The Romanian Student Society of Surgery is a non-governmental organisation, sustained by a group of medical students who share the same passion for surgery and are driven by a common goal: to make sure that their community has all the tools it requires to provide the society with elite practitioners in the years to follow. Since its founding in 2004, our Society kept evolving and reaching more and more students, growing a strong, elaborate and versatile team, across the entire country.
SURGICON represents our biggest project so far, and with an successful first edition, organising the second one, full online and losing our signature hands-on workshops, represented a true challenge, but one we are very proud to say we overpassed.
How to register
Join SURGICON 2021
The only way to register to SURGICON 2021 is through this website, by creating a personal account!
After you click “Create an account” three easy steps will follow.
How do I know which participation pack is right for me?
When deciding upon a participation pack, the first thing you must consider is whether you will be able to attend the congress in a physical form and participate at workshops held in Bucharest. If the answer is yes, then you should choose one of the Physical packs. If you are unsure of your travelling possibilities, we recommend that you opt for an Online pack.
The second thing that is important to decide upon is if you want to be actively involved in the Scientific Competition. We highly encourage you to do so, as presenting at a congress is a crucial experience for a medical student. If you want this experience, you should register as an ACTIVE participant.
Switching your pack
Online pack to physical pack
If you wish to switch your participation to a physical one, you will have to access the extras section of your account, select switching your pack, upgrade and choose online to physical. Select the physical pack that you wish to switch to and pay the price difference between your online pack fee and the current fee (i.e early/regular/late fee) of your physical pack of choice.
Physical pack to online pack
If you are no longer able to come in person at the congress, you can choose to attend online by downgrading your physical pack to the corresponding online pack. (i.e A to a, B to b; Premium to b). You will receive the price difference between the two packs minus a handling fee of 15 €. (20€ in the regular fee period, 25€ in the late fee period respectively). In order to downgrade you will have to access the extras section of your account, select switching your pack and choose downgrade from physical to online.
After the registration period is closed, you will not be able to switch your pack to online*, nor be elligible for a refund.
* The only exception to this rule is applied to physical participants who are impacted by COVID-19 restrictions or are themselves positive for the infection or in quarantine. If they provide proof for their unique situation (such as a positive PCR test) by sending it to registrations@surgicon.ro, then their Account will be converted to an Online account. No refund will be given.
To a different online pack/physical pack
Conversion between packs, whether they are physical or online, is possible only if the participant wishes to switch to a higher value pack. For example someone with pack A may switch to B or Premium, someone with pack B may switch ONLY to Premium and someone with a Premium pack will be unable to switch. The same logic applies to Online packs.
In order to upgrade your pack, go to the extras section of your account, select switching your pack, upgrade and choose online to physical. Select the pack that you wish to switch to and pay the price difference between your online pack fee and the current fee (i.e early/regular/late fee) of your physical pack of choice.
Active to passive
Before the abstract submission deadline
If you wish to switch your account to a Passive one, you can do so by accessing the Extras section of your account, selecting Switching your pack and choosing Active to Passive. After this step, you will have to pay an additional fee amounting to the price difference between the Active and Passive pack of your selected choice.
- Keep in mind that prices vary during the registration period, therefore, if you have paid the fee for an Active pack in the early registration period but you have decided upon switching in the regular registration period, the price difference will be higher.
After the abstract submission deadline
If you do not submit an abstract, your account will be converted to a Passive participant account. You have until the 8th of October (deadline of the late registration period) to pay the difference for the late fee Passive participation pack.
By not paying the price difference before the mentioned deadline you acknowledge the fact that your account will automatically become inactive and your fee is non-refundable.
If the abstract you submit is NOT accepted in the Scientific Competition, you can either attend the Congress as a Passive Participant or ask for a refund.
- become a Passive Participant – you will have to pay the price difference between the Active fee and the Passive participation pack fee, until the 8th of October 2021 (deadline of the late registration period);
- this price difference will correspond to the period you have created your Active account, and it will amount to 5€ for online packs and 10€ for physical packs.
- ask for a full refund – contact us at this email address: treasurer@surgicon.ro.
If you neither pay for Passive participation, nor ask for a refund until the 8th October 2021 (deadline of the late registration period), your account becomes inactive and your fee is non-refundable.
Passive to active
You can update your account from Passive to Active by accessing the Extras section of your account, selecting Switching your pack and choosing Passive to Active, as long as you take the responsibility of submitting an abstract before the Submission Deadline (17th of September 2021). After the list of accepted abstracts is announced, if your abstract was not accepted, your account will remain Passive as it was initially. If your abstract is accepted, then you can receive the money difference between Active and Passive of your selected pack as a refund.
Certificate of Attendance
All packs include a digital copy of the certificate of attendance. In order to receive your certificate (digital and/or hardcopy, depending on your registrations prefererences) you will have to meet the following criteria:
ONSITE
ACTIVE
- must attend all of the booked workshops
- must attend the Scientific Competition in the Session to which they have been accepted (Posters, Oral Presentations, Debate Sessions)
- must attend two conferences of their choice
- if the chosen pack includes access to Live Surgeries, they must attend at least one live surgery/one live in a box case
PASSIVE
- must attend all of the booked workshops
- must attend two conferences of their choice
- must attend two Scientific Competition events (i.e. two Oral presentation sessions/one Oral presentation session and voting in the Poster Competition/ one Oral presentation session and one Debate Competition/ one Debate Competition session and voting in the Poster Competition)
- if the chosen pack includes access to Live Surgeries, they must attend at least one live surgery/one live in a box case
Your participation will be registered through our website for each online event in order to keep track of your attendance and verify if the Certificate of Attendance criteria were met.
We will register your participation only if you access the events through our official website.
However, in case you are not able to attend the events you wished live (due to timezone or schedule incoveniences) and you choose to watch the recording afterwards, your attendance will still be taken into consideration, but only until the event officially ends.
If you do not meet the participation criteria you will not receive the certificate of attendance. Certificates of attendance will become available for downloading on your account shortly after SURGICON ends and you will be able to access it and download it for a period of 6 months following the congress. The printed copies of the certificate of attendance will be handed during the last day of congress, at check-out. For participants who are unable to come to the check-out, we will store your printed copy for 6 months and you can contact us at registrations@surgicon.ro in order to take possession of it.
Digital Certificates of attendance bear the same legal validity as the printed versions.
ONLINE
ACTIVE
Conference enthusiast
- must attend the Scientific Competition in the Session to which they have been accepted (Posters, Oral Presentations, Debate Sessions)
- must attend four conferences of their choice
Surgery from home
- must attend the Scientific Competition in the Session to which they have been accepted (Posters, Oral Presentations, Debate Sessions)
- must attend two conferences of their choice
- must attend at least two live surgeries/one live in a box cases (i.e. two live surgeries/two live in a box cases /one live surgery and one live in a box case)
PASSIVE
Conference enthusiast
- must attend two Scientific Competition events (i.e. two Oral presentation sessions/one Oral presentation session and voting in the Poster Competition/ one Oral presentation session and one Debate Competition/ one Debate Competition session and voting in the Poster Competition)
- must attend four conferences of their choice
Surgery from home
- must attend two Scientific Competition events (i.e. two Oral presentation sessions/one Oral presentation session and voting in the Poster Competition/one Oral presentation session and one Debate Competition/ one Debate Competition session and voting in the Poster Competition)
- must attend two conferences of their choice
- must attend at least two live surgeries/one live in a box cases (i.e. two live surgeries/two live in a box cases /one live surgery and one live in a box case)
Your participation will be registered through our website for each online event in order to keep track of your attendance and verify if the Certificate of Attendance criteria were met.
We will register your participation only if you access the events through our official website.
However, in case you are not able to attend the events you wished live (due to timezone or schedule incoveniences) and you choose to watch the recording afterwards, your attendance will still be taken into consideration, but only until the event officially ends.
If you do not meet the participation criteria you will not receive the certificate of attendance. Certificates of attendance will become available for downloading on your account shortly after SURGICON ends and you will be able to access it and download it for a period of 6 months following the congress. The printed copies of the certificate of attendance will be handed during the last day of congress, at check-out. For participants who are unable to come to the check-out, we will store your printed copy for 6 months and you can contact us at registrations@surgicon.ro in order to take possession of it.
Digital Certificates of attendance bear the same legal validity as the printed versions.
Types of Participation
During these challenging times SURGICON has adapted and grown in order to offer an authentic experience without failing to follow safety measures. More options of participations are available to suit your individual preferences.
ACTIVE
ACTIVE
If you wish to engage in the Scientific Competition you must register as an active participant. Active participants can attend either online or in physical form.
Being an active participant means being a Presenting Author of a scientific paper (Oral or Poster presentation) or a participant in the Debate Session. There will be two debate sessions: one dedicated to online participants and one that will take place in a physical form, dedicated exclusively to physical active participants.
- Presenting Authors are required to submit an abstract through their account and, during the congress, they should attend the program of the Scientific Competition. Co-authors of a scientific paper may register as active participants only if they are Presenting authors of a different scientific paper. Otherwise, they can be Passive participants or non-attending.
- Participants in the Debate Session of the Scientific Competition should apply in teams of two. Each of the two participants of the team should create an account for themselves and register as Active participants. Both of them should be attending in the same form (physical/online).
Presenting Authors have the responsibility to send an abstract before the 17th sept For more information about the Scientific competition and abstract submission guidelines, check the Student Scientific Session section.
An Active participant has access to all of the conferences and activities included in the corresponding Passive participant pack. The accepted abstracts will be published in the Abstract Book of the congress.
This type of participation is suited for medical or biomedical students. Graduates cannot be active participants.
Types of active participants
ONSITE
- suited for those who are able to come to Bucharest for SURGICON 2021
- will be able to attend workshops in a physical form, go through check-in and receive a welcome bag
- access to online conferences, scientific events and live surgeries
- will be able to attend all other physical events that take place during the congress (Opening ceremony, Social events, etc)
Can I downgrade from a physical participation to an online one?
It is possible under certain circumtances and by paying a handling fee. We highly encourage you to ponder very well your availability when choosing a pack. For more details go here: switching your account.
What happens if I’m no longer able to attend the congress in a physical form due to COVID-19?
Physical participants who are impacted by COVID-19 restrictions or are themselves positive for the infection or in quarantine (and provide proof of their circumstances) have the possibility to convert their physical account to an online one, even after the end of the registration period. For more details go here: switching your account.
ONLINE
- suited for those who due to epidemiological or personal reasons are not able to come to Bucharest for SURGICON 2021 but still wish to attend
- will NOT be able to attend workshops
- access to online conferences, scientific events and live surgeries
Can I switch from an online to a physical participation?
Yes, it is possible through your account. For more details go here: switching your account.
FAQ
Can I switch to a Passive account?
Before the abstract submission deadline
If you wish to switch your account to a Passive one, you can do so by accessing the Extras section of your account, selecting Switching your pack and choosing Active to Passive. After this step, you will have to pay an additional fee amounting to the price difference between the Active and Passive pack of your selected choice.
- Keep in mind that prices vary during the registration period, therefore, if you have paid the fee for an Active pack in the early registration period but you have decided upon switching in the regular registration period, the price difference will be higher.
After the abstract submission deadline
If you do not submit an abstract, your account will be converted to a Passive participant account. You have until the 8th of October to pay the difference for the late fee Passive participation pack.
By not paying the price difference before the mentioned deadline you acknowledge the fact that your account will automatically become inactive and your fee is non-refundable.
What happens if my abstract is not accepted?
If the abstract you submit is NOT accepted in the Scientific Competition, you can either attend the Congress as a Passive Participant or ask for a refund.
Become a Passive Participant
You will have to pay the price difference between the Active fee and the Passive participation pack fee, until the 8th of October 2021.
- This price difference will correspond to the period you have created your Active account, and it will amount to 5E for online packs and 10 E for physical packs.
Ask for a full refund
Contact us at this email address: treasurer@surgicon.ro
If you neither pay for Passive participation, nor ask for a refund until the 8th October 2021, your account becomes inactive and your fee is non-refundable.
PASSIVE
PASSIVE
Passive participants can attend all events organized during the Congress, but they cannot be a Presenting author or an Active participant in the Debate Session.
This type of participation is suited for medical or biomedical students, graduates, resident physicians, attending physicians, researchers of medical fields and representatives of the medical industry.
PhD students and graduates can register only as Passive participants.
Types of passive participants
ONSITE
- suited for those who are able to come to Bucharest for SURGICON 2021
- will be able to attend workshops in a physical form, go through check-in and receive a welcome bag
- access to online conferences, scientific events and live surgeries
- will be able to attend all other physical events that take place during the congress (Opening ceremony, Social events, etc)
Can I downgrade from a physical participation to an online one?
It is possible under certain circumtances and by paying a handling fee. We highly encourage you to ponder very well your availability when choosing a pack. For more details go here: switching your account.
What happens if I’m no longer able to attend the congress in a physical form due to COVID-19?
Physical participants who are impacted by COVID-19 restrictions or are themselves positive for the infection or in quarantine (and provide proof of their circumstances) have the possibility to convert their physical account to an online one, even after the end of the registration period. For more details go here: switching your account.
ONLINE
- suited for those who due to epidemiological or personal reasons are not able to come to Bucharest for SURGICON 2021 but still wish to attend
- will NOT be able to attend workshops
- access to online conferences, scientific events and live surgeries
Can I switch from an online to a physical participation?
FAQ
If I changed my mind, can I become an Active participant?
You can update your account from Passive to Active by accessing the Extras section of your account, selecting Switching your pack and choosing Passive to Active, as long as you take the responsibility of submitting an abstract before the Submission Deadline (17th of September 2021). After the list of accepted abstract is announced, if your abstract was not accepted, your account will remain Passive as it was initially. If your abstract is accepted, then you can receive the money difference between Active and Passive of your selected pack as a refund.
Participation Fees
Active & Passive Participation, Online & Onsite
ONLINE
Active participant
THE „CONFERENCE ENTHUSIAST” PACK
15 €Until 17th of September
- Access to all conferences, scientific events (Panel discussion, SWOT) and Scientific Competition (Oral presentation sessions, Debate sessions, E-poster presentation)
- Digital copy of the certificate of attendance
THE „SURGERY FROM HOME” PACK
25 €Until 17th of September
- Access to all conferences, scientific events (Panel discussion, SWOT) and Scientific Competition (Oral presentation sessions, Debate sessions, E-poster presentation)
- Access to streamed Live surgeries
- Digital copy of the certificate of attendance
Passive participant
THE „CONFERENCE ENTHUSIAST” PACK
20 €Until 17th of September
- Access to all conferences, scientific events (Panel discussion, SWOT) and Scientific Competition (Oral presentation sessions, Debate sessions, E-poster presentation)
- Digital copy of the certificate of attendance
THE „SURGERY FROM HOME” PACK
30 €Until 17th of September
- Access to all conferences, scientific events (Panel discussion, SWOT) and Scientific Competition (Oral presentation sessions, Debate sessions, E-poster presentation)
- Access to streamed Live surgeries
- Digital copy of the certificate of attendance
ONSITE
Active participant
THE „(NOT SO) BASIC” PACK
45 €Until 17th of September
- 2 workshops of your choice
- Access to all conferences, scientific events (Panel discussion, SWOT) and Scientific Competition (Oral presentation sessions, Debate sessions, E-poster presentation)
- Welcome bag
- Digital copy of the certificate of attendance
- Access to the Opening ceremony and Social events
- Abstract published in the Abstract Book
THE „I WANT IT ALL” PACK
55 €Until 17th of September
- 2 workshops of your choice
- Access to streamed Live surgeries cases
- Access to all conferences, scientific events (Panel discussion, SWOT) and Scientific Competition (Oral presentation sessions, Debate sessions, E-poster presentation)
- Welcome bag
- Digital copy of the certificate of attendance
- Access to the Opening ceremony and Social events
- Abstract published in the Abstract Book
THE „PREMIUM” PACK
100 €Until 17th of September
- 3 workshops
- Priority to workshop selection for 2 of the workshops you choose
- Extra goodies in the Welcoming Bag
- Access to all conferences, scientific events (Panel discussion, SWOT) and Scientific Competition (Oral presentation sessions, Debate sessions, E-poster presentation)
- Access to streamed Live surgeries
- Access to the Opening ceremony and Social events
- Printed copy of the certificate of attendance
- Abstract published in the Abstract Book
Passive participant
THE „(NOT SO) BASIC” PACK
55 €Until 17th of September
- 2 workshops of your choice
- Access to all conferences, scientific events (Panel discussion, SWOT) and Scientific Competition (Oral presentation sessions, Debate sessions, E-poster presentation)
- Welcome bag
- Digital copy of the certificate of attendance
- Access to the Opening ceremony and Social events
THE „I WANT IT ALL” PACK
65 €Until 17th of September
- 2 workshops of your choice
- Access to streamed Live surgeries
- Access to all conferences, scientific events (Panel discussion, SWOT) and Scientific Competition (Oral presentation sessions, Debate sessions, E-poster presentation)
- Welcome bag
- Digital copy of the certificate of attendance
- Access to the Opening ceremony and Social events
THE „PREMIUM” PACK
105 €Until 17th of September
- 3 workshops
- Priority to workshop selection for 2 of the workshops you choose
- Extra goodies in the Welcoming Bag
- Access to all conferences, scientific events (Panel discussion, SWOT) and Scientific Competition (Oral presentation sessions, Debate sessions, E-poster presentation)
- Access to streamed Live surgeries
- Access to the Opening ceremony and Social events
- Printed copy of the certificate of attendance
Ambassadors
Become an AMBASSADOR and spread the news about the Congress to the world!
What will you have to do?
Convince as many international students as you can of the amazing things they can experience within the third edition of SURGICON! For every international student you manage to bring, you will collect POINTS.
- For each international student you convince to attend that chooses an ONLINE pack, you will receive 10 points.
- For each international student you convince to attend that chooses a PHYSICAL pack, you will receive 30 points.
One point corresponds to a 1% discount on your selected pack.
For example: if you convince two students to attend online and one person to attend in physical form you will collect 2 x 10 points + 1 x 30 points = 50 points ⬄ 50% discount on your selected participation pack.
If you have great persuasion skills and manage to collect 100 points, you have a free pass to SURGICON 2021! The most prolific ambassador, the person who manages to bring the most international students to the congress will be awarded with the Best Ambassador Title. This title comes with much honor, a diploma to prove your dedication and some more surprises along the way!
WHO can be an ambassador?
Everyone that wishes so! There are no requirements in order to become an ambassador.
HOW do I become an ambassador?
If you decide to become an ambassador, please use the contact form*. One of our volunteers will then contact you to provide you a referral code. This code must be sent to all international participants you convince to participate. Upon their registration, they will have to enter the code in the Registration Form (under the “Ambassador code” section). This will certify their participation in your name.
We will also provide you with a personalized Facebook cover and an online poster to share on your social media platforms, in order to spread the word about your ambassadorship and make it more visible.
How do I receive MY REWARD?
Your ambassador work will start from the moment you receive the referral code. You will have until the 17th of September 2021 (deadline regular) to gather as many participants from other countries and international medical institutions as you wish. Whenever you decide you have convinced enough people to participate in the Congress, before the deadline, you should contact the person who sent you the referral code.
How do I use my DISCOUNT VOUCHER?
We will verify the number of people who registered using it, as well as their registration details and, if everything is in order, we will send you a voucher code that will contain the discount according to the number and types of participants you brought. With the code, you can go to the website and create an account of your own. In the Payment section, you will use the code in order to complete your payment and validate your account. The discount will be applied to the current package fee at the time of payment. Please note that the voucher code is a single-use one.
If, by the deadline, you do not contact us, we will collect all data and contact you to inform you of how many points you managed to gather and offer you the obtained voucher!
Keynote Speakers
World-renowned surgeons will focus their talks on research perspectives in surgery
and challenges faced on the road to becoming a successful practitioner
Dr. Marci L. BowersObstetrics and Gynecology- Prof. Fu Chan WeiPlastic Surgery
- Prof. Hugues DuffauNeurosurgery
- Prof. Sloane GuyCardiac Surgery
- Dr. Christopher J. WinfreeNeurosurgery
Workshops
Basic Workshops
Radius Fractures
Radius Fractures
The aim of this workshop is to establish the baseline in radius fractures and their types of treatment. You will learn the different fracture patterns, the surgical treatment and the steps of the surgical techniques followed in the O.R. and post-operative care. You will also get the chance to practice what you’ve learned by stabilizing a radius shaft fracture with plates and screws.
Septoplasty
Septoplasty
For those of you who take an interest in ENT, this workshop will give you the chance to learn about some procedures and instruments used in septoplasty. You will simulate this intervention and correct any defects or deformities of the nasal septum using biological material.
Sutures
Sutures
This is one of the workshops you need to attend in case you are just entering the surgical field, as you will become familiar with the main surgical instruments, learn how to manage a surgical wound and practice elementary surgical procedures such as different types of knots, incisions and several types of sutures (continuous and discontinuous), as well as indications on when to perform each of them.
Arterial Grafts Harvesting
Arterial Grafts Harvesting
This workshop will simulate arterial graft harvesting from biological material using no-touch technique. Participants will be familiarized with the incision and the dissection of the biological material, ligature of the collateral vessels, and arteriotomy. Then, the participants will simulate the closing of the patients using multiple-layers sutures.
Asepsis and Antisepsis
Asepsis and Antisepsis
This workshop will teach you the basic steps a surgeon undergoes prior to entering the operating room. You will have the opportunity to learn about asepsis and antisepsis, the proper way to wash your hands before the surgery, how to put on your surgical coat and many more.
Casts & Splints
Casts & Splints
As its name suggests, this workshop will focus on the orthopaedic management and treatment of fractures. You will get acquainted with the most common types of limb fractures and the indications of casts and splints for their respective treatment. You will also get the chance to place casts and splints for both upper and lower limb fractures
Laparoscopy
Laparoscopy
Laparoscopic surgery allows for faster recovery time, less pain and smaller scars than open surgery. Our workshop approaches the fundamentals of laparoscopic surgery, covering the basic principles, ergonomics, preoperative and postoperative considerations. You will have the chance to practice the instrument and camera handling, knot-tying, dissection and suturing techniques, on pegboards and on biological material.
Radius Fractures
Radius Fractures
The aim of this workshop is to establish the baseline in radius fractures and their types of treatment. You will learn the different fracture patterns, the surgical treatment and the steps of the surgical techniques followed in the O.R. and post-operative care. You will also get the chance to practice what you’ve learned by stabilizing a radius shaft fracture with plates and screws.
Septoplasty
Septoplasty
For those of you who take an interest in ENT, this workshop will give you the chance to learn about some procedures and instruments used in septoplasty. You will simulate this intervention and correct any defects or deformities of the nasal septum using biological material.
Sutures
Sutures
This is one of the workshops you need to attend in case you are just entering the surgical field, as you will become familiar with the main surgical instruments, learn how to manage a surgical wound and practice elementary surgical procedures such as different types of knots, incisions and several types of sutures (continuous and discontinuous), as well as indications on when to perform each of them.
Arterial Grafts Harvesting
Arterial Grafts Harvesting
This workshop will simulate arterial graft harvesting from biological material using no-touch technique. Participants will be familiarized with the incision and the dissection of the biological material, ligature of the collateral vessels, and arteriotomy. Then, the participants will simulate the closing of the patients using multiple-layers sutures.
Asepsis and Antisepsis
Asepsis and Antisepsis
This workshop will teach you the basic steps a surgeon undergoes prior to entering the operating room. You will have the opportunity to learn about asepsis and antisepsis, the proper way to wash your hands before the surgery, how to put on your surgical coat and many more.
Casts & Splints
Casts & Splints
As its name suggests, this workshop will focus on the orthopaedic management and treatment of fractures. You will get acquainted with the most common types of limb fractures and the indications of casts and splints for their respective treatment. You will also get the chance to place casts and splints for both upper and lower limb fractures
Intermediate Workshops
Thoracic Surgery
Thoracic Surgery
Concerning one of the most tempting surgical fields for many medical students, this workshop’s aim is to help you get familiar with the main techniques and materials used in tracheostomy and different types of pulmonary resections and sutures.
Valve Replacement
Valve Replacement
This workshop will teach you how to perform some of the most frequent procedures in cardiovascular surgery, with a focus on heart valve surgery. You will discuss the surgical approach to the heart, become familiar with special instruments used in cardiovascular surgery, learn about extracorporeal circulation, prosthetic heart valves and perform a valve implantation.
Vascular Anastomoses
Vascular Anastomoses
This workshop will present you the key principles behind vascular surgery. You will learn the special instruments used in vascular surgery and how to perform different procedures such as arteriotomy, arteriorrhaphy and angioplasty, as well as vascular anastomoses, and study the main indications for vascular surgery.
Aesthetic Surgery
Aesthetic Surgery
At this workshop, you will become familiar with the specific surgical instruments used in aesthetic surgery and you will discuss operative techniques (such as blepharoplasty, otoplasty, liposuction) supported by preoperative and postoperative images.
Basic Skills in Breast Surgery
Basic Skills in Breast Surgery
This workshop consists in a part of theoretical presentations about mastectomy and breast reconstruction. You will also get the chance to learn the steps for the mastectomy, breast augmentation procedure and to perform it on biological material.
Basic Skills in Gastric Surgery
Basic Skills in Gastric Surgery
This workshop will focus on the various types of gastric resections, gastric reconstruction techniques and other types of surgical procedures that are used to treat gastric pathologies. You will perform a 2/3 gastric resection followed by a gastric reconstruction.
Basic Skills in Gynaecology
Basic Skills in Gynaecology
This workshop is meant to teach you the basics behind the most frequent gynaecological surgical interventions. You will get familiar with specific instruments and you will get the chance to openly discuss the principles and approaches in gynaecological surgery. Afterwards, you will perform an ovariectomy, an excision of a uterine fibroid and a hysterorrhaphy.
Basic Skills in Interventional Radiology
Basic Skills in Interventional Radiology
This workshop will teach you the essential skills of an interventional radiologist. You will discuss diagnostic image interpretation, manipulation of needles, catheter tubes and wires to navigate around the body under imaging control, as well as various catheterization techniques of the human arterial system. You will experience handling of the relevant equipment and solve vascular scenarios by performing balloon angioplasties.
Craniotomy
Craniotomy
In this workshop, you will learn the basic principles of craniotomy, which is a surgical procedure that involves the removal of a part of the skull. This procedure may be performed to treat brain tumors, hematomas or aneurysms. You will also become familiar with the specific neurosurgical instruments and be able to perform a craniotomy. More than that, you will learn to do an extraventricular drain.
Disc Hernia Surgery
Disc Hernia Surgery
The main part of this workshop is represented by the surgery techniques used in the treatment of herniated discs. You will also learn about laminectomy and the skeletonization of paravertebral muscles.
Esogastric Surgery
Esogastric Surgery
The aim of this workshop is to highlight the procedures performed on the upper digestive tract. In the beginning you will learn some aspects of the pathologies in this field. The hands-on experience will consist of performing a gastrectomy, various types of fundoplication techniques used in the treatment of gastric reflux and many more.
Esophagoplasty
Esophagoplasty
This is a great workshop for pediatric surgery enthusiasts. There will be theoretical presentations about esophageal atresia and surgical procedures specific for treating this condition. You will have the chance to perform an esophagoplasty on biologic material, using an intestinal graft.
Flaps & Plasties in Plastic Surgery
Flaps & Plasties in Plastic Surgery
This plastics’ workshop will collect the most frequent procedures performed, while focusing mainly on skin reconstruction. You will get familiar with the specific surgical instruments used in the field. You will also learn how to manage a surgical wound and how to perform a Z-plasty, V-Y-plasty, and an advancement flap.
Hepatic Resections
Hepatic Resections
This workshop will present the key principles behind trauma and resectional hepatic surgery. You will become familiar with the relevant anatomy, main surgical instruments, surgical approaches of the liver and hepatic hilum, types and principles of liver resections, as well as assessment and management of liver trauma. You will also practice surgical liver hemostasis maneuvers and perform typical and atypical hepatic resections
Hepatobiliary Surgery
Hepatobiliary Surgery
This workshop will teach you the anatomy and surgical approaches of the common hepatic duct, gallbladder and common bile duct. You will perform an open cholecystectomy and an anastomosis between the common hepatic duct and the jejunum.
Intestinal Anastomoses
Intestinal Anastomoses
This workshop will present the key principles behind bowel surgery. You will become familiar with the principles of mesenteric dissection, enterectomy, as well as different types of intestinal anastomoses and the various situations in which they can be applied. During the practical part you will perform a termino-terminal anastomosis
Stomas in Digestive Surgery
Stomas in Digestive Surgery
This workshop will teach you essential steps for placing a stoma while performing digestive surgery. You will discuss small and large bowel pathology, types of stomas and different ways of performing this technique. There will be biological material on which you can exercise using specialized instruments.
Tenorrhaphy
Tenorrhaphy
This workshop focuses on an important part of plastic surgery: tendon reconstruction. At first, you will get acquainted with the specific instruments used in plastic surgery. Then, you will learn how to manage a surgical wound and how to perform tendon sutures.
Thoracic Surgery
Thoracic Surgery
Concerning one of the most tempting surgical fields for many medical students, this workshop’s aim is to help you get familiar with the main techniques and materials used in tracheostomy and different types of pulmonary resections and sutures.
Valve Replacement
Valve Replacement
This workshop will teach you how to perform some of the most frequent procedures in cardiovascular surgery, with a focus on heart valve surgery. You will discuss the surgical approach to the heart, become familiar with special instruments used in cardiovascular surgery, learn about extracorporeal circulation, prosthetic heart valves and perform a valve implantation.
Vascular Anastomoses
Vascular Anastomoses
This workshop will present you the key principles behind vascular surgery. You will learn the special instruments used in vascular surgery and how to perform different procedures such as arteriotomy, arteriorrhaphy and angioplasty, as well as vascular anastomoses, and study the main indications for vascular surgery.
Aesthetic Surgery
Aesthetic Surgery
At this workshop, you will become familiar with the specific surgical instruments used in aesthetic surgery and you will discuss operative techniques (such as blepharoplasty, otoplasty, liposuction) supported by preoperative and postoperative images.
Basic Skills in Breast Surgery
Basic Skills in Breast Surgery
This workshop consists in a part of theoretical presentations about mastectomy and breast reconstruction. You will also get the chance to learn the steps for the mastectomy, breast augmentation procedure and to perform it on biological material.
Basic Skills in Gastric Surgery
Basic Skills in Gastric Surgery
This workshop will focus on the various types of gastric resections, gastric reconstruction techniques and other types of surgical procedures that are used to treat gastric pathologies. You will perform a 2/3 gastric resection followed by a gastric reconstruction.
Advanced Workshops
Basic Skills in Ophthalmology
Basic Skills in Ophthalmology
This workshop will present basic principles of Ophthalmology, from eye anatomy and specific instruments to clinical evaluations techniques and basic ophthalmic surgery skills. You will get the chance to perform comprehensive eye examinations. The basics of ophthalmology trauma will also be a part of the workshop as well as scleral and sclero-corneal sutures.
Basic Skills in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Basic Skills in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
This workshop will present the main surgical techniques used in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, with a focus on: marginal mandibular resection, bone graft reconstruction and various flaps. You will get familiar with the specific instruments, discuss the principles and approaches in OMF surgery.
Coronary Bypass
Coronary Bypass
This workshop will teach you how to perform some of the most frequent procedures in cardiovascular surgery, with a focus on coronary bypass. You will discuss the surgical approach of the heart, become familiar with the special instruments used in cardiovascular surgery, learn about extracorporeal circulation and bypass procedures and perform a coronary bypass yourself.
Advanced Skills in Gastric Surgery
Advanced Skills in Gastric Surgery
This workshop will focus on the various types of gastric anastomosis such as gastro-duodenal anastomosis and gastro-jejunal anastomosis. The workshop will be composed of a theoretical part in which you will perform a roux en Y anastomosis.
Basic Skills in Microsurgery
Basic Skills in Microsurgery
As the field of microsurgery is rapidly developing, this workshop will present some of its key principles. You will have the opportunity to discuss basic microsurgery notions and specific instruments. You will get the chance to perform sutures under the microscope on a range of materials, such as Sun Lee discs, leaves and petals.
Basic Skills in Ophthalmology
Basic Skills in Ophthalmology
This workshop will present basic principles of Ophthalmology, from eye anatomy and specific instruments to clinical evaluations techniques and basic ophthalmic surgery skills. You will get the chance to perform comprehensive eye examinations. The basics of ophthalmology trauma will also be a part of the workshop as well as scleral and sclero-corneal sutures.
Basic Skills in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Basic Skills in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
This workshop will present the main surgical techniques used in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, with a focus on: marginal mandibular resection, bone graft reconstruction and various flaps. You will get familiar with the specific instruments, discuss the principles and approaches in OMF surgery.
Coronary Bypass
Coronary Bypass
This workshop will teach you how to perform some of the most frequent procedures in cardiovascular surgery, with a focus on coronary bypass. You will discuss the surgical approach of the heart, become familiar with the special instruments used in cardiovascular surgery, learn about extracorporeal circulation and bypass procedures and perform a coronary bypass yourself.
Advanced Skills in Gastric Surgery
Advanced Skills in Gastric Surgery
This workshop will focus on the various types of gastric anastomosis such as gastro-duodenal anastomosis and gastro-jejunal anastomosis. The workshop will be composed of a theoretical part in which you will perform a roux en Y anastomosis.
Basic Skills in Microsurgery
Basic Skills in Microsurgery
As the field of microsurgery is rapidly developing, this workshop will present some of its key principles. You will have the opportunity to discuss basic microsurgery notions and specific instruments. You will get the chance to perform sutures under the microscope on a range of materials, such as Sun Lee discs, leaves and petals.
Basic Skills in Ophthalmology
Basic Skills in Ophthalmology
This workshop will present basic principles of Ophthalmology, from eye anatomy and specific instruments to clinical evaluations techniques and basic ophthalmic surgery skills. You will get the chance to perform comprehensive eye examinations. The basics of ophthalmology trauma will also be a part of the workshop as well as scleral and sclero-corneal sutures.
