Tid og stad
Welcome to the 10th hands-on course in obstetrics which has been organized annually since 2015.
This is the place for you to go if you wish to fresh up your skills in manual obstetrics and meet an international audience for fruitful discussions which may challenge your own practice.
The course is acknowledged by the Norwegian Medical Association.
We primarily invite consultants or residents who are about to finalize their training in Ob/Gyn.
Leger i spesialisering i Norge: Vi anbefaler deltakelse i kurset “Praktiske ferdigheter I vaginal forløsning“ FØR du vurderer å delta i kurset her.
Date: 11-13 May 2026
Place: Haukeland University Hospital Bergen, Glasblokkene
Registration: https://www.letsreg.com/no/register/courseinadvancedoperativeobstetrics1_18112025095727
Course fee: Choose between alternatives
7200 NOK – includes participation in the course, lunch, refreshments
8000 NOK – includes participation in the course, lunch, refreshments + dinner May 12.
You are warmly invited to join us for dinner in the evening May 12. If you want to join for dinner, please choose alternative “Course fee + Dinner” when you register.
Please note that registration is binding. No refund of course fee in case of cancellation.
Accommodation must be organized individually.
Course faculty:
Contact: Jørg Kessler, Mobile ++4797709603, jorg.kessler@uib.no
Preliminary program:
Module 1 - 11th May:
Complicated cephalic birth – biomechanics, forceps, shoulder dystocia
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09:00-09:10 |
Welcome, presentation of the department |
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09:10-10.00 |
The biomechanical fundament of normal delivery and irregular cephalic presentations |
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10:00-10:15 |
Pudendal block |
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10:15-10:30 |
Coffee break |
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10:30-11:00 |
Shoulder dystocia |
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11:00-12:15 |
Hands-on-training: Structured clinical examination, pudendal block, shoulder dystocia Group 1-7 |
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12:15-13:15 |
Lunch |
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13:15-14:05 |
Forceps and vacuum – indications, mechanics and technique |
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14:05-14:45 |
The choice of instruments – vacuum vs forceps |
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14:45-15:05 |
Coffee break |
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15:05-16:20 |
Hands-on-training: forceps Group 1-7 |
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16.20-17.00 |
Rotational forceps |
Module 2 - 12th May
Breech birth – epidemiology, biomechanics, forceps, upright birth position
Obstetric anal sphincter injury
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08:30-09:00 |
Vaginal breech delivery in Norway epidemiology and results |
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09:00-09:50 |
Vaginal breech delivery and forceps on the after- coming head - labor mechanics and technique |
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09:50-10:10 |
Coffee break |
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10:10-10:55 |
Alternative birth positions in breech delivery |
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11:00-12:00 |
Hands-on-training: Breech and forceps on the after-coming head Group 1-4 Hands-on-training: Upright breech Group 4-6 |
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12:00-13:00 |
Lunch |
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13:00-14:00 |
Hands-on-training: Upright breech Group 1-3 Hands-on-training: Breech and forceps on the after-coming head Group 4-6 |
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14:00-14:45 |
Anal sphincter injury - diagnosis, treatment |
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14:45-15:00 |
Coffee break |
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15:00-15:30 |
Anal sphincter injury - counseling |
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15:30-17:00 |
Parallel session, half of participants at each session, change after 45 min Hands-on-training: Anal sphincter repair Clinical cases |
Dinner for participants and faculty
Module 3 - 13th May:
Twin birth – epidemiology, breech extraction, combined podalic version
Obstetric hemorrhage – treatment strategies
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08:30-09:15 |
Twin delivery - on the outlook for trouble |
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09:15-10:30 |
Hands-on-training: 2nd twin - combined version, extraction Group 1-6 |
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10:30-10:50 |
Coffee break |
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10:50-12:00 |
Postpartum hemorrhage – practical approach. Aortic tamponade, vessel ligation, postpartum hysterectomy |
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12:00-13:00 |
Lunch |
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13:00-14:45 |
Parallel session, half of participants at each session, change after 45 min Training: Compression sutures on models Autopsy room: Ligation of pelvic vessels (uterine, internal iliac artery) Oppsummering |
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14:45-15:00 |
Summary and evaluation |
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15:00 |
End of the course |