Emergency Head and Neck Surgery Cadaver Course

Overview

The course gives hands-on refresher training for consultants and senior trainees in ear, nose and throat (ENT) emergencies that occur in areas outside their sub-specialty using fresh/frozen cadavers. This course is also suitable for specialty and specialist doctors.  

The course will be modular, covering the specific procedures noted below. Participants are expected to cover two of all three modules if time permits. 

The ratio of delegate to cadaver will be 2:1. 

Module 1: Rhinology 

• SPA ligation. 
• Anterior ethmoid artery ligation. 
• Drainage of peri-orbital abscess. 
• Lateral canthotomy. 
• Frontal sinus trephining.

Module 2: Head and Neck 

• Neck exploration targeting IJV, carotid artery, parapharyngeal/neck abscess drainage. 
• Tracheostomy/cricothyrotomy. 

Module 3: Otology 

• Cortical mastoidectomy. 

Course Director 
Mr Arunachalam Iyer 
Monklands Hospital

Faculty
West of Scotland ENT Consultants 

Feedback from recent attendees at the Emergency Head and Neck Surgery Cadaver Course:  

“This course massively exceeded my expectations!” 
“Excellent cadaver specimen and very realistic dissection. The tutors were excellent.” 
“Great faculty and faculty ratio. Covered the breadth of ENT emergencies. Very useful course.” 


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• We look forward to welcoming you to the conference!