Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genoa, Italy
September 15 - 26, 2003
Gaslini International constitutes the operating platform for initiatives that seek to provide pediatricians and health care practitioners in the Mediterranean basin, Near Middle East and Eastern Europe with skills and approaches needed to guarantee quality child health care in the regions. In this pilot phase, we are delighted to announce ALL EXPENSES PAID openings for medical residents and interns from Mediterranean, Near Middle East and Eastern European countries to attend ten-day residential postgraduate training course in Pediatric Surgery (September 15 – 26, 2003)Day 1
Surgery in the newborn
Abdominal wall defects
Congenital diaphragmatic hernia
Neonatal parenteral nutrition
Use of central venous catheters – infusion systems Day 2
Esophageal atresia
Long-gap atresia: surgical treatment
Esophagocolonplasty
Intestinal atresias
Meconium ileus and acute abdomen in the newborn
Combined medical-surgical approach in low weight newborns Day 3
Hirschsprung’s disease: general aspects
Genetics and risk of recurrence in Hirschsprung’s disease
Diagnostics of Hirschsprung’s disease
Surgical treatment of Hirschsprung’s disease
Intestinal neuronal dysplasia
Use of diagnostic tools and histological diagnosis Day 4
VACTERL syndrome and Caudal Regression Syndrome
Anorectal malformations: general aspects
Diagnosis of anorectal malformations
Sacral ratio
Currarino syndrome
PSARP technique
Cloacal anomalies
Rare perineal malformations Day 5
Gastroesophageal reflux
Instrumental diagnosis of gastroesophageal reflux
Medical treatment of gastroesophageal reflux
Pathophysiology of esophageal achalasia
Gastric pseudovolvolus
Execution of pH-metry and esophageal manometry
Execution of digestive endoscopy in children Day 6
Miniinvasive surgery: introduction and general indications
Diagnostic laparoscopy
Laparoscopic treatment of GER
Laparoscopic treatment of esophageal achalasia
Cryptorchidism
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy
Laparoscopic splenectomy
Use of instruments and their applications Day 7
Cheilognathopalatoschisis
Chest wall malformations
Burns in children
Lung malformations
Postinfectious pleuropulmonary diseases of surgical interest
Execution of tracheobronchoscopy Day 8
Primary and secondary vesicoureteral reflux
Diagnostics of urinary tract malformations
Reflux nephropathy
Conventional and endoscopic surgery
Hydronephrosis and urinary tract obstruction
Use of endoscopic instruments in urology Day 9
Pediatric orthopedics: general aspects
Scoliosis
Limb length discrepancies and shortening
Congenital deformities of the hand
Congenital clubfoot
Post-traumatic deformities
Slipping epiphysis Day 10
Neurosurgical malformations: general aspects
Treatment of hydrocephalus
Cranial trauma: neurosurgery
Neural tube defects: classification and diagnostic procedures
Surgical treatment of neural tube defects
Spinal reflex bladder
Multidisciplinary approach to spina bifida in children: the point of view of urologist, physical therapist, nephrologist, orthopedist, psychologist, and neurosurgeon
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