Advancing paediatric surgery through education and research

NATIONAL PERCUTANEOUS ENDOSCOPIC GASTROSTOMY COURSE

13 Sep

9:00 am - 5:00 pm

Northern General Hospital Medical Education Centre

Sheffield, 13th September 2024

 

WHAT HAPPENS DURING THE COURSE?

Lectures include current and new techniques with interactive hand-on sessions allowing delegates to learn the different techniques of PEG insertion in children, including:
– Pull through technique (Corflo PEG)
– Push technique (single stage)
– Gastrojejunal insertion (PEGJ vs button device)
– Laparoscopic-assisted direct PEJ insertion (LAPEJ)
– Case discussions.

WHAT ARE THE LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES?

Familiarisation of PEG insertion with practical hands-on sessions and recorded theatre sessions with subsequent case discussion.