Let specialist soft tissue surgeon, Ronan Doyle guide you through a practical approach to wound management and closure.

• Join European and RCVS Recognised Specialist in Small Animal Surgery Ronan Doyle for three 2-hour sessions
• Develop a logical problem-solving approach to open wound management
• There will be a focus on techniques available to most general practitioners from simple tips for straightforward local closure to options for the more challenging cases
• Understand when and where to use newer techniques in wound management technology
• Remove the stress from removing skin tumours from planning the excision to executing the closure
• Essential practical tips from our expert tutor
• Comprehensive notes to download
• Self-assessment quizzes to ‘release’ your 8 hours CPD certification (don’t worry, you can take them more than once if you don’t quite hit the mark first time)
• 12 Months access to recorded sessions
• Superb value for money – learn without traffic jams or rota hassles
• Watch the recordings on your iPad
• This Mini Series was originally broadcast in October 2015

Programme

Step by Step – Logical Open Wound Management

• Understanding the process of wound healing
• Determining why the wound won’t heal – is it the patient or is it us?
• Initial decision-making for Open Wound Management
• Ongoing goal-directed Open Wound Management

Surgical Wound Closure – Making the Most of Available Skin

• Understanding and implementing the ‘Rules of Closure’
• Using straightforward techniques to manage local wound tension
• The planned wound: Considerations when creating a wound including the principles of surgical oncology
• The where, when and how of local skin flaps

Location, Location, Location – Managing Wounds in Tricky Locations

• When to consider more complex flaps
• Understanding the different types of skin graft
• Considering newer developments in wound management and wound management technology
• Managing wounds that seem to defy closure