Paediatric Advanced Cadaveric Trauma Surgery (PACTS) Course for Surgeons 2021

Paediatric Advanced Cadaveric Trauma Surgery (PACTS) Course for Surgeons 2021 is organized by British Association of Paediatric Surgeons (BAPS) and will be held from Nov 18 - 19, 2021 at Newcastle Surgical Training Centre, Newcastle upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom. This Course has been approved for a maximum of 12 CPD Points.

Target Audience:
It is aimed at consultants and ST8 and above in paediatric surgery, orthopaedics, plastics and neurosurgery or adult surgeons with an interest in children as well as paediatric anaesthetists and theatre nurses. They encourage entire theatre trauma teams to attend together. 

Overview:
This course is a two day hands on cadaveric operative workshop for surgeons, anaesthetists and theatre nurses likely to be involved in the operative management of major trauma in children.

They combine team decision making and communication under pressure with operative techniques. The operative techniques focus on management of truncal and junctional zone injuries. The lectures, discussions and case studies explore the principles of damage control surgery in children, working in  multi-specialty surgical teams and the human factors of managing under extreme pressure. Experience is shared from military and humanitarian surgeons as well as recent major incidents in the UK.

Additional details will be posted as soon as the information is avaliable.