The Basics of Trauma Surgery
| Language: | English |
| Location: | Remote |
| Duration: | 6 weeks |
| Start: | Possible at any time |
| Cost: | 45 € |
Our “The Basics of Trauma Surgery” program offers comprehensive and innovative training in trauma surgery. Get to know the multifaceted field of trauma patient care and acquire in-depth knowledge of a wide range of accident mechanisms, injuries, and the latest findings in medical care in modern trauma surgery. Our interdisciplinary team of internationally recognized experts offers high-quality teaching content and practical insights.
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Benefits
Learn the basics and skills in the field of trauma surgery and orthopaedic trauma care.
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Innovative teaching concept
Case-based learning, comprehensive factual knowledge followed by quizzes, helps to retain what has been learned in the memory and to be able to recall it later in everyday trauma surgery.
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Interdisciplinary experts
The course was put together by an interdisciplinary team of internationally recognized experts in orthopedic surgery from Germany. Suitable case studies are presented depending on the medical expert’s specialization.
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Structured and systematic approach
All episodes – each of which is dedicated to a separate subject area – follow the same pattern:
• Introduction and/or repetition of the anatomic principles
• Prelude of the topic through a film
• Classification of the treated injury, e.g., according to AO
• Summary of relevant and current therapeutic options
Program Overview
You can find all the important information about the certificate program here. Below you can find out the objectives of the program, the exact details of the process, what you will learn and which lecturers will teach you the content.
Learning Tasks
Anatomical principles of trauma surgery and orthopedic trauma care
You will develop an understanding of the anatomical structures that play a role in accident injuries and their treatment.
Understanding of accident mechanisms and their consequences
You will learn about various accident mechanisms and understand how these can lead to injuries, as well as the consequences of these injuries for the patient.
Knowledge of current treatment methods
You will be familiarized with the latest findings and techniques in the medical treatment of injuries, including the classification of injuries according to AO and other relevant standards and the corresponding treatment options.
Details
| Program: | The Basics of Trauma Surgery |
| Graduation: | Upon completing the assessed assignments, you will receive a certificate from Coursera and the Technical University of Munich. |
| Target audience: | Individuals intensely interested in the diverse mechanisms of orthopedic and trauma-surgical treatment of patients. |
| Participation fees: | You can attend the course free of charge. If you wish to obtain a certificate of completion, a fee of 45 Euro will be charged. |
| Language: | English or German |
| Dates: | Any time |
| Study location: | Online |
| Format & Timing: | Online, self-paced, 6 weeks |
| Admission requirements: | A medical background is recommended (e.g., medical professional, medical student, paramedic, etc.) but not required. |
* In our experience, tax benefits in Germany help many of our program participants to finance their education, as they can declare up to 50% of tuition fees and program-related travel expenses on their tax return. Please speak to your tax advisor for an assessment of your situation. This may also apply to participants of our programs who reside outside of Germany; please clarify the situation with the local tax authorities.
Lecturers
| Prof. Dr. Peter Biberthaler, Professorship for Trauma surgery, TUM School of Medicine |
Structure
Module 1
The first part of this module is intended to familiarize you with managing polytraumatized patients. In the second part, you will be introduced to the principles of fracture management. The third part of this module is the introduction to our tutorial regarding the upper extremity. The fourth and last episode of this module is about humeral head fractures.
Module 2
In the second module, you will learn about humeral shaft fractures. Then, the second part covers the field of elbow fractures.
Module 3
The first part of this tutorial is about two main pathologies of the hand in traumatology. In the second part of this module, you will primarily study fractures of the thoracic and lumbar spine, followed by cervical spine injuries.
Module 4
In this module, You will learn about fractures of the femur.
Module 5
The first part of this module is about tibial head fractures. Then, the module treats two further very common entities in traumatology. In the last part of the module, we finally cover cut injuries and their treatment by means of wound sutures.
Module 6
In this final module of our course, we initially address two further common everyday injury mechanisms: bite wounds, which can, for example, be caused by animal bites and which are often underestimated. The course eventually closes with a detailed explanation of the necessary imaging and correct therapeutic options, which are indispensable to ensure the survival and satisfactory recovery of the affected patients.
Your contact
Vesna Gajic
Program Manager
Phone: +49 89 289 28474
E-Mail: mooc@lll.tum.de
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