The St. Thomas Hand Course is back!
We will return on 28th and 29th of August 2025.
Registration will open shortly!
We will return on 28th and 29th of August 2025.
Registration will open shortly!
Course Directors:
Mr Jamil Ahmed FRCS (Plast)
Course Administrator:
Mr. Martin Shapev
Mr Jamil Ahmed FRCS (Plast)
Course Administrator:
Mr. Martin Shapev
Our hand trauma course is a highly interactive hands-on course that is structured to meet the needs of surgeons training in Plastic or Orthopaedic Surgery. Participants will learn the surgical techniques for dealing with hand trauma, with emphasis on soft tissue injuries, including tendon repair, flap reconstruction and bone fracture fixation.
The course format includes practical skill sessions using fresh frozen cadavers. The specimens are well preserved and provide true to life operative experience.
With a faculty to participant ratio of 1:2 this course represents excellent value for money.
The course format includes practical skill sessions using fresh frozen cadavers. The specimens are well preserved and provide true to life operative experience.
With a faculty to participant ratio of 1:2 this course represents excellent value for money.
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Accreditation
The St. Thomas Cadaveric Hand Course is fully accredited by the Royal College of Surgeons of England. Completion of the course awards the delegate with 12 CPD points. |
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Venue
Hodgkin Building Guy's Campus King's College London St. Thomas' Street London SE1 9RT United Kingdom |
How to find us:
Guy's campus, King's College London Medical School and the Guy's Hospital site are both located next to London Bridge railway station. Adjacent to this station is the London Bridge underground station and several bus stops/terminals.
Hodgkin Building is the last building on the right as you enter the campus. There are signs directing you to the medical school throughout the campus and in the adjacent hospital trust complex.
Report to reception and the staff will guide you to the Gordon Museum, where we will be waiting to meet you.
Guy's campus, King's College London Medical School and the Guy's Hospital site are both located next to London Bridge railway station. Adjacent to this station is the London Bridge underground station and several bus stops/terminals.
Hodgkin Building is the last building on the right as you enter the campus. There are signs directing you to the medical school throughout the campus and in the adjacent hospital trust complex.
Report to reception and the staff will guide you to the Gordon Museum, where we will be waiting to meet you.
Day One
With a focus on soft tissue, we will cover:
- Venkatswami flap
- Quaba flap
- Foucher Flap
- Littler flap
- Moberg flap
- Radial forearm flap + adipofascial flap
- Baker flap
Day Two
Focusing on hand fracture management & operative techniques:
With a focus on soft tissue, we will cover:
- Surgical anatomy & repair of extensor & flexor tendon injuries
- Surgical anatomy & repair techniques for nerve injuries
- Management of hand infections
- Soft tissue reconstruction with local & regional flaps:
- Venkatswami flap
- Quaba flap
- Foucher Flap
- Littler flap
- Moberg flap
- Radial forearm flap + adipofascial flap
- Baker flap
Day Two
Focusing on hand fracture management & operative techniques:
- Wide awake hand surgery
- Approaches for fracture fixation
- Interactive discussion about managing hand fractures & different techniques used
- Compression plating techniques
- Lag screw bone fixation techniques
- Different types of plating and screw fixation
Timetable
Day 1
08.15 - 09.00 Registration and Coffee
09.00 - 09.30 Extensor tendons
09.30 - 10.00 Flexor tendons
10.00 - 10.30 Local flaps (finger) part 1
10.30 - 10.35 Pre-dissection instructions
11.00 - 12.30 Dissection session (flexor tendon repair and local flaps)
12.30 - 13.15 Lunch Break
13.15 - 13.45 Local Flaps (hand part 2)
13.45 - 14.15 Nerve repair and grafting
14.15 - 14.35 Wide awake hand surgery
14.35 - 14.40 Pre-dissection instructions
14.40 - 17.00 Dissection session
Day 2
08.00 - 08:30 Coffee
08.30 - 09.00 Compartment syndrome and mangled hand
09.00 - 09.30 Metacarpal fractures
09.30 - 10.00 Phalangeal fractures
10.00 - 10.05 Pre-dissection instructions
10.05 - 12.30 Dissection session (fixation of metacarpal and phalangeal fractures)
12.30 - 13.15 Lunch
13.15 - 13.45 MCPJ and PIPJ dislocation/fracture
13.45 - 14.15 Hand fractures in children
14.15 - 14.35 Hand infections
14.35 - 14.40 Pre-dissection instructions
14.40 - 16.30 Dissection session (fixation of hand fractures)
08.15 - 09.00 Registration and Coffee
09.00 - 09.30 Extensor tendons
09.30 - 10.00 Flexor tendons
10.00 - 10.30 Local flaps (finger) part 1
10.30 - 10.35 Pre-dissection instructions
11.00 - 12.30 Dissection session (flexor tendon repair and local flaps)
12.30 - 13.15 Lunch Break
13.15 - 13.45 Local Flaps (hand part 2)
13.45 - 14.15 Nerve repair and grafting
14.15 - 14.35 Wide awake hand surgery
14.35 - 14.40 Pre-dissection instructions
14.40 - 17.00 Dissection session
Day 2
08.00 - 08:30 Coffee
08.30 - 09.00 Compartment syndrome and mangled hand
09.00 - 09.30 Metacarpal fractures
09.30 - 10.00 Phalangeal fractures
10.00 - 10.05 Pre-dissection instructions
10.05 - 12.30 Dissection session (fixation of metacarpal and phalangeal fractures)
12.30 - 13.15 Lunch
13.15 - 13.45 MCPJ and PIPJ dislocation/fracture
13.45 - 14.15 Hand fractures in children
14.15 - 14.35 Hand infections
14.35 - 14.40 Pre-dissection instructions
14.40 - 16.30 Dissection session (fixation of hand fractures)
Faculty and Delegates 2019