BASIC SURGICAL SKILLS COURSE

OVERVIEW
The Basic Surgical Skills Course designed by the Association of Surgeons of
Great Britain and Ireland is aimed at training young surgeons in basic surgical FACULTY
skills which are appropriate to any branch of surgery whether in the Afua A. J., Hesse
emergency or elective situation and also to introduce the WHO Surgical Safety Professor, FWACS
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Course Objectives Nii Armah, Adu-Aryee
To learn safe operating techniques; To understand that careful and sound FWACS
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speed; To understand the importance of universal precautions for safe theatre Lily,Wu
practice, especially in emergency situations; To understand the principles of FWACS
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handling tissue and sound anastomotic techniques recognising differing
requirements for different sites, eg: bowel and vascular tissue; To understand Henry, Obaka
the principles of assessing contaminated soft tissue, wound debridement and FWACS
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primary surgical management including drainage and appropriate closure; To
understand the principles of identifying and managing injury to tendons, Kamar-Udeen, Lat
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including tendon repair, handling of tissues and subsequent management; 37 Military Hospital
To understand the principles of fracture assessment, stabilisation and plaster
techniques. TARGET AUDIENCE: Resident

At the end of the course the participant will be proficient in the principles of COURSE DURATION: 2 (TWO)
safe surgery, knot tying, suturing, bowel anastomoses, abdominal wall closure, Days
tracheostomy, chest drain insertion, split skin grafting, vascular trauma,
debridement, tendon repair and the management of fractures. DATES: 14th-15th April; 8th-9th
May; 19th-20th May; 5th-6th June;
DAY 1 23rd-24th June.
TOPICS: Theatre Safety; Gowning and Gloving; Open Surgery-
Instrument Handling; One Handed and two Handed Reef Knot; LOCATION: Medical and Surgical
Instrument tied Ref Knot; Common Faults in knots tying; Surgeons Skills Institute, Korle-Bu; adj. the
Knot, Slip Knot, Tying in depth; Suturing Techniques-interrupted, Red Building
continous, art of assisting, subcuticular, vertical and horizontal FEE: GHc450 (Includes CPD
mattress; Tying a vessel and Haemostasis; Lymph Node Dissection; Credits, certificates, snack and
Bowel Anastomosis-end to end interrupted, end-end continuous, lunch)
end to side; Abdominal Wall Closure.
FOR ENQUIRIES AND
DAY 2 REGISTRATION: Contact 0244
TOPICS: Arteriotomy; Vein Patch; Chest Drain Insertion;
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Tracheostomy; Split Skin Grafting;Wound Debridement; Tendon
Repair; Plastering Techniques-back slab and full cast- 334395
demonstration and practice.