We write to advise you that we still have places available for the following CPD courses and meetings that will take place between February and April 2022.
We write to advise you that we still have places available for the following CPD courses and meetings that will take place between February and April 2022. 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
24 February 2022
Laparoscopic Common Bile Duct Exploration Course
2 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.
This new three-day course provides a practical hands-on overview for clinicians seeking to adapt their skills for managing patients in prehospital environments. It is a skills based practical course delivered over three days in the Royal College of Surgeons by Prehospital Emergency Medicine Physicians with national and international reputations Emergency Medicine, prehospital and retrieval medicine.
This 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 one day course is a high fidelity simulation day facilitated by expert non-technical skills educators together with consultant trainers. A number of scenarios are used in the simulated Emergency Department to demonstrate the key principles of crisis resource management (CRM) in addition to the effective use of teamwork and communication, leadership and decision-making skills.
This training session aims to empowers the RCSI community to challenge poor behaviours which have become normalised and bring change through the reinforcement of messages defining the boundaries of unacceptable behaviour.
This programme covers instruction in technical skills using a combination of synthetic bench models, animal cadaver tissue and various technical simulators. Topics covered include: Stomas; ileostomy / colostomy, Bowel anastomosis – end-end; hand sewn / side – side; stapled, incisional and open inguinal hernia management.
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
Social media brings a new dimension to medicine with applications in medical education, patient education, health services research, clinical trials, and public health campaigns as well as fostering collegiality, professional development, and enhancing institutional branding and promotion. 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.
Communication with Patients and Colleagues to Promote Safety in Healthcare
3 places left
Classroom
This workshop supports participants to learn an develop communication skills to deal with challenging patient-clinician communication: responding to strong emotion, delivering bad news, disclosing errors and many other difficult clinical conversations.
This training session aims to empowers the RCSI community to challenge poor behaviours which have become normalised and bring change through the reinforcement of messages defining the boundaries of unacceptable behaviour.
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 also introduce the concept of burnout in the medical profession and mechanisms to avoid burnout
This course is ideal for both new and basic user of MS PowerPoint. It is designed to bring participants through some of the good practice methods of creating and delivering effective presentations.
If a course is FULL – it 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
This is on-line modular course has adapted from our previous CPDSS Medical Emergencies Day. The course is presented as a series of recorded one-hour modules, with access released on a rolling monthly basis.
This is on-line modular course has adapted from our previous CPDSS Medical Emergencies Day. The course is presented as a series of recorded one-hour modules, with access released on a rolling monthly basis. 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 are completed in order to complete the module. The themes covered within each module will be changed on an annual basis.
Detailed information of the course can be found on our website here
Module 1: Endocrine and Metabolic Medicine – please register here
The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, (RCSI) is among Ireland’s foremost health science institutions being one of its oldest Colleges (1784) and newest Universities (2019). As one of the four Surgical Royal Colleges, it has responsibility for training and professional development of surgeons in Ireland.
The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, (RCSI) is among Ireland’s foremost health science institutions being one of its oldest Colleges (1784) and newest Universities (2019). As one of the four Surgical Royal Colleges, it has responsibility for training and professional development of surgeons in Ireland.
Charter Day is the Annual Commemoration of the granting of our Charter by King George III in 1784. The Charter event provides a unique opportunity for RCSI Fellows & Members along with their international colleagues to network and debate many aspects of the surgical profession.
Every year, RCSI celebrates a meeting to commemorate the Charter of 1784 and in doing so extends a warm welcome to Fellows, Members, Alumni, Faculty, Students, Staff and the broader healthcare community in Ireland and overseas.
The Charter Meeting will take place on Thursday 21 and Friday 22 April 2022. The meeting will consist of both hybrid and virtual sessions, subject to the public health guidelines in place at the time.
Online registration is essential and will open in due course. More information on Charter Day 2022 can be found here.
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The Institute of Leadership (IOL) are running a series of webinars in collaboration with The National Clinical Leadership Centre for Nursing and Midwifery (NCLC) and Office of the Nursing and Midwifery Services Director (ONMSD).
The series will consist of nine pre-recorded webinars that commenced in September 2020 and will continue until February 2021. The aim of the series is to provide an opportunity for representatives from all nursing disciplines and midwifery services to present and share their clinical leadership experiences, during the pandemic.
The webinars are pre-recorded and will be released on the website every second week, please click hereto view them.
The MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice is open to all non-consultant health doctors in Ireland within non-surgical specialities. Applications for August 2022 intake is now open.
The MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice is open to all non-consultant health doctors in Ireland within non-surgical specialities such as Radiology, anaesthesiology, general practice, emergency medicine, pathology, public health, occupational health, and all general medical specialities.
The programme has been developed to supplement the clinical experience with structured clinical teaching and training.Programme modules are designed to equip you with a versatile skill set that will help to better meet the demands which are an essential part of the professional life of the modern practicing clinician.
The class comprises people from different clinical backgrounds and experience which allows a rich mix of expertise thus providing for healthy discussions and case studies. Modules include:
Core modules
Research Methods Protocol Development, Design and Analysis
Healthcare Ethics and Law
Professionalism and Advanced Communication
Lean QI and Healthcare
Research Dissertation
Optional modules (candidates must choose 2 out of 3 modules)
Clinicians as Educators – Effective Teaching
Leading Your Service and Organisation
Medical Technology and Innovation
To be considered eligible for the programme, you must:
Hold the degree of MB/BAO/BCh) or equivalent
Be registered and in good standing with your professional registration body
Resident in Ireland and working in the Irish Health service at time of application
Possess good undergraduate and postgraduate records and references
Ideally candidates should have some practical experience and knowledge of clinical research as there is a strong research component within the programme
Interested candidates can contact us at macp@rcsi.ieif you have any queries or require anyadditional information.
Elevate your medical foundations to deliver the highest quality of patient care
The Professionalism in 21st Century Medical Practice course is fully-online and aimed at all registered medical doctors in all specialties. This flexible course has been built to suit the busy schedules of medical doctors and is delivered in a digital format through our online teaching platform.
Elevate your medical foundations to deliver the highest quality of patient care
The Professionalism in 21st Century Medical Practice course is fully-online and aimed at all registered medical doctors in all specialties. This flexible course has been built to suit the busy schedules of medical doctors and is delivered in a digital format through our online teaching platform.
There are 12 online modules in total (60 CPD credits) covering different aspects of medical professionalism, with each module worth 5 CPD credits. Candidates enrolled on this course can take the modules in any order and at your own pace.
Modules include:
Relationship with Patients: Care
Maintaining Health & Fitness to Practice
Continuity of Care
Confidentiality
Relationships with Colleagues
Professional Performance
Relationship with Patients: Communication
Patient Safety
Ethical Practice
Relationships with Society
Honesty & Integrity
Teaching & Mentoring
Interested medical doctors can register here. For any queries, please email cpdss@rcsi.com
This online course aims to support clinicians to develop the skills and knowledge necessary to effectively prepare and participate in clinical handover.
This online course aims to support clinicians to develop the skills and knowledge necessary to effectively prepare and participate in clinical handover. The course demonstrates how good communication skills can achieve continuity and safety of patient care during handover. The application of ISBAR3 is examined in a variety of clinical settings using video analysis of everyday handover situations.
Many healthcare staff are now carrying out consultations using video calls. This is often a type of consultation that staff have not encountered prior to COVID-19 and can be an area of anxiety. Building on the previous course on telephone consultations, this course shows you how to apply the core skills of the Calgory-Cambridge Guide to video consultations provides a structured and patient-centered approach.
RCSI Surgical Affairs is delighted to announce that we will run or second annual online Q&A session for our MCh in Surgical Science and Practice on Wednesday, 23 February 2022 at 1:15pm Irish time.
Improve your competitiveness into surgical residency training anywhere in the world
RCSI Surgical Affairs is delighted to announce that we will run or second annual online Q&A session for our MCh in Surgical Science and Practice on Wednesday, 23 February 2022 at 1:15pm Irish time.
This year, our star guest will be Ms Celine Sooknarine (Current MSSP Student) who will be available to answer any questions you have about our MSSP programme which is now open for August 2022 intake. Users can pre-submit their questions to Ms Celine Sooknarine here.
If you have any queries or require further information, contact us at mssp@rcsi.ieor visit our course webpage here
Join us on Wednesday, 2 March 2022 at 6pm for our monthly National Neurotrauma webinar.
Join us on Wednesday, 2 March 2022 at 6pm for our monthly National Neurotrauma webinar.
This webinar will include contributions from:
Welcome – Session Chair Professor Mohsen Javadpour, Consultant Neurosurgeon, National Neurosurgical Centre, Beaumont Hospital
Case presentation 1 - Mr Mohamed Dab & Mr Mahmoud Kamel. Department of Neurosurgery, Cork University Hospital - To Be (Decompressed) or Not To Be (Decompressed): Primary vs Secondary Decompressive Craniectomy for Acute Subdural Haematoma
Case presentation 2 - Mr Eoin Minnock & Mr John Caird. Department of Paediatric Neurosurgery, Children’s Hospital Ireland, Temple Street - A tale of two haematomas
