarius PD Dr. Assadian Afshin

Head of Department for Vascular Surgery

Wilhelminenspital
Spanngasse 3, A- 1210
Vienna,  Austria

Dick Florian

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Dr. med. Dick Florian

Chefarzt Gefässchirurgie Kantonsspital St. Gallen

Research Consultant Gefässchirurgie, Inselspital Bern

Associate Editor für:

Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg

Gefässchirurgie und Frontiers in Surgery (Nature publishing group)

Kantonsspital St. Gallen
Klinik für Gefässchirurgie
Rorschacher Strasse 95
9007 St. Gallen

Engelhardt Michael

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PD Dr. Engelhardt Michael

Medical Director, General and Vascular Surgeon
Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Center for Vascular Medicine
Military Hospital Ulm

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

Gundermann Carola

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Dr. med. Gundermann Carola

Oberärztin der Klinik für Gefäß- Thorax-, und
Endovaskularchirurgie
Sana Klinikum Biberach,
Akademisches Lehrkrankenhaus der Universität Ulm

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

Venue of the Workshop

Vascular International Training Centre
Residenz Am Schärme
‘Grüner Saal’
Am Schärme 1
CH-6060 Sarnen
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Contact phone number during the workshop +41 41 610 54 34

Organisation

Vascular International
School for Vascular Surgery

Stanserstrasse 111
6064 Kerns
Switzerland

The Detailed Program for All Days

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Sunday

January 18

10:00 – 10:30

Registration

10:30 – 10.45

Welcome by course director

10:45 – 11.00

Assessment of participants by personal tutors

11:00 – 13:00

Module 1.1: Handling of instruments and materials

13:00 – 14:00

Course Lunch

14:00 – 16:00

Module 1.2: Arteriotomies and suture techniques

16:00 – 16:30

Coffee Break

16:30 – 18:30

Module 1.3: Arteriotomies and suture techniques

Monday

January 19

08:30 – 10:15

Module 2: Patch Plasty

10:15 – 10:45

Coffee Break

10:45 – 12:30

Module 3: Anastomotic Techniques

12:30 – 13:30

Course Lunch

13:30 – 15:30

Module 4: Femoral TEA & Transposition

15:30 – 16:00

Coffee Break

16:00 – 18:00

Module 5: Profundaplasty

Tuesday

January 20

08:30 – 10:15

Module 6.1: Femoro-popliteal Bypass

10:15 – 10:45

Coffee Break

10:45 – 12:30

Module 6.2: Femoro-popliteal Bypass

12:30 – 13.30

Course Lunch incl. feedback session

13.30 – 15.30

Running Suture Award

15.30 – 16.00

Feedback Session

16.00

End of course

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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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