Information session on Applying for Specialist Registration 

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Interactive Learning  

This information session is designed to provide guidance

on applying for entry to the Irish Medical Council Specialist Division of the Register (SDR). There are various routes available to doctors who wish to be included on the Specialist Register, as outlined on the IMC website. https://www.medicalcouncil.ie/ 

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Advanced Upper GI Emergency Management 

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Classroom  

This interactive workshop will discuss the management of the unstable patient for both variceal and non-variceal bleeds. The course will concentrate on the management of

a bleeding and perforated duodenal ulcer with both open and laparoscopic approaches.  

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Active Bystander Intervention Training 

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Interactive Learning  

This training session aims to empower the RCSI community to challenge poor behaviors which have become

normalised and bring change through the reinforcement of messages defining the boundaries of unacceptable behavior.   

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RCSI Emergency Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) Certificate 

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Classroom  

This three-day programme is a collaboration between the RCSI CPD support scheme and the Mater Hospital’s POCUS training group at the Pillar Centre and provides a practical hands-on overview of the skills required for the application of ultrasound in the acute setting.   

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Basic Endoscopy Skills 

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Classroom  

This endoscopy workshop will introduce endoscopic techniques, sedation, bowel preparation and diagnostic recognition of pathology. The practical session will use both virtual reality endoscopic simulators and bench task

trainers to practice doing gastroscopy and colonoscopy, on modules with different pathologies.  

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Accredited Certificate in Emergency Radiology 

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Interactive Learning  

This online two-day course is designed for healthcare professionals in the ED, providing comprehensive training in radiological interpretation for daily ED operations. The course covers a wide range of topics, from common musculoskeletal (MSK) injuries to paediatric-specific radiology, chest and abdominal films, facial injuries, and more.  

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Basic Laparoscopy Skills 

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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.  

7.5 

Master Class in Endourology 

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Interactive Learning 

This online Masterclass in Stone Disease will present the latest in the field of surgical and medical treatment of renal stone disease. Participants will observe semi-live surgeries by expert national and international surgeons. 

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Financial Wellness: Financial Wellbeing, Spending, Borrowing and Your Credit Profile 

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Classroom  

This session introduces financial wellbeing & why it is so important. It will also go through how to create a spending plan using the 50/30/20 budgeting rule, how to save successfully and borrow using the right resources. Also discussed will be the various types of credit and your credit profile. 

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Suturing Skills and Wound Closure  

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Classroom  

This course will help you master your knot-tying and

suturing skills from first principles. Experienced consultant surgeons will give you formative feedback on your instrument handling, tissue manipulation, and wound closure.  

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Accredited Certificate in Simulation-based Training in Human Factors in Patient Safety 

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Classroom  

This three-day certificate introduces human factors in healthcare. Each day has a separate overall theme, and begins with an overall introductory lecture, followed by a series of practical and interactive workshops developing on the key theme.  

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Basic Skills in Urology 

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Classroom  

This multi-faceted course will address scrotal diseases as well as cystic and ureteric conditions. Both animal models, virtual reality simulators and bench models will allow the participant to repair a hydrocele, do a circumcision, remove stones from the ureter, insert J stents and perform a simulated TURP.  

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Active Bystander Intervention Training 

3 places left  

Interactive Learning  

This training session aims to empower the RCSI community to challenge poor behaviors which have become

normalised and bring change through the reinforcement of messages defining the boundaries of unacceptable behavior.   

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