Postgraduate Course on Head and Neck and Salivary Gland Surgery - 1st Edition

1,5 ECTS

Coordination
Pedro Escada, MD, PhD
João Goyri O’Neill, MD, PhD
Pedro Sousa, MD
Nelson Gilberto, MD

Organization
Hospital de Egas Moniz, Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Ocidental
Nova Medical School|Faculdade de Ciências Médicas

Scientific Sponsors
Sociedade Portuguesa de Otorrinolaringologia e Cirurgia Cérvico-Facial (SPORL)
Sociedade Anatómica Portuguesa (SAP)
College of Otorhinolaryngology

Presentation
First edition of a course developed in collaboration between the Department of Otorhinolaryngology of the Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Ocidental and the Anatomy of the Nova Medical School in the surgical specialty of the Neck and Salivary Glands. This course is an update of a previous course organized by these two departments from 2011 to 2013..

The first day of the course will be dedicated to lectures about cervical surgery in emergency room, salivary glands surgery, laryngectomy, neck dissection and cervical benign pathology.

The next two days will be dedicated to the hands-on surgical dissection in human specimens (cadavers). Before the dissections, a tutorial video explaining the main steps of the procedures will be presented.

The objective of this course is the training on the more common procedures of the neck and salivary glands.

Objectives
General Objectives:
To develop the surgical skills to treat the diseases of the neck and salivary glands.

Learning Objectives:
1. Describe the surgical anatomy of the cervical region.
2. Interpret the radiological aspects of the diseases of the neck and salivary glands.
3. Select the surgical technique adequate to treat the diseases of the neck and salivary glands.
4. Describe the surgical techniques step by step.
5. Name the potential complications of these surgical techniques.
6. Complete the surgical techniques from the beginning to the end under supervision.

Syllabus
1. Cervical anatomy:
    a) Neck (surgical anatomy and anatomic variations)
    b) Larynx
    c) Salivary glands

2. Neck pathology in emergency room and surgical indications:
    a) Cervical abscess (danger space explained)
    b) Upper airway dyspnea
    c) Hemostase in head and neck

3. Cervical imagiology:
    a) Cervical neoplasms
    b) Cervical abscess
    c) Upper airway evaluation

4. Cervical surgery in emergency situations:
    a) Tracheotomy
    b) Cervico-facial bleeding (Farabeuf, Béclair e Pirogoff triangules)
    d) Cervical abscess drainage

5. Elective cervical surgery:
    a) Submaxilectomy
    b) Superficial and total parotidectomy; facial nerve monitoring
    c) Sistrunk procedure
    d) Benign cervical neoplasms and their surgical management
    e) Neck dissection
    f) Laringectomy
    g) Surgical complications

Teaching Methods
Lectures
Presentation of surgical procedures in video
Tutorial surgical training in cadavers (2/3 of the course duration)

Assessment Method
Objective Structured Assessments of Technical Skills (OSATS)

Faculty
Pedro Escada, MD, PhD
Pedro Sousa, MD
Isa Martins, MD
Assunção O’Neill, MD, PhD
Fátima Cruz, MD
Pedro Cavilhas, MD
João Pimentel, MD
Ricardo Santos, MD
Nelson Gilberto, MD
Rui Cabral, MD

Target Audience
Residents and Specialists of Otorhinolaryngology, Plastic Surgery, Maxillofacial Surgery and General Surgery

Admission Criteria
Curriculum vitae, specialization area, academic degree and specialists

Attendance Requirements
It is mandatory to attend 80% of the lectures and 100% of surgical activities

Teaching Languages
Portuguese and English

Numerus Clausus
Minimum: 10
Maximum: 20

Course Dates
From 6th to 8th July 2017

Schedule
From 8:30am to 5:00pm (6th July)
From 9:00am to 5:00pm (7th and 8th July)

Duration
25 contact hours

Venue
Hospital de Egas Moniz, Lisbon (6th July)
Nova Medical School|Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Lisbon (7th and 8th July)

Application Deadline
7th June 2017

Information and Application
Academic Office - Postgraduate Section
Campo Mártires da Pátria, 130 - 1169-056 Lisboa
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Tel.: 21 880 30 66 | Fax: 21 880 30 68

Application Form
(course code CPGCCGS 1ª ED)

“This course has a transversal nature within the knowledge in the field of health and life sciences, not enabling the practice of medical activity by those who are not registered as doctors.”