SUTURED in Vancouver, BC (October 10, 2026)

HANDS ON SUTURING & WOUND MANAGEMENT COURSE ONE-DAY COURSE The College of Family Physicians Canada MAINPRO+ credits: 13.25 PRICE: $1,385.00 + 5% GST SUTURED is a physician-only course unless we hold it specifically for non-physicians. If you are a non-physician, please email us at info@medicaled.ca to inquire about our ability to accommodate you. Physician IDs will be checked at registration on the morning of the event. Acceptable physician IDs include one of: a hospital name badge stating your title a Family physician's office ID. Your Provincial licensing body's registration card Your medical degree certificate VENUE Holiday Inn Vancouver Airport - Richmond 10720 Cambie Road, Richmond, BC V6X 1K8 Perfect for: Family Physicians Emergency Physicians Urgent care OBJECTIVES Be able to list the factors that affect wound healing Have a knowledge of the available suture materials & be able to select the most appropriate Be able to list the different techniques available to achieve local anesthesia Have practised the different techniques of local anaesthetic administration Have practised the technique of application of a finger tourniquet Be able to describe finger anatomy & understand the technique of a digital finger block Have practised 4 different knot tying techniques to achieve optimum wound closure Have practised the technique of extensor tendon repair Have practised the technique of flap laceration repair Have practised 3 skin biopsy techniques: shave; punch; elliptical/fusiform excision Be able to describe the techniques involved in lip & tongue laceration repair Be able to provide wound closure aftercare advice NEW OBJECTIVES: Have a knowledge of the different subtypes of perianal/perirectal abscesses & be able to describe their management Be able to describe the management of 4 common finger & nail injuries and infections: paronychias; felons; partial amputations; sub-ungual haematomas ADDITIONAL TOPICS: Radical nail excision Layered wound repair Wound undermining Abscess incision & drainage