PLEASE NOTE: THE THURSDAY COURSES WILL BE HELD AT THE SHERATON GRAND SYDNEY 

EASC

  Emergency Abdominal Surgery Course

 2nd March 2023 – 7.30am to 5.00pm  

 Faculty: Dr Michael Sugrue – Ireland, Dr Paul Lambrakis – Australia, Dr Leon Lam – Australia 

Aim

The aim of this course is to bring you a level of discussion you have not heard before and enhance your skills and ability as an emergency surgeon, gastroenterologist or radiologist.  

Course Description 

The course outlines the management of common abdominal surgical conditions to facilitate learning and understanding of how patients with appendicitis, cholecystitis, pancreatitis, bowel obstruction, and diverticulitis should be managed.  These are common conditions accounting for over 10% of all admission  in hospitals worldwide.
​The course is based on short state of the art lectures, unique case scenarios with specially designed manual and audio visual material. The course used a unique interactive method of teaching allowing doctors and nurses, who participate, to be confident in the day to day management of common life threatening emergency abdominal surgical conditions. A challenging course with an International faculty.    

Target Audience 

All those involved in the management of the critically ill emergency general surgery patient from Surgeons to Anaesthetists to Intensivists, Emergency Physicians and Nurses. A must if you treat or manage patients with acute abdomen in Emergency, Ward, Theatre or ICU environment.

A course specifically designed for Advanced Surgical Trainees looking to increase their knowledge. Suitable for Consultants and Fellows in the last two years of their training or for those coming towards the end of their training. 

Objectives