During WIVAM, it is possible to participate in different kinds of workshops.
You can actively participate in one out of three various hands-on workshops, or You can take part in all three of them. They will take place simultaneously during the whole day of the meeting in specially prepared training rooms. Registration for the workshops will be conducted on-site, together with the registration for the meeting, until all available places are filled (first come, first served).
Below you can find all the different kinds of workshops that will be available during WIVAM 2024:
- Veins – the most difficult part of the vascular system to study - come and see if it's true (Vascular Ultrasound Imaging of the Veins). The workshop will be conducted in three rouds during the first scientific session by the top class expert in vascular surgery and phlebology - dr Adam Zieliński MD, PhD - the founder and CEO of the first and the most significant plebological centre in Warsaw: Doctor A (www.doktora.pl) and the Leader of the Venous Pathway of the European Society for Vascular Surgery Academy (www.esvs.org)
- Principles of Echocardiography - worksop designed in cooperation with the Students' Scientific Association "Pressor" from the Department of Internal Medicine, Hypertension and Vascular Disorders of the Medical University of Warsaw will be coducted in six rounds, during the second and the third scientific session, by top class cardiologists: dr Agnieszka Sawicka and dr Piotr Sobieraj
- Carotid endarterectomy and femoropopliteal by-pass - the workshop will be conducted in eight rounds, during the first, the second and the third scientific session by top class surgeons from the 1st Department of General and Vascular Surgery of the Medical University of Warsaw: dr Bartłomiej Kozdój and dr Tomasz Goryń and from the Department of General, Vascular, Endocrine and Transplant Surgery of the Medical University of Warsaw: dr Michał Proczka and dr Daniel Jarosz
These are the most frequently performed operations in vascular surgery. This workshop will be performed on specially designed anatomical phantoms, almost identical to those used in the European Vascular Surgery Exams (FEBVS – Fellow of the European Board of Vascular Surgery). During the carotid endarterectomy, arteries are cut open and the arherosclerotic plaque is removed. During the femoropopliteal bypass, two ends of the vessel are attached to each other. In this workshop, different types of endarterectiomies and vascular anastomoses are discussed and various surgical techniques are explained. A large part of the program will consist of a hands-on workshop, in which actual carotid endarterectomy and vascular anastomoses can be made by the participants. After this workshop, You will understand the idea of vascular anastomosis, suturing techniques and pitfalls.
Surgical instruments and sutures for all participants of the workshops are provided.
