THE LIVERPOOL HEAD AND NECK DISSECTION COURSE

Dissector place

Thursday 10th September 2026 - Friday 11th September 2026

The Liverpool Head and Neck Centre is proud to host a two-day intensive hands-on course aimed at specialty trainees in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Plastic Surgery. The course includes instructional sessions, supervised cadaver dissection and expert panel discussions.

In order to secure your place, you must complete the HARC form on the link below.  Payment alone will not be sufficient to secure your place on the course.  Failure to do so will result in you not being allowed to access the course.

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Course Description

The course will be delivered at Human Anatomy Resource Centre state-of-the-art facilities at the University of Liverpool. Under the direction and supervision of expert tutors, delegates will have the opportunity to revise anatomy and become better equipped to perform head and neck surgical interventions to a high standard. The focus will be on maximum hands-on dissection time to allow delegates to consolidate previously acquired skills and refine their operative technique. Dissectors will be able to have work-based assessments completed for the procedures covered. There will be 2 dissectors per Thiel soft-fix cadaver.

The course fee is £750 for dissectors, and £350 for observers (includes refreshments, lunch and a course dinner on Thursday 10th September 2026).

The course is limited to 16 dissectors and 8 observers, and early booking is advised.

Topics covered: 

• Tracheostomy

• Thyroidectomy 

• Submandibular gland excision

• Partial/total parotidectomy

• Neck dissection

• Total laryngectomy

• Primary puncture and surgical voice restoration

• Pectoralis major flaps

• Sternotomy & mediastinal vascular anatomy

• Mandibulotomy

• Maxillectomy

Feedback from previous courses

"Well run, engaged faculty"

"The course is very much practical-oriented, updated with immediate positive effect in everyday work"

"Excellent course. High faculty number and a very social atmosphere."

"Excellent course for the budding head and neck surgeons"

"Incredible course, will change my day-to-day practice and has given me increased operating confidence."

"This was an extremely high yield training course and I am very grateful to have had the opportunity to attend. I will definitely be attending future courses with the team."

"Excellent course, well run, great consultant teaching and ratios, excellent catering and course dinner - cannot fault it at all great value for money"

"A thoroughly well organised and delivered course. A great emphasis on hands on dissection. The faculty were very good educators and explained the procedures brilliantly. Would highly recommend this course to others."

 "Very well supported with faculty and individual attention was much appreciated throughout both days to maximise the use of the time."

For full details of the course please go to: https://sites.google.com/view/liverpoolheadandneckcourse