10:00 AM - 10:05 AM
Welcome and introduction
10:05 AM - 10:25 AM
Why is this specialty important and how has AWR evolved?
10:25 AM - 11:00 AM
Abdominal wall anatomy
11:00 AM - 11:20 AM
Sponsored symposium
11:25 AM - 12:00 PM
Pre-operative optimisation
12:00 PM - 12:35 PM
How to assess the abdominal wall
12:35 PM - 12:55 PM
Sponsored symposium
1:00 PM - 1:20 PM
Principles of abdominal wall closure
1:20 PM - 1:40 PM
Introductory principles of plastic surgery and wound management
1:40 PM - 2:00 PM
An overview of component separation
2:00 PM - 2:20 PM
Minimising risk in abdominal closure
2:20 PM - 2:40 PM
Principles of hernia repair
2:45 PM - 3:05 PM
Sponsored symposium
3:05 PM - 3:45 PM
When to use a mesh, which mesh and where?
3:45 PM - 4:05 PM
Mesh fixation: glueing, stitching, transfascial suture
4:05 PM - 4:25 PM
Sponsored symposium
4:30 PM - 5:05 PM
Why things go wrong?
5:05 PM - 5:40 PM
How to manage the complex abdominal wound
5:40 PM - 1:05 AM
Close of day 1
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Interactive case studies: what can be learned from these examples?
11:00 AM - 11:20 AM
Sponsored symposium
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Cases submitted by the audience
12:30 PM - 12:35 PM
Why attend AWRE in Feb 2022?
12:35 PM - 12:45 PM
Final comments and close