Hernia A to Z

Fundamentals

Welcome To The Cutting Edge Of Surgeon Training For Hernia Repair

We have collaborated with global faculty to share best practices in the field of hernia management and repair using an online learning management system which you can access from the convenience of your home or office.

Course Details

  • Eight sessions presented over four months
  • Two live interactive question and answer sessions
  • Two live case demonstrations during which participants view surgeries performed from the faculty surgeon’s operating room

2023 Hernia A to Z Fundamentals curriculum

Topics will include

3rd of April Applied anatomy of the groin and abdominal wall
17th of April Material for abdominal wall surgery
1st of May International guidelines and classifications of inguinal hernias
15th of May Inguinal hernia repair techniques: open and MIS
29th of May Optimal surgical techniques to minimize hernia occurrence
12th of June Ventral hernia: classification, indications, and pre-optimization
26th of June Ventral hernia repair techniques: open and MIS
10th of July Avoiding intraoperative and postoperative complications in hernia surgery

LIVE Surgery Broadcasts

23rd of May MIS inguinal hernia repairs
13th of July MIS ventral hernia repairs

Participant Involvement

Questions will be answered by the faculty during LIVE interactive question and answer broadcasts.

17th of May Inguinal Q&A
19th of July Ventral Q&A

Steps to Complete Each Session

Register Here
Sign up for the course in your preferred language
Follow the course outline with the dates letting you know when the next lesson starts
Complete each lesson and topic making sure to hit “Complete Assignment” on the bottom after you are done
Return for the live discussion to receive credit and your certificate

Your faculty

Flavio Malcher MD, MSc, FACS

  • Director, Center for Abdominal Core Health
  • Associate Professor of Surgery
  • NYU Grossman School of Medicine

Eduardo Parra-Davila, MD, FACS, FASCRS

  • Medical Director for Minimally Invasive and Colorectal Surgery
  • Medical Director of Hernia and Abdominal Wall Reconstruction
  • Good Samaritan Medical Center
  • Tenet Florida Physician Services
  • West Palm Beach, FL

Salvador Morales-Conde, MD

  • Chief of Innovation in Minimally Invasive Surgery of the University Hospital Virgen del Rocio
  • Head of the General and Digestive Surgery Unit of Hospital Quirónsalud Sagrado Corazón
  • Sevilla, Spain