Upcoming CPD Courses
 

We write to advise you that we still have places available for the following CPD courses and meetings that will take place in the coming weeks. Places are very limited for all our courses, so early registration is advised to avoid disappointment.

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 

Date 

 
 
 
 

Course Title 

 
 
 
 

Type 

 
 
 
 

Course Overview 

 
 
 
 

CPD Points 

 
 
 
 

Registration 

 
 
 
 

28 October 2022 

 
 

Resuscitation Simulation 

 

1 place 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 

 
 
 
 

2 November 2022 

 
 

Intermediate General Surgery 

 

2 places left 

 
 

Classroom 

 
 

This programme covers instruction in technical skills to perform fashioning a stoma (ileostomy/colostomy), performing a bowel anastomosis, and performing open inguinal hernia management. This practical course will use both synthetic and animal simulation to aid in learning and practicing skills. 

 
 

7.5 

 
 

Register here 

 
 
 
 

4 November 2022 

 
 

MS Introduction to Word & PowerPoint for Doctors 

 

4 places left  

 
 

Classroom 

 
 

This course is designed to facilitate an introduction to MS Word, word processing, and MS PowerPoint -using presentation software for complete beginners with no previous knowledge of the application required 

 
 

7.5 

 
 

Register here 

 
 
 
 

7 November 2022 

 
 

Basic Life Support Provider Course

 

TULLAMORE 

8 places left 

 
 

Classroom 

 
 

The BLS (Basic Life Support) Provider Course is for medical, para-medical, and allied healthcare professionals. The skills taught include adult and paediatric CPR including two-rescuer scenarios, use of bag valve mask and barrier devices, management of foreign body airway obstruction (FBAO), and use of an Automated External Defibrillator (AED). 

 
 

4 

 
 

Register here 

 
 
 
 

7 November 2022 

 
 

Basic Skills in Urology 

 

2 places left 

 
 

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 and insert J stents. 

 
 

7.5 

 
 

Register here 

 
 
 
 

8 November 2022 

 
 

Critical decision-making on a virtual ward round for Emergency Medicine 

 
 

Classroom 

 
 

This highly interactive course will provide you with the opportunity to develop your critical thinking, escalation, and communication skills. 

 
 

4 

 
 

Register here 

 
 
 
 

 10 November 2022 

 
 

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

 
 

1 

 
 

Register here 

 
 
 
 

November 2022 

 
 

Virtual Lean Healthcare Yellow Belt Certificate 

 

7 places left 

 
 

Interactive learning 

 
 

Quality improvement (QI) and Lean training are now becoming pre-requisite for many healthcare professionals. In this course, you will learn techniques for improving processes and implementing change in your hospital or department and develop abilities that are highly portable across yourorganisation and internationally. 

 
 

21 

 
 

Register here 

 
 
 
 

22 November 2022 

 
 

Emergency Toxicology 

 

4 places left 

 
 

Classroom 

 
 

Clinical Toxicology an update for the Emergency Physician. Case-based interactive discussion on common and less common poisoning presentations. 

 
 

7.5 

 
 

Register here 

 
 
 
 

24 November 2022 

 
 

How to Conduct Clinical Research 

 

8 places left 

 
 

Classroom 

 
 

This course will focus on research methodology. The course will help to develop some of the skills required to plan, conduct, and disseminate individual research projects. Specific topics will include study design, levels of evidence, defining research questions, and obtaining ethical approval. 

 
 

6 

 
 

Register here 

 
 
 
 

28 November 2022 

 
 

Advanced Laparoscopy: Common Bile Duct Exploration 

 

8 places left 

 
 

Classroom 

 
 

This course will concentrate on Laparoscopic common bile duct exploration as an effective treatment for choledocholithiasis. Both transcystic and transcholedochal laparoscopic common bile duct exploration will be practiced in the Simulation. 

 
 

7.5 

 
 

Register here 

 
 
 
 

29 November 2022 

and  

6 December 2022 

 
 

RCSI Accredited Medical Leadership in Practice Certificate Day 3 

 
 

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 

 
 

7 

 
 

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6 December 2022 

 
 

MS Excel – Data Management and Analysis for Doctors 

 

5 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 the features of the application that are used to build, manage, and analyse lists of data (records). 

 
 

7.5 

 
 

Register here 

 
 
 
 

 6 December 2022 

 
 

Active Bystander Intervention Training  

 

4 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. 

 
 

1 

 
 

Register here 

 
 
 
 

December 2022-April 2023 

 
 

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

 

10 places left 

 
 

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. 

 
 

18 

 
 

Register here 

 
 
 
 

8 December 2022 

 
 

Critical decision-making on a virtual ward round for Surgery 

 

10 places left 

 
 

Interactive learning 

 
 

Considerable obstacles to learning exist in the surgical ward environment including the high volumes of patients, untimely surgical emergencies, shift working, and ongoing increases in administrative tasks. This highly interactive course will provide you with the opportunity to develop your critical thinking, escalation, and communication skills. 

 
 

4 

 
 

Register here 

 
 
 
 

8 December 2022 

 
 

 

Interview Skills and CV Development for Doctors 

 

12 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. 

Part A concentrates on the Curriculum 

Development, Part B concentrates on 

interview skills. 

 
 

6 

 
 

Register here 

 
 
 
 

13 December 2022 

 
 

Basic Laparoscopy Skills 

 

10 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. 

 
 

7.5 

 
 

Register here 

 
 
 
 

14 December 2022 

 
 

Principles and practicalities of healthcare systematic reviews LIMERICK 

 

12 places left 

 
 

Classroom 

 
 

This course is designed for participants 

who want to perform and/or critically 

appraise systematic reviews and metanalysis.The course predominantly 

covers systematic reviews of healthcare 

interventions, with some material being 

equally relevant to systematic reviews of 

other topics.  

 
 

6 

 
 

Register here 

 
 
 

 

If a course is FULLit is recommended applying for the waiting list. Often doctors withdrawn 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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