Upcoming Courses

Upcoming Courses
Limited spaces available

CPD courses at RCSI

We write to advise you that we have places available for the following CPD courses and meetings that will take place in 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 March 2025	MS Excel – Data Management and Analysis for Doctors  2 places left	Classroom	This course has been developed as a follow-on course to the Excel – An Introduction course, with a specific focus on introducing you to the features of the application that are used to build, manage and analyse lists of data (records).	6	Register here
13 March 2025	Active Bystander Intervention Training  2 places left	Interactive Learning	This training session aims to empower the RCSI community to challenge poor behaviors which have become normalized and bring change through the reinforcement of messages defining the boundaries of unacceptable behavior.	1	Register here
14 March 2025	Interview Skills and CV Development for Doctors  2 places left	Classroom	This course will aid you in developing your curriculum vitae so that your previous experience and attributes will stand out.The course also explores the optimum ways you can win over the interview panel at that all-important interview. Managing difficult questions, demonstrating your prime competencies and improving your body language will be explored in the interview setting.	6	Register here
26 March 2025	ENT Skills for General Surgeons 5 places left	Classroom	This course has been designed and will be facilitated by experienced ENT consultants for general surgeons. Emphasis will be placed on the management of ENT emergencies such as epistaxis, emergency airway obstruction and the management of a post-tonsillectomy bleed.	7.5	Register here
31 March 2025	Clear Consultations 6 places left	Interactive Learning	This presentation provides an opportunity to identify elements of patient centered consultation practices such as making good first impressions, conveying empathy, managing expectations and addressing concerns.	1	Register here
3 April 2025	Basic Endoscopy Skills    1 place left	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.	7.5	Register here
3 April 2025	Resuscitation Simulation   2 places left	Classroom	Medical and Trauma Adult resuscitation scenarios in a simulated setting. Participants will be able to understand and apply a systematic approach to the critically unwell patient in the resuscitation room. The day will include simulation scenarios in-group scenarios with effective feedback to enhance learning	7.5	Register here
4 April 2025	Geriatric Emergency Medicine Day 8 places left	Classroom	The course introduces participants to the key concepts involved in delivering high quality emergency care for the older adult, and is based on the concepts outlined in the British Geriatric Society’s ‘Silver Book II’. Topics covered include Assessment of Frailty, Delirium, Managing complexity and multiple comorbidities, an approach to simple functional assessment in an ED, recognizing changes in physiology and pharmacology with older age, management of falls, as well as getting care right at the end of life.	7.5	Register here
7 April 2025	Flourishing in the Workplace 8 places left	Interactive Learning	The training session aims to introduce participants to the concepts of positive emotions, optimism, meaning and purpose and growth mind-set in a professional and personal environment. It will introduce the concept of burnout in the medical profession and mechanisms to avoid burnout. The course will also address using a strengths-based approach to workplace flourishing.	3	Register here
8 April 2025	MS Excel – Advanced Functions for Doctors 4 places left	Classroom	This course has been developed as a follow-on course to the Excel – Introduction course, with a specific focus on introducing participants to more advanced functions available in the application.	6	Register here
9 April 2025	Suturing Skills and Wound Closure   5 places left	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.	7.5	Register here
10 April 2025	Active Bystander Intervention Training  1 place left	Interactive Learning	This training session aims to empower the RCSI community to challenge poor behaviors which have become normalized and bring change through the reinforcement of messages defining the boundaries of unacceptable behavior.	1	Register here
11 April 2025	Fracture Fixation  5 places left	Classroom	This bone fracture fixation course will start with classification systems and decision making on the type of fixation of fractures in different scenarios. The practical sessions will range from the application of simple screws and plates to complex fixation of fractures using k-wires, tension band wiring, intramedullary nailing. We will discuss the principles of application of an external fixator. The bone models will be synthetic sawbones and animal legs with fractures for both the upper and lower limb.	7.5	Register here
14 April 2025	Casting Workshop   1 place left	Classroom	This course will concentrate on knowledge in relation to correct cast application and removal for the upper and lower limb, caring for the limb in a cast and preventing associated complications. Correct selection of casts for specific fractures and ligament injuries will be demonstrated and performed.	7.5	Register here
14 April 2025	Debriefing in Simulation-Based Education  9 places left	Classroom	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	6	Register here
15 April 2025	Introduction to Clinical Research and Good Clinical Practice 10 places left	Classroom	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	6	Register here
16 April 2025	Paediatric Emergencies   4 places left	Classroom	This one-day course provides an approach to the sick child. The resuscitation of the sick cardiac child will be highlighted. Practical Skills include paediatric airway and paediatric IO Access	7.5	Register here
24 April 2025	Social Media for Doctors   4 places left	Interactive Learning	This course for anyone who would like to explore the opportunities and challenges of using social media in healthcare, including as a mass communication tool during infectious disease epidemics.	3	Register here
26 April 2025	Paediatric Life Support (Galway) 6 places left	Classroom	The Paediatric Life Support (PLS) course equips healthcare professionals with the essential knowledge and skills to recognise, treat and stabilise children facing life-threatening emergencies. Using a structured and sequential approach, participants will learn to address the unique needs of paediatric patients, including differences in weight, anatomy, physiology, and psychology.	10	Register here
14 May 2025	Microsurgery and traumatic limb exploration 6 places left	Classroom	This microvascular and limb exploration course is a great introduction to operating under a microscope with micro instruments. After familiarisation with an operative microscope and the correct use of microvascular instruments, participants will practice their skills on a number of synthetic and animal bench models. Loup glasses will also be used to magnify the view while exploring a simulated wound in an animal limb.	7.5	Register here

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

Best Wishes,

RCSI CPD Team

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