W009 Hands-on: Wound Closures
DESCRIPTION
Tuition fee and ticket required for admission
This session is geared toward beginner and intermediate levels. It offers small group, hands-on experience practicing a variety of wound closure techniques, with faculty engaged in teaching at each table. Relevant anatomy and the fundamentals of wound closures will be discussed in brief didactic format. Complex layered linear repairs and local flaps including all types of advancement, rotation, and transposition flaps will be reviewed. Participants will then have opportunity for realistic hands-on practice with cadaveric arms and heads. Anatomic considerations, suture technique pearls, and safe techniques for optimizing outcome and minimizing complications will be emphasized. This activity has been approved by the American Board of Dermatology (ABD) for up to 30 Continuous Certification Program (CCP) Component 2 Self-Assessment points. For more information about CCP, please visit the ABD website at www.abderm.org.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Recognize anatomic considerations of wound closures on the head and neck to optimize outcomes and avoid complications.
Identify design and execution pearls and pitfalls for linear closures and advancement, rotation, and transposition flaps.
Perform complex linear repairs and the various types of local flap closures, ranging from complex to advanced, depending on participant skill.
SCHEDULE
8:00 PM
Anatomic and Aesthetic Considerations in the Head and Neck
Ayan Kusari, MD, FAAD
8:10 PM
Suturing Pearls
Aditi Sharma, MD, FAAD
8:25 PM
CLLC & Advancement Flaps
Daniel Mark Klufas, MD, FAAD
8:40 PM
Hands On
9:10 PM
Rotation Flaps
Drew Kenith Saylor, MD, FAAD
9:20 PM
Transposition Flaps
Conroy Chow, MD, FAAD
9:30 PM
Hands On
10:05 PM
Surgical Execution pearls
Eva A. Hurst, MD, FAAD
10:15 PM
45 min Hands On
SPEAKERS
Conroy Chow, MD, FAAD
Eva A. Hurst, MD, FAAD
Daniel Mark Klufas, MD, FAAD
Ayan Kusari, MD, FAAD
Drew Kenith Saylor, MD, FAAD
Aditi Sharma, MD, FAAD
Siegrid S. Yu, MD, FAAD
SPEAKER DISCLOSURES
Conroy Chow, MD, FAAD
No financial relationships exist with ineligible companies.
Eva A. Hurst, MD, FAAD
Stryke Club LLC – Other(No Compensation Received);
Daniel Mark Klufas, MD, FAAD
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Ayan Kusari, MD, FAAD
No financial relationships exist with ineligible companies.
Drew Kenith Saylor, MD, FAAD
No financial relationships exist with ineligible companies.
Aditi Sharma, MD, FAAD
No financial relationships exist with ineligible companies.
Siegrid S. Yu, MD, FAAD
No financial relationships exist with ineligible companies.