Tuesday 9 September 2025, 08:40 - 17:00 CEST, Venue:TBC
Course Director
Prof. Carlo RATTO
ESCP Member
€360 (including VAT)
Non-Member
€480 (including VAT)
Faculty
Dr. Ilaria Baini - Milan, Italy
Dr. Paola Campennì - Rome, Italy
Dr. Francesco Litta- Rome, Italy
Dr. Angelo Alessandro Marra - Rome, Italy
Dr. Angelo Parello - Rome, Italy
Prof. Carlo Ratto – Rome, Italy
Prof. Marco Soligo – Milan, Italy
Brief description
Despite the efforts in improving safety of the childbirth, the obstetric anal sphincters injuries (OASIS) still represent a quite frequent event which needs hopefully immediate interventions (much better if performed by well-trained obstetrician/surgeon) to prevent faecal incontinence. The optimal diagnostic work up (to avoid occult or underestimated sphincters lesions), the best timing and modality of repair, and the best postoperative management (including treatment of persistence/recurrence of faecal incontinence) are still debated and not standardised.
This OASIS Course is aimed to discuss all critical steps of diagnosis and repair of OASIS by a well-experienced Faculty. Moreover, the Course will offer to the participants the unique opportunity to be trained on a realistic model of OASIS, on which each single participant will be able to perform a repair of severe to moderate OASIS.
Programme
08:40 - 08:50 |
Welcome |
08:50 - 09:10 |
Functional anatomy of the perineum: why it is so important to know it… even in the delivery room |
09:10 - 09:30 |
Normality and abnormality of vaginal birth: episiotomy, suction cup, forceps, lacerations, hematomas |
09:30 - 09:50 |
Epidemiology of childbirth injuries |
09:50 - 10:10 |
Diagnostics of obstetric lesions and classification |
10:10 - 10:30 |
New perspectives for a reliable assessment of OASIS |
10:30 - 11:00 |
Coffee Break |
11:00 - 11:30 |
Surgical repair of 3rd and 4th degree perineal lacerations and post-operative management |
11:30 - 11:50 |
Follow up and obstetric prognosis after OASIS |
11:50 - 12:10 |
The treatment of fecal incontinence: how and when? |
12:10 - 12:45 |
Question time |
12:45 - 14:00 |
Lunch Time |
14:00 - 17:00 |
PRACTICAL SESSION ON SIMULATOR: Repair of 3rd and 4th degree lacerations on basic organic model (bovine tongue) and associated vagino-perineal repair Paola Campenni (Italy), Francesco Litta (Italy), Angelo Alessandro Marra (Italy), Angelo Parello (Italy), Carlo Ratto (Italy) |
17:00 | Course Ends |