The IATSIC Definitive Surgical Trauma Care Course (DSTC)

The Definitive Surgical Trauma Care Course (DSTC) course is developed under the auspices of the International Association for Trauma Surgery and Intensive Care (IATSIC). It is currently the most advanced trauma course available internationally. It is designed to teach qualified surgeons and advanced surgical trainees strategic thinking and decision-making in the management of the severely injured patients and provide them with practical surgical skills to manage major organ injuries. It is an intensive 2-day course comprising lectures, interactive case discussions and animal laboratory based surgical skills training. It boasts a high faculty to participant ratio with the faculty consisting of experienced trauma trained surgeons.

Strategic Thinking and Decision Making Topics:

• Damage Control in Trauma
• Blunt and Penetrating Thoracic Injuries
• Penetrating Injuries to the neck
• Abdominal Injuries
• Pelvic Fractures
• Vascular Injuries
• Head Injuries

Operative Approaches and Surgical Techniques:

• Thoracotomy and Sternotomy
• Laparotomy and Packing
• Fasciotomy
• Craniotomy
• Splenectomy and Splenorrhaphy
• Liver packing
• Medial Visceral Rotation
• Duodenal and Pancreatic Repairs
• Vascular Repairs
• Cardiac and Pulmonary Repairs

The course has since been established worldwide in Europe, USA, Australia, Asia and South Africa.

Course Fees

	Observer & Refresher Course:	SGD $250 per delegate.	Open to non surgeons with lectures & video cases only (exclude hands-on workshop session)
	Surgical trainees:	SGD $1070 per delegate
	Consultants & overseas delegates:	SGD $1284 per delegate	Fees inclusive of GST $ excludes airfare and accommodation

DSTC Course dates (subject to changes)

• 26-27 Oct 2009
• 8-9 April 2010

Click here to download brochure.

Payment

	1.	If paying by cheque/ bankdraft, please make it payable to “Tan Tock Seng Hospital Pte Ltd” and mail it to:	Karen Go Tsung Shyen Trauma Co-ordinator TTSH-NNI Trauma Centre c/o General Surgery Office Clinical Staff Office 4B Tan Tock Seng Hospital Singapore 308433
	2.	If paying via visa/MasterCard, please download this form and fax it to:	Karen Go Tsung Shyen Trauma Co-ordinator Fax: 6357 7809
	3.	If paying by Personal Training Fund (PTF), please advise the following:	Person in charge to send the bill to Contact no. Institution name And email information to trauma@ttsh.com.sg

Cancellation Clause

Any Cancellation or replacement must be conveyed to the organizer in writing. A cancellation charge of 50% of fee will be levied if the cancellation is received on or 1 month before the scheduled course date. There will be no refund of fee if the cancellation is made less than one month prior to the course.

The organizer reserves the right to cancel the workshop and fully refund the participants should unforeseen circumstances necessitate it.

Registration Form

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