Infrarenal Aortic Reconstruction – Open Vascular Surgery on a Vascular Model
Wednesday, 24 June 2026
Time: 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Scientific Director: Alexander Hyhlik-Dürr (Augsburg)
Speakers: Stefan Masius (Augsburg), Sebastian Zerwes (Augsburg)
Advances in endovascular techniques are making it increasingly difficult to provide practical training for assistant doctors in "traditional open surgery". Added to this is the "commercialisation of surgery" with enormous time pressure in the operating theatre. The aim of the open surgery courses is to teach the basics of open vascular surgery using models so that students feel confident enough to perform their first "real-life operations". The courses focus on practical exercises using models, with theory taught only to the extent necessary to understand the underlying surgical technique. Colleagues in their fourth year of further training or above will benefit most from this course.
Contents
| 08:30 – 08:35 | Welcome, group allocation and introduction to the course system |
| 08:35 – 08:45 | Industry presentation by Johnson & Johnson MedTech : Fundamentals of suture materials in vascular surgery Speakers: Max Krellenberg / Pavel Hundt |
| 08:45 – 12:15 | Practical exercises on a vascular model: BAA tubular prosthesis implantation |
| 12:15 – 12:30 | Short presentation on suture materials and the theoretical principles of cross-clamping |
| 12.30 – 13.00 | Break |
| 1.00 pm – 4.30 pm | Practical exercises on a vascular model: BAA Y-prosthesis |
| 4.30 pm – 5.00 pm | Debriefing and presentation of certificates |