Awake Abdominoplasty Workshop

20 AMA PRA Category1 Credits™
Maximum of 4 attendees per workshop to assure adequate hands-on opportunity for all attendees
2 Live surgery cases per workshop

Abdominoplasty is commonly known as "tummy tuck". This procedure tightens stretched abdominal muscles and skin to a smoother appearance. A long incision is made from one hip to the other just slightly above the pubic region. There is an additional incision made around the umbilical to reposition its location after the tightening adjustment is made.

The didactic portion along with the clinical hands-on exposure will allow attendees to gain a comprehensive understanding of the procedure. The format used in this activity is an effective method for knowledgeable physicians to expand their surgical abilities safely.

At the conclusion of the activity, participants should be able to:
1. Attendees will scrub in for surgical procedures
2. Summarize the clinical aspects to the procedure, including patient selection, safe dosing limits of lidocaine in tumescent anesthesia, and proper surgical methods & techniques.
3. Integrate the procedure into the existing physician's office setting from a clinical and marketing standpoint.
4. Present the most efficient layout in a facility to perform the procedure.
5. Calculate the start-up costs and instrument set-up for the procedure.
6. Define issues of medical malpractice an dhow it relates the physicians.
7. Assess the financial benefit of the fee-for-service awake tummy tuck workshop.
8. Recite effective methods to manage patients dissatisfied or challenging.
9. Recognize lidocaine side effects and post-operative complications.


Course Outline:

Day One
7:30-8:00am      Breakfast & Registration
8:00-10:00am    Lecture on Abdominoplasty / Slide show
  Patient Selection
  Preoperative & Postoperative Photography
  Tumescent Anesthesia Preparation
  Patient Preparation and Nursing Protocols
  Technique of Tumescent Anesthesia Infiltration
  Lidocaine Side Effects
  Anatomy
  Implants
  Measurements
 10:00-11:00     Live Patient Preparation
11:00-11:30     Lunch (questions & answers)
11:30-5:00       Live Surgery
5:00-6:00        Questions & Answers
6:00                Adjourn

Day Two
 7:30-8:00 am      Breakfast & Registration
8:00-10:00 am    Lecture on Abdominoplasty / Slide show
 Complications
 Handling the Dissatisfied or Difficult Patient
 O.R. Setup, Equipment, Supplies & Cleaning
 Malpractice Insurance
 Abdominoplasty  in the Medical Office
 Advertising & Promotional Materials
10:00-11:00    Live Patient Preparation
11:00-11:30    Lunch (questions & answers)
11:30-5:00      Live Surgery
5:00-6:00        Questions & Answers
6:00               Adjourn