René Remie Surgical Skills Centre

Experimental research techniques and radio-telemetry course, module C 3-days

Code PrMC 3

Short 3-days course focusing on microsurgery implantation of telemetry implants in small rodents. Trainings are provided at Almere in The Netherlands. Ask us about training dates!

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Features

Day 1: Basic microsurgical techniques

  • 09.00 - 09.30 Welcome, introduction and expectations for the course
  • 09.30 - 10.45 Good Surgical Practice (GSP)
  • 10.45 - 11.00 Coffee and tea
  • 11.00 - 11.45 Instruments
  • 11.45 - 13.00 Suture materials and suture techniques

Practical exercises:

  • 14.00 - 15.30 Microsurgical suture techniques on a latex glove
  • 15.30 - 17.00 Anastomoses techniques on artificial vessels, using the MD PVC-Rat

Day 2: Experimental surgical techniques I

  • 09.00 - 09.30 Vascular access
  • 09.30 - 10.15 Tips and tricks for BP/ECG/EMG implantation
  • 10.15 - 10.30 Coffee and tea

Practical exercises:

  • 10.30 - 17.00 Implantation BP/ECG electrodes in the rat or mouse

Day 3: Experimental surgical techniques II

  • 09.00 - 10.15 Anaesthesia including peri-operative care
  • 10.15 - 10.30 Coffee and tea

Practical exercises:

  • 10.30 - 16.00 Telemetry implantation abdominal/subcutaneous in the rat or mouse
  • 16.00 - 16.30 Closing remarks and course evaluation

Organizational information

Each participant has an own set-up with operating microscope, all (micro)surgical tools, suture materials and pathogen free laboratory rats and mice required for the course. The number of attendees per course is limited to 8 participants.
The registration fee includes the following items:

  • A numbered certificate
  • Hand-out of all PowerPoint slides used
  • Documentation on the surgical tools, catheters and operating microscopes used
  • Lunches, coffee, tea and soft drinks