AWRE WORKSHOP PROGRAMME

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Welcome and introduction

David Ross & Al Windsor

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Key skills for AWR Surgeons

- Anatomy of the Abdominal Wall, Stella Smith, Consultant Emergency and General Surgeon, Manchester Royal Infirmary

- How to close the abdomen after laparotomy, Dominic SladeConsultant Colorectal, Intestinal Failure and General surgeon, Salford Care Organisation

- What do I do if I cant close the abdomen

- Discussion

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Industry Symposium
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Keynote: Why do Hernias Occur?

David Sanders, Consultant Surgeon & Chair of British Hernia Society, North Devon District Hospital 

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Break
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How to Repair the Ventral Hernia: Principles

- Open Repair, Al Windsor, Consultant General Surgeon, HCA Healthcare 

- Laparoscopic Repair, Salvador Morales, Associate Professor of Surgery, University of Sevilla

- Robotic Repair

- Open Component Repair, David Ross, Consultant Plastic Surgeon, Plastic Surgery West One 

- Discussion

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Lunch
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Keynote: Use of Botulinum Toxin in AWR

Anita Jacombs, General Surgeon, University of Sydney

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Industry Symposium
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Further surgical development

- Surgical Pre-optimisation, Jeff Janis, Chief of Plastic Surgery, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center

- How to start training in robotic surgery , Mette Willaume, AWR Consultant, Zealand University Hospital

- Discussion

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Discussion
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Break
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Keynote: The importance of Outcome Measures in AWR

John Fischer, Plastic Surgeon, Penn Medicine

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Industry symposium
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Clinical case studies
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Thank you and why you should attend AWRE 2025