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View our brand new Continuous Professional Development Support Scheme 2025.26 Brochure
RCSI is pleased to announce the launch of our brand-new RCSI CPD Support Scheme Brochure 2025-26.
View our brand new Continuous Professional Development Support Scheme 2025.26 Brochure.
RCSI is pleased to announce the launch of our brand-new RCSI CPD Support Scheme Brochure 2025-26.
Learn more about our brand-new catalogue of courses which is open to NCHDs in Surgery and EM currently enrolled on our CPD Support Scheme (some courses are also open to the wider healthcare community). This year’s brand-new CPD Brochure includes an array of:
Applications for CPD Support Scheme are currently open, and will close in 4 weeks, on Tuesday, 30 September 2025.
For more information, please click here.
Managing Adverse Events
Register your interest
This one-day course is a high-fidelity simulation programme and is delivered in collaboration with the College of Anaesthesiologists in Ireland and takes place in the National Simulation Centre at RCSI. It is open to surgeons working in Irish hospitals.
This one-day course is a high-fidelity simulation programme and is delivered in collaboration with the College of Anaesthesiologists in Ireland and takes place in the National Simulation Centre at RCSI. It is open to surgeons working in Irish hospitals.
The aims of the course are:
• To facilitate a discussion about the impact of error on the patient and doctor
• To discuss the notion of the doctor as the 2nd victim
• To demonstrate appropriate methods of disclosure of error
• To provide the trainee the opportunity to practice open disclosure using role-play
• To present the ASSIST model of responding to a medical error
At the end of the module the trainee should be able to:
• Respond effectively to the experience of a simulated adverse event
• Demonstrate an awareness of the impact of medical error on patients and healthcare workers
• Demonstrate the skills to effectively and compassionately disclose an error or adverse event to a patient
• Justify and defend the importance of honest error disclosure
• Identify and consider the effects of and adverse event on the second victim
• Appreciate the importance of facilitating peer support in the event of an adverse event
To register your interest, please click here.
Did you know?
Claim your access today
NCHDs enrolled on our CPD Support Scheme can apply for free access to our RCSI Affiliate Membership programme.
RCSI is pleased to advise that all NCHD’s who are enrolled in the Continuous Professional Development Support Scheme 2025-2026 may avail of free Affiliate Membership of RCSI.
Affiliate Membership of RCSI provides exclusive access to a range of ‘member-only’ services aimed at supporting and supplementing your personal, practical, academic and professional development. Additionally, Affiliate Membership enables you to network and stay up to date with the latest news from the field of surgery by providing access to RCSI communications channels, surgical publications and resources and global networking opportunities.
The NEW Fellows and Members Portal
RCSI have launched a new Fellows and Members Portal that also houses a range of resources, supports and benefits for Affiliate Members.
The Portal is accessible at www.rcsi.com/portal. Please note, if it is your first time accessing the new Fellows and Members Portal, you must first sign up by following the steps below:
Existing Affiliate Members
If you were previously enrolled in CPD_SS for 2024-2025 and/or are an existing Affiliate Member, you may access your exclusive resources and benefits via the Portal.
If you are not able to view these resources and benefits you may be required to seek a subscription waiver.You can request a waiver by following the steps below:
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Dear Colleagues,
As we prepare to step into a new academic year, I would like to extend a warm welcome to all our doctors. Whether you are returning or joining us for the first time, we are delighted to have you as part of our learning community.
This year, we are proud to offer over 150 courses, including face-to-face sessions, interactive online classes, and flexible self-paced learning options. Each course is designed to support your ongoing professional development, and meeting your training needs.
Thank you for your continued dedication to lifelong learning and excellence in patient care. If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me, Adina Orac (CPD Operations Manager) or any member of the CPD team.
Best wishes,
Paula
Upcoming Courses
Limited spaces available
Please see our upcoming CPD courses and meetings, taking place in September to November. Places are limited for all our courses, so early registration is advised to avoid disappointment.
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.
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The day will focus on feedback skills to improve your teaching and training in the clinical and simulation environments. A combination of theory, interactive exercises and high-fidelity simulation will be used to demonstrate the skills of giving effective feedback to learners.
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Minor Operations Workshop
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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.
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Advanced Upper GI Emergency Management
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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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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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Procedural Sedation and Analgesia – Cork
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This course will help you to identify the most appropriate, safe and effective strategy to ensure the management of hypotensive and tachycardic patients reporting to emergency departments and what to do if the event an anaesthetist is not available.The course is delivered as a series of interactive discussion and didactic lectures, followed by a series of short practical workshops
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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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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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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.
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Trauma 360 - Simulation for survival certificate New
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This bespoke two-day certificate is designed to equip healthcare practitioners with a structured and standardised approach to the reception and management of major trauma.Combining concise theoretical teaching with dynamic, hands-on practical workshops, the course is delivered by an experienced faculty of trauma and emergency medicine experts.
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Accredited Certificate in Simulation-based Training in Human Factors in Patient Safety
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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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Suturing Skills and Wound Closure
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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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Financial Wellbeing, Spending, Borrowing and Your Credit Profile
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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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Active Bystander Intervention Training
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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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If a course is FULL – it is recommendedto 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
Self-paced online courses
Study at your own time
We are consistently striving to expand our selection of self-paced online courses, allowing you to complete them conveniently at your own preferredschedule.
We are consistently striving to expand our selection of self-paced online courses, allowing you to complete them conveniently at your own preferredschedule. Below is a list of the courses we offer:
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NEW - Good Clinical Practice
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This course is relevant to principal investigators, medical team members, research nurses/midwives and other healthcare professionals, monitors and research site personnel.Content is based on ICH E6 (R3) 2025 and includes the key requirements of the Clinical Trial Regulations (536/2014) and national legislation.
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Professionalism in Clinical Practice
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RCSI has developed an online course
“Professionalism in Clinical Practice” which is aimed at medical doctors in all specialties. The course is based on the Medical Council’s “Guide to Professional Conduct and Ethics for Registered Medical Practitioners” and is presented in an interesting and engaging format
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Skin Tone in Clinical Assessment and Research
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This one-hour CPD programme explores the importance of skin tone diversity in healthcare, covering skin biology, classification systems, and disparities in diagnosis, treatment, and research. It addresses the lack of diverse representation in medical education, simulation models, and clinical studies, the challenges of diagnosing across different skin tones, and the role of emerging technologies and AI in reducing bias
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Clinical Trials - Running a Cancer Clinical Trial
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This CPD course builds on Clinical Trials – From development to opening to provide further practical knowledge for those involved in research. The course will help you to ensure your trials are conducted effectively, including how to identify and address potential risks.
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Quality healthcare requires clear and effective communication between healthcare professionals, teams, and patients. In this course, we will focus on one particular area of healthcare communication: clinical handovers. This online course aims to support clinicians to develop the skills and knowledge necessary to effectively prepare and participate in clinical handover.
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Communication Skills for Video and Telephone Consultation
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Video and telephone consultations in healthcare are not new, but the COVID-19 crisis forced many clinicians to rapidly take up these kinds of consultations as a feasible alternative to face-to-face consultations. This is often a type of consultation that staff has not encountered before. Applying the Calgary-Cambridge guide to video and telephone calls provides a structured and safe approach to this virtual format.
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The course is presented as a series of recorded one-hour modules. Each module, involving a separate specialty theme, will involve case-based discussions with a variety of guest speakers. Slides covering the content are provided, and a short series of MCQs based on the content covered is completed to complete the module.
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ECG Interpretation in the Emergency Department
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This online course uses a case discussion format to revise the basics of ECG Interpretation for Emergency Medicine physicians. This online platform allows candidates to access the recorded content on demand, with the facility to repeat more challenging modules as desired. Candidates are required to complete a quiz at the beginning and end of the course.
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Medical Science for Surgery and Emergency Medicine
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RCSI, in collaboration with the Academy of Clinical Science and Laboratory Medicine (https://acslm.ie/), has developed a CPD/CME programme designed to support the ongoing development of competence in this vital area of clinical practice. The programme offers a series of short online courses covering 25 key topics in Pathology and Laboratory Medicine. The first seven courses in the series focus on Cancer Diagnostics, Surgical Microbiology, Blood Transfusion, Coagulation, Surgical Immunology, Heart Failure Assessment in the Emergency Department, and Near Patient Testing (NPT), spanning both basic and applied pathology.
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Virtual Lean Healthcare Yellow Belt
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As part of the programme participants learn excellent techniques for improving processes and implementing change in your hospital or department, but they also develop abilities that are highly portable across the organisation and internationally.
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Essential Skills in Health Professions Education
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The course includes mini-modules on large group teaching, small group teaching, bedside teaching, simulation-based learning, and Universal Design for Learning. Each mini module includes video content, curated reading lists and interactive activities.
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Clinical Trials – From development to opening
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Cancer clinical trials are pivotal research studies that aim to advance our understanding of cancer and develop new treatment options. They involve rigorous testing of novel therapies, drugs, or interventions to assess their safety and efficacy in real-world patient scenarios.
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Introduction to Green Surgery
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This short course explores the contribution of surgery to climate change and examines interventions that can lead to reduced greenhouse gases and reduce the climate impact of surgery.
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Foundations in Robotic Surgery
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The course covers material which we believe is fundamental to understanding the current state of surgical robotics in the market and the skills necessary to safe and effectively utilise this technology in your everyday surgical practice.This course is design for any healthcare professional wanting to develop their knowledge and understanding of surgical robotics, including surgeons, trainees, medical students, nurses, and technicians.
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Basics of Procedural Sedation and Analgesia in Emergency Department
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This one-hour online course is designed to equip you with essential knowledge for providing safe and effective sedation in the Emergency Department. This comprehensive module will guide you through the fundamentals of procedural sedation, preparing you to handle challenging situations with confidence and expertise.
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Courses covered by the CPD voucher can be booked between now and 15 June 2026. Regardless of when you register the course, these will be available in your Moodle account until 1 August 2026
For further queries please do not hesitate to contact us at cpdss@rcsi.ie
Course Spotlight: Minor Operations Workshop
Thursday, 11 September 2025
In this course, 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.
Date: 11 September 2025
Duration: 7 hours
CPD Credits: 7.5
Location: RCSI, Dublin
Summary
In this course, 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.
Once your skills have been practiced you will 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.
In this practical course we will use a combination of synthetic and animal tissue (porcine).
Learning outcomes
- A knowledge of surgical instrument names, uses and correct handling
- Performed one-handed knots and instrument ties
- Performed five different suturing techniques for wound closure
- An understanding of the principles of dissection and closure technics used in the minor operating theatre
- Perform minor operations such as the excision of a pigmented lesion, sebaceous cyst, a lipoma and the germinal layer in an ingrown toenail
- Gain an understanding of the principles of skin grafting and simple local flap closure.
Suitable for: SHOs in all surgical specialties; emergency medicine doctors.
To register, please click here.
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MRCS Part A - January 2026 diet now open
Applications for our upcoming MRCS Part A January 2026 diet are now open.
Applications for our upcoming MRCS Part A January 2026 diet are now open
Candidates sitting the MRCS Part A January 2026 Diet with RCSI will receive an array of resources to help you pass the examination including:
Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
Clinicians as Educators - Effective Teaching Skills
Applications now open – 5 Week Online Micro-credential
Gain essential skills and knowledge to enhance your teaching skills as a clinician – Clinicians as Educators – Effective Teaching Skills (Micro-credential) - Open to doctors including Interns, NCHDs and Surgical Trainees
Gain essential skills and knowledge to enhance your teaching skills as a clinician – Clinicians as Educators – Effective Teaching Skills (Micro-credential) - Open to doctors including Interns, NCHDs and Surgical Trainees
Please note applications for our brand-new online micro-credential “Clinicians as Educators – Teach Skills” is now open for January 2026 intake.
This Module aims to support and promote the development of your role as a teacher and assessor in clinical practice and is in essence a “Teach the Teacher “course – 10 ECTS. Please note this micro-credential has limited placesso advise to apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
As well as gaining insight into educational theory the module is very practical in its approach and will ensure improvement of your clinical bedside and classroom teaching and assessing skills. Scholars will have lots of opportunity for peer and faculty discussions on clinical teaching experiences and challenges and will gain insights into developing solutions.
For more information, please click here.
Navigating Your Path to Specialist Registration: A Guide to Specialist Registration with the IMC
Wednesday, 17 September from 7pm
The RCSI is hosting a webinar, on behalf of the Early Careers Surgical Network, which has been designed for NCHDs who are working in Ireland and who are considering applying for registration on the Specialist Division of the Irish Medical Council.
Register today - Navigating Your Path to Specialist Registration: A Guide to Specialist Registration with the IMC – Wednesday, 17 September from 7pm
The RCSI is hosting a webinar, on behalf of the Early Careers Surgical Network, which has been designed for NCHDs who are working in Ireland and who are considering applying for registration on the Specialist Division of the Irish Medical Council.
This webinar will provide a comprehensive overview of the application process, highlighting key considerations, common pitfalls to avoid, and essential information to include to support a successful application.
To register, please click here.
Helping you get started in Surgical Research – Meet the Clinical Trial and Surgical Research experts at this year’s RCSI Millin Meeting 2025
One of the highlights of this year’s RCSI Millin Meeting is the attendance of key research support systems available in Ireland as exhibitors at this year’s upcoming event. Engaging with surgical/clinical trial exhibition stands are a great way for Surgical NCHDs, Trainees and Surgeons, to engage with key research stakeholders across Ireland in order to help get the information you need to set up your own trial.
 One of the highlights of this year’s RCSI Millin Meeting is the attendance of key research support systems available in Ireland as exhibitors at this year’s upcoming event. Engaging with surgical/clinical trial exhibition stands are a great way for Surgical NCHDs, Trainees and Surgeons, to engage with key research stakeholders across Ireland in order to help get the information you need to set up your own trial. Clinical research exhibitors are there to support and engage with you on any information you need in relation to embedding surgical research within your career and clinical practice.
Clinical research exhibitors in attendance include:
- The RCSI National Surgical Research Support Centre
- HRB Clinical Research Facilities and clinical trial units from across the country
- Surgical research collaborative groups
- Ethics and regulatory bodies
- Clinical Trial Networks
- Research-funding organisations
To register, please visit: https://www.rcsi.com/dublin/news-and-events/events/event/2025/millin-meeting
Best regards,
Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
The 5th National Human Factors in Patient Safety Conference
Friday, 26 September 2025
Less than 4 weeks to go until our 5th National Human Factors in Patient Safety Conference. Our Human Factors in Patient Safety Conference is taking place on Friday, 26 September and we have three exciting speakers lined up.
Less than 4 weeks to go until our 5th National Human Factors in Patient Safety Conference.
We are delighted to announce a new speaker has been added to the 2025 line-up.
Dr Geoffrey Ronan, Consultant Interventional Radiologist, Cork University Hospital, Wilton, Cork will be joining us at our upcoming conference "People in Patient Safety". Dr Ronan will be exploring the topic of patient safety in the radiology department, titled: "Lights, camera, action... Improving the patient experience in the Radiology department"
He will be joining our keynote speakers, for a what promises to be a very insightful conference.
Please note, there are only 30% of tickets remaining.
Please note, this is a hybrid conference and you have the opportunity to attend in-person or online.
For more information, please click here.
Millin 2025: What's in store for NCHD's?
Friday, 14 November 2025
For Surgical Researchers of all stages, our highly popular competition for the RCSI National will be of special interest. We will also have regional updates from the National Surgical Research Support Centre, surgical-research specific keynote lectures and lots of opportunities for networking.
Theme: Shaping Future Surgical Research and Training
For Surgical Researchers of all stages, our highly popular competition for the RCSI National will be of special interest. We will also have regional updates from the National Surgical Research Support Centre, surgical-research specific keynote lectures and lots of opportunities for networking.
This year's Millin Meeting will focus on surgical research and training, with an eye to topical issues. For consultants and surgical trainers, the morning and afternoon sessions will update on the supports available to improve the quality of research in your department, both for your trainees but also showing ways to assist you in increasing your professional networks and collaborations.
One week countdown - Call for Abstracts Now Open - RCSI Millin Meeting 2025
The RCSI National Surgical Research Support Centre (NSRSC) will host the Millin meeting Research symposium to share its vision for shaping the future of surgical research in Ireland.
We strongly encourage surgical trainees, NCHDs and early career surgeons from all specialties to submit your abstract to showcase your research and compete for the RCSI National Surgical Research Medal.
Abstract submission is now open and the deadline for submission is 12 September 2025. Successful submissions will be invited to present their work at the conference.
Key dates:
- Millin meeting: Friday, 14 November 2025
- Abstract submission deadline: Friday, 12 September 2025
- Abstract outcome notification: Friday, 3 October 2025
To submit your abstract, please fill out our Call for Abstract submission form: https://bit.ly/Millin-Call-for-abstracts
For any queries, please email NSRSC@rcsi.ie
We would be delighted to see you down at this year's #RCSICharter meeting. To register, please visit: https://rcsi.eventsair.com/millin-meeting-2025/2025/Site/Register
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Stay up to date with courses, workshops and updates
Did you know we have our own bespoke RCSI Surgery Instagram account on (@rcsisurgery)
Are you an NCHD looking for the latest information and courses, events and updates?
RCSI Surgery now has its own exclusive Instagram account—@rcsisurgery—where we share all the essential news and updates.
We highly recommend that all NCHDs follow our account to stay informed about upcoming opportunities, events, and key updates.
To follow our account, please click here
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