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LAST Ireland Laboratory Animal Surgery Module<\/strong><\/p>\n

EU\u00a0M<\/b><\/span>odu<\/b>l<\/b><\/span>e<\/b> 22:<\/b> Pr<\/b><\/span>i<\/b>n<\/b>c<\/b><\/span>i<\/b><\/span>p<\/b><\/span>l<\/b>e<\/b><\/span>s<\/b> o<\/b><\/span>f<\/b> su<\/b>r<\/b><\/span>g<\/b>e<\/b><\/span>ry (See learning outcomes)<\/b><\/b><\/p>\n

Register\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Prerequisites:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Candidates are expected to have available the Handbook of Laboratory Animal Management and Welfare (Wolfensohn & Lloyd; ideally 4th ed.)<\/a> and to be familiar with chapters 9 & 10.<\/p>\n

Format of course:<\/strong><\/p>\n

There are two components to the course.<\/p>\n

Theory. (250Euro)<\/strong><\/h4>\n

This will be undertaken on moodle by the student . There will be a theory exam at the end of it.
\nThis is fully self directed and can be done at any time.<\/p>\n

After doing this module there is a practical session available.<\/p>\n

Practical module\u00a0 (350 euro)<\/strong><\/h4>\n

This will be held over a 6 hour session in Trinity College Dublin.<\/p>\n

The next practical session is scheduled for Saturday the\u00a0 4th of october 2025<\/em><\/p>\n

Like all difficult physical skills, surgery requires practice under supervision by a skilled trainer before an acceptable level of competency can be acquired.<\/p>\n

The practical aspects of surgery will be demonstrated and the student will be given a surgery kit to enable them to practice incisions and sutures .<\/p>\n

Practice with non-live model:<\/div>\n
– How to handle the instruments properly.<\/div>\n
– Difference in suture materials.<\/div>\n
– How to make different suture patters and knots.<\/div>\n
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Real example (animal)<\/div>\n
– Notions on real case scenario: anaesthesia practice (injectable vs gas ) + monitoring<\/div>\n
– Instruments and preparation<\/div>\n
– Preparation of animal (shaving and cleaning incision area)<\/div>\n
– Preparation of surgeon (washing, gloving and gowning) + surgical area.<\/div>\n
-Draping<\/div>\n
-Abdominal surgery (opening and closing with patterns).<\/div>\n
Discussion<\/div>\n
– Animal recovery<\/div>\n
– Wound treatment<\/div>\n
– Questions<\/div>\n
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Learning Outcomes\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n

T<\/span>h<\/span>i<\/span>s m<\/span>odule cov<\/span>er<\/span>s pr<\/span>inci<\/span>ples of p<\/span>re<\/span>–<\/span>oper<\/span>a<\/span>tiv<\/span>e an<\/span>im<\/span>al a<\/span>sse<\/span>ssm<\/span>ent and c<\/span>a<\/span>re, p<\/span>re<\/span>par<\/span>a<\/span>tio<\/span>ns for sur<\/span>g<\/span>er<\/span>y inc<\/span>ludi<\/span>ng equi<\/span>pm<\/span>ent p<\/span>repar<\/span>at<\/span>i<\/span>on and ase<\/span>pt<\/span>ic tech<\/span>niqu<\/span>e and t<\/span>h<\/span>e pr<\/span>inc<\/span>ip<\/span>les of s<\/span>ucc<\/span>es<\/span>sf<\/span>ul su<\/span>rg<\/span>er<\/span>y<\/span>.<\/p>\n

T<\/span>he m<\/span>odule p<\/span>rov<\/span>ide<\/span>s in<\/span>form<\/span>at<\/span>ion abou<\/span>t p<\/span>oss<\/span>ib<\/span>le c<\/span>om<\/span>pli<\/span>cat<\/span>ion<\/span>s, po<\/span>st<\/span>–<\/span>oper<\/span>a<\/span>tiv<\/span>e c<\/span>ar<\/span>e and m<\/span>onit<\/span>or<\/span>ing al<\/span>ong w<\/span>ith de<\/span>tai<\/span>ls o<\/span>f the he<\/span>al<\/span>i<\/span>ng proce<\/span>ss.<\/p>\n

I<\/span>t al<\/span>so cov<\/span>er<\/span>s m<\/span>ore prac<\/span>tic<\/span>al el<\/span>em<\/span>ent<\/span>s for exam<\/span>ple th<\/span>e dem<\/span>onst<\/span>rat<\/span>ion of comm<\/span>o<\/span>nly used inst<\/span>rum<\/span>ent<\/span>s and pr<\/span>ov<\/span>ide an oppo<\/span>rtun<\/span>ity for tr<\/span>ai<\/span>n<\/span>ees to p<\/span>ra<\/span>ct<\/span>ice som<\/span>e of the p<\/span>rac<\/span>ti<\/span>cal asp<\/span>ec<\/span>ts of su<\/span>rg<\/span>ica<\/span>l t<\/span>echn<\/span>ique, such a<\/span>s m<\/span>et<\/span>hods o<\/span>f su<\/span>tu<\/span>ring<\/span>, usi<\/span>ng app<\/span>rop<\/span>ria<\/span>te non<\/span>–<\/span>ani<\/span>m<\/span>al m<\/span>odel<\/span>s.<\/p>\n

L<\/b><\/span>earning<\/b><\/span> O<\/b><\/span>u<\/b><\/span>tc<\/b><\/span>o<\/b><\/span>mes<\/b><\/span> T<\/span>r<\/span>ai<\/span>n<\/span>ees shou<\/span>ld b<\/span>e ab<\/span>le to:<\/p>\n

22.1. Expl<\/span>ai<\/span>n the rel<\/span>ev<\/span>ance and ne<\/span>ed fo<\/span>r pr<\/span>e<\/span>–<\/span>oper<\/span>at<\/span>iv<\/span>e as<\/span>ses<\/span>sm<\/span>ent and, wh<\/span>er<\/span>e ap<\/span>prop<\/span>ri<\/span>at<\/span>e, condi<\/span>ti<\/span>oning<\/span>.<\/p>\n

22.2. I<\/span>dent<\/span>ify sou<\/span>rce<\/span>s of ref<\/span>er<\/span>en<\/span>ce f<\/span>or g<\/span>ood su<\/span>rg<\/span>ica<\/span>l pr<\/span>act<\/span>ice<\/p>\n

22.3. D<\/span>es<\/span>cr<\/span>ibe the pro<\/span>ces<\/span>s of tis<\/span>sue hea<\/span>li<\/span>ng and r<\/span>el<\/span>a<\/span>te to thi<\/span>s to th<\/span>e im<\/span>port<\/span>anc<\/span>e of ase<\/span>psi<\/span>s an<\/span>d hyg<\/span>ieni<\/span>c pra<\/span>ct<\/span>ice<\/span>s, w<\/span>oun<\/span>d cr<\/span>ea<\/span>ti<\/span>on, the p<\/span>ri<\/span>nci<\/span>ple<\/span>s o<\/span>f tis<\/span>sue hand<\/span>ling and se<\/span>lec<\/span>ti<\/span>on of a su<\/span>it<\/span>abl<\/span>e sur<\/span>g<\/span>ica<\/span>l ap<\/span>proa<\/span>ch<\/p>\n

22.4. D<\/span>iscu<\/span>ss poss<\/span>ib<\/span>le ca<\/span>uses of de<\/span>lay<\/span>ed or im<\/span>pa<\/span>i<\/span>red w<\/span>ound hea<\/span>ling or ot<\/span>her pos<\/span>t<\/span>–<\/span>sur<\/span>g<\/span>ical com<\/span>plica<\/span>tion<\/span>s and des<\/span>cr<\/span>ibe w<\/span>ay<\/span>s i<\/span>n w<\/span>hich the<\/span>se can b<\/span>e av<\/span>oided o<\/span>r, i<\/span>f th<\/span>ey occur<\/span>, tr<\/span>eate<\/span>d<\/p>\n

22.5. D<\/span>esc<\/span>rib<\/span>e in g<\/span>ene<\/span>ral t<\/span>er<\/span>m<\/span>s how per<\/span>sonn<\/span>el<\/span>, a<\/span>nim<\/span>al<\/span>s, ins<\/span>trum<\/span>ent<\/span>s a<\/span>nd equ<\/span>ipm<\/span>ent shoul<\/span>d be prepa<\/span>red fo<\/span>r as<\/span>ept<\/span>ic sur<\/span>g<\/span>er<\/span>y<\/p>\n

22.6. Li<\/span>st th<\/span>e p<\/span>rin<\/span>ci<\/span>p<\/span>les o<\/span>f su<\/span>cce<\/span>ssfu<\/span>l sur<\/span>g<\/span>er<\/span>y (e<\/span>.g<\/span>. H<\/span>al<\/span>st<\/span>ead<\/span>\u2019s pr<\/span>inc<\/span>ipl<\/span>es) and ind<\/span>ica<\/span>te how t<\/span>o achi<\/span>ev<\/span>e t<\/span>he<\/span>se<\/p>\n

22.7. D<\/span>es<\/span>cr<\/span>ibe the ch<\/span>ar<\/span>a<\/span>ct<\/span>e<\/span>ris<\/span>ti<\/span>cs o<\/span>f d<\/span>if<\/span>fe<\/span>ren<\/span>t, c<\/span>omm<\/span>o<\/span>nly<\/span>–<\/span>used in<\/span>st<\/span>rum<\/span>ent<\/span>s, s<\/span>utur<\/span>e m<\/span>at<\/span>er<\/span>i<\/span>al<\/span>s an<\/span>d needl<\/span>es<\/p>\n

22.8. R<\/span>el<\/span>at<\/span>e the im<\/span>portanc<\/span>e of g<\/span>ood tech<\/span>niqu<\/span>e in ac<\/span>cess<\/span>ing sur<\/span>g<\/span>ica<\/span>l si<\/span>te<\/span>s, han<\/span>dling ti<\/span>ssu<\/span>es an<\/span>d repa<\/span>ir<\/span>ing inc<\/span>is<\/span>ions<\/p>\n

22.9. I<\/span>ndicate the cha<\/span>rac<\/span>te<\/span>ris<\/span>ti<\/span>cs o<\/span>f di<\/span>ffe<\/span>ren<\/span>t su<\/span>tu<\/span>re pat<\/span>ter<\/span>n<\/span>s and the<\/span>ir appl<\/span>ic<\/span>ab<\/span>il<\/span>ity to d<\/span>if<\/span>fer<\/span>ent si<\/span>t<\/span>uat<\/span>ion<\/span>s<\/p>\n

22.10. D<\/span>em<\/span>onst<\/span>r<\/span>at<\/span>e how to plac<\/span>e a s<\/span>utu<\/span>re c<\/span>or<\/span>rec<\/span>tly<\/p>\n

22.11. D<\/span>es<\/span>cr<\/span>ibe comm<\/span>on post<\/span>–<\/span>sur<\/span>g<\/span>ical com<\/span>plica<\/span>ti<\/span>ons and t<\/span>h<\/span>ei<\/span>r ca<\/span>use<\/span>s<\/p>\n

22.12. Re<\/span>lat<\/span>e t<\/span>he p<\/span>rin<\/span>ci<\/span>p<\/span>les of pos<\/span>t<\/span>–<\/span>sur<\/span>g<\/span>ical car<\/span>e and m<\/span>onit<\/span>or<\/span>ing<\/p>\n

22.13. De<\/span>scr<\/span>ibe th<\/span>e p<\/span>lanni<\/span>ng of su<\/span>rg<\/span>ical pro<\/span>cedu<\/span>re<\/span>s a<\/span>nd di<\/span>scus<\/span>s the com<\/span>pet<\/span>enc<\/span>ie<\/span>s re<\/span>qui<\/span>red of al<\/span>l per<\/span>so<\/span>nne<\/span>l inv<\/span>olv<\/span>ed<\/p>\n

22.14. D<\/span>em<\/span>onst<\/span>r<\/span>at<\/span>e com<\/span>pet<\/span>ence i<\/span>n su<\/span>rg<\/span>ica<\/span>l t<\/span>echn<\/span>ique<\/span>s, inc<\/span>ludi<\/span>ng abl<\/span>a<\/span>tio<\/span>ns an<\/span>d inc<\/span>isi<\/span>ons a<\/span>nd th<\/span>ei<\/span>r cl<\/span>osu<\/span>re by m<\/span>et<\/span>hods appr<\/span>o<\/span>pr<\/span>iat<\/span>e t<\/span>o th<\/span>e t<\/span>issu<\/span>e co<\/span>nce<\/span>rned<\/p>\n

22.15. D<\/span>esc<\/span>rib<\/span>e pa<\/span>rt<\/span>icu<\/span>lar a<\/span>spec<\/span>ts of c<\/span>ar<\/span>e appr<\/span>opr<\/span>ia<\/span>te f<\/span>or ani<\/span>m<\/span>al<\/span>s b<\/span>ef<\/span>o<\/span>re, du<\/span>ring a<\/span>nd af<\/span>t<\/span>er su<\/span>rg<\/span>ica<\/span>l or any oth<\/span>er po<\/span>tent<\/span>ial<\/span>ly pai<\/span>nful in<\/span>ter<\/span>v<\/span>en<\/span>tion<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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