Wound Mangement in Morocco
DATES: 6-8th February 2025
Where to fly to: Agadir, Morocco
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Alongside your professional development you can explore rocky terrian and eucalyptus forests by quad bike and then go sandboarding in the Sahara Desert. Relax on Agadir beach, take in the winter sun and explore the town and Medina.
Meet the speaker and see the full plan including lectures and activities below.
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Meet the Speaker: Tom Hernon
BVSc CertAVP(VA)GSAS DipECVS MRCVS
RCVS Specialist in Small Animal Surgery
Tom graduated from the University of Liverpool in 2014. He worked for the PDSA for two years and completed rotating internships at Northwest Veterinary Specialists in Cheshire and the Queen’s Veterinary School Hospital in Cambridge. Tom joined the surgery team at Langford Vets in 2018 as a surgical assistant and went on to complete an ECVS residency in Small Animal Surgery. He was awarded a European Diploma in Small Animal Surgery in 2023. He is now one of the senior surgeons in Small Animal Soft Tissue Surgery. His particular interests are minimally invasive surgery, urogenital surgery and wound management and reconstruction
EPD Plan
Day 1
6th February 2025
Morning: arrive in Agadir and explore the town and Medina
14:00 Introductions
14:30 Principles of wound management
15:30 Open wound management
16:30 Cases and how to maximise outcomes
17:30 Closure and questions
19:30 Welcome drinks
Day 2
7th February 2025
8:30 Breakfast and Coffee
09:00 Overview of local reconstruction
10:00 Subdermal plexus flaps
11:00 Axial pattern flaps
13.30 Quad bike adventure through rocky terrain and eucalyptus forests to the Sahara Desertwhere you will experience the thrill of sandboarding down the dunes.
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Day 3
8th February 2025
09:00 Start the day on Agadir beach - Ocean dip, snorkel
11:00 Re-cap day 2 and case discussions
12:00Free skin grafts
13:00 Lunch
13:30 Dealing with complications
14:30 Muscle flaps for reconstruction
15:30 Cases and discussion
17:00 Closure and questions