For more information on the Microvascular course please
visit our webpage at www.unmc.edu/ent or contact us
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Nebraska Methodist Hospital designates this education live
activity for a maximum of 14 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTM
. Physicians should only claim credit
commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
This activity has been planned and implemented in
accordance with ACCME® Essential Areas and Elements and Nebraska Medical Association (NMA)
policies through the joint sponsorship of Nebraska Methodist Hospital and the Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, University of Nebraska Medical Center. The Nebraska Methodist Hospital is accredited by the NMA to
provide continuing medical education for physicians.
981225 Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE 68198-1225
(402)559-7978
Course Directors
Oleg Militsakh, MD, FACS
Associate Professor
Department of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck
Surgery
University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
Robert Lindau, MD
Assistant Professor
Department of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck
Surgery
University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
Guest Faculty
Christopher G Trahan, MD, FACS
St. Charles Surgical Hospital and Center for
Restorative Breast Surgery
Aaron Wieland, MD
Assistant Professor
Department of Surgery
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and
Public
Faculty
Jason Miller, MD, DMD, FACS
Assistant Professor
Department of Surgery
Division of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
Frederick Durden, Jr., MD
Assistant Professor
Department of Surgery
Division of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
Facu l t y I n fo rma t ion
N e b ra s k a Mi c r o v a s c u l a r
C o u rs e
August 8-9, 2014
Registration Physician $950 Resident $450 Physician Assistant $450 Lecture portion only $150
Agenda
Day 1—Friday, August 8 Location: Eppley Science Hall 3010
7:00 am Breakfast
7:30 Introduction
7:45 Microvascular techniques
Oleg Militsakh, MD
8:15a.m. Hands-On Lab
Location: Advanced microsurgical simulation lab
10:15 Break
10:30 Head & Neck Vascular and Nerve
Anatomy
Aaron Wieland, MD
10:45 Radial Fasciocutaneous and Osteocutaneus
free flaps
Oleg Militsakh, MD
11:00 Ulnar free flap
Robert Lindau, MD
11:15 Fibula Free Flap
Robert Lindau, MD
11:30 Anterolateral Free Flap
Oleg Militsakh, MD
12:00 pm Lunch. Vendors
1:00 Rectus free flap, Groin Flap
Fred Durden, MD
1:15 Perforator Flaps – Main Concepts (DIEP,
SIAP, ALTFF- and SGAP)
Fred Durden, MD/ Chris Trahan, MD
1:45 Lessons Learned - Perofrator Flaps Chris Trahan, MD
2:15 Back Flaps – Latissimus dorsi and Seratus
free flaps
Robert Lindau, MD
2:30 Scapula Fasciocutaneous and
Osteocutaneous free flaps, scapula tip free
flap
Aaron Wieland, MD
2:45 Visceral flaps (jejunum, gastromental,
ileocolic)
Robert Lindau, MD
3:00 Break
3:15 Craniofacial considerations Jason Miller, MD
3:30 Facial reanimation (Anatomic considerations, Syndromic diseases, Temporalis and Gracilis Flaps) Oleg Militsakh, MD/ Jason Miller, MD
4:00 “Other Flaps” Aaron Wieland, MD
4:15 Didactics Conclusion remarks
6:00 Dinner - Crave
Day 2—Saturday, August 9 Location: Poynter Hall 4002 / Anatomy lab
7:30a.m. Breakfast
Hands-On Lab
8:00 Radial Fasciocutaneous and Osteocutaneous free flaps Oleg Militsakh, MD
9:00 Fibula free flap Robert Lindau, MD
10:00 Anterolateral thigh and vastus lateralis free flaps Aaron Wieland, MD
11:00 Gracillis free flap Jason Miller, MD
12:00p.m. Lunch
12:30 Head and Neck Neurovascular Anatomy— Microsurgical Applications Aaron Wieland, MD
1:30 Rectus free flap, Deep Inferior Perforator artery perforator (DIEP) flap Fred Durden, ,MD/ Chris Trahan, MD
2:30 Break (cadaver turning)
2:45 Subscapular axis free flaps - Scapular/ Parascapular, Latissimus dorsi and Seratus Robert Lindau, MD
4:30 Concluding remarks
Target Audience
This course is intended for practicing head and neck and
plastics surgeons, medical professionals in-training and allied health professionals.
Course Objectives
Upon completion of this educational activity participants will be able to:
Show knowledge of various micro-
vascular techniques
Demonstrate techniques on the
microsurgical simulation models
Navigate through the advantages
and disadvantages of various free flap donor sites
Exhibit the ability to harvest a vari-
ety of free flaps in microvascular
transfer operations
To register please visit our website at
www.unmc.edu/ent or contact us by
email at