AAVIS - IPFDS 2008

Joint Scientific Meeting

University of Padua, Padua, Italy

 

 

ANATOMY WORKSHOP

 

Anatomy of the posterior compartment and pudendal region

 “hands on” practical interactive workshop

 

Convenor: Professor Raffaele De Caro, Dr Veronica Macchi 

 

Venue: Anatomy Department of the University of Padua. Interactive tutorial with specific objectives in understanding the anatomy of the posterior compartment of the pelvis with special attention to the pudendal area.

 

Visit to the Anatomy Museum in Padua

 

 

The old "Anatomy Theatre" in Padua is very atmospheric; built at the behest of G.F. D'Acquapendente in 1594, it was actually the first permanent anatomy theatre in the world. Originally, in fact, even this theatre had been dismantled at the end of the anatomy courses, and the structure that preceded this final theatre dated back to 1583. As it stands now, the elliptical theatre has six tiers and contains seating for more than three hundred people. In the centre there is the autopsy table at which the professor used to teach, dissecting corpses which, at the end of the lesson, would be dumped into the river that runs under the building. Among the various important figures who taught in this room was Giovanbattista Morgagni, the father of modern anatomy and professor of medicine at Padua from 1711 to 1771.

 

A visit to the anatomy theatre can be arranged during the conference. Register your interest with the Conference organisers.

 

 

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