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, Prof. Dr. René Fortelny, Chair of General Surgery, Sigmund Freud Private University Vienna, Austria

- What do I do if I cant close the abdomen, Dominic Slade, Consultant Colorectal, Intestinal Failure and General surgeon, Salford Care Organisation

- Discussion

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Why do Hernias Occur?
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Break
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Further surgical development

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

- Discussion

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Principles of hernia repair

- Open Repair, Mr. Al Windsor 

- Limitation of Open Component Separation, Mr. David Ross

- Laparoscopic Repair, Mr. Salvador Morales – Conde 

- How to start training in Robotic surgery/Robotic Repair, Ms. Mette Willaums 

- 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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Keynote: The importance of Outcome Measures in AWR

John Fischer, Plastic Surgeon, Penn Medicine

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Break
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Clinical case studies
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Thank you and why you should attend AWRE 2025