We write to advise you that we have places available for the following CPD courses and meetings that will take placein the following weeks. Places are limited for all our courses, so early registration is advised to avoid disappointment.
Date
Course Title
Type
Course Overview
CPD Points
Registration
11 December 2024
Basic Laparoscopy
2 places left
Classroom
This is a hands-on course where you will get expert formative feedback while practicing laparoscope handling, object positioning and tissue manipulation. You will then progress to performing a cholecystectomy on a simulated animal model.
This practical course allows participants to enhance their skills in the initial management of the severely injured trauma patient. The course includes an update on American College of Surgeons Trauma Committee guidelines for Major Trauma Management. A variety of skills stations cover essential procedures in major trauma. A series of interactive workshops cover more specialised principles, including triage for a Major incident.
You will master your knot tying and suturing skills from first principles. Experienced consultant surgeons will give you formative feedback on local anesthetic application, your instrument handling, tissue manipulation, and minor operative techniques. You will also perform minor operating procedures such as excision of a lesion, abscess drainage, sebaceous cyst and lipoma excision and ingrown toenail management. The principles of skin grafting and simple local flap design will be demonstrated.
This training session aims to empower the RCSI community to challenge poor behaviours which have become normalized and bring change through the reinforcement of messages defining the boundaries of unacceptable behavior.
RCSI Accredited Medical Leadership in Practice Certificate
5 places left
Interactive Learning
This three-day programme will be delivered in partnership with the RCSI Graduate School of Healthcare Management, Ireland's only third level institution dedicated exclusively to developing the leadership, management and educational capacity of doctors, surgeons, and health professionals
This programme covers instruction in technical skills to perform fashioning a stoma (ileostomy/colostomy), performing a bowel anastomosis and performing an open inguinal hernia management. This practical course will use both synthetic and animal simulation to aid learning and practicing skills.
This course will enhance your ability on-duty as a surgeon, gastroenterologist or radiologist – either as a trainee or a specialist. The course is endorsed by many societies and regularly updated with the latest advances in emergency surgery care.
This new three-day course provides a practical hands-on overview for clinicians seeking to adapt their skills for managing patients in pre-hospital environments e.g. mass gathering medicine, ambulance activity, and mountain rescue.
This course is run over three days: Day 1: Friday, 24 January 2025 Day 2: Tuesday, 18 February 2025 Day 3: Friday, 21 March2025
Learning conversations encompass a range of activities in both workplaces and educational settings such as simulated learning environments: feedback, coaching, and debriefing. This workshop is envisaged as an introduction to debriefing techniques with specific focus on debriefing simulations
Financial Wellness: Mortgages, Savings and Investments
8 places left
Interactive Learning
This session introduces mortgages and the must-know criteria, reviews the Central Bank of Ireland mortgage regulations, what BOI looks for in an application, what documents are required and a mortgage checklist; the hierarchy of financial needs, inflation and its impact on the cost of living and savings, why you should save and invest, and the golden rules of investing.
Joint management and collaboration of the ICU intensivist and the surgeon is vital for the post-operative patient. The course will look at patient monitoring, diagnostic decision-making and treatment options for surgical patients in the ICU.
If a course is FULL – it is recommended to apply for the waiting list. Often doctors withdraw from courses closer to the date.
If you would like to book and attend more than your FREE 3 full-day courses allowance, you will be required to pay an enrolment fee for the additional courses. However, this fee can be reimbursed via HSE’s Training Support Scheme. Further details can be found here.
Please do not hesitate to contact us in the meantime at cpdss@rcsi.ie
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