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 

 
 
 
 

6 December 2022 

 
 

MS Excel – Data Management and Analysis for Doctors 

 

3 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 analyses lists of data (records). 

 
 

7.5 

 
 

Register here 

 
 
 
 

 6 December 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 

 
 
 
 

December 2022-April 2023 

 
 

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

 

5 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 

 
 

 

Interview Skills and CV Development for Doctors 

 

4 places left 

 
 

Classroom 

 
 

This course will aid you in developing 

your curriculum vitae so that your previousexperience and attributes will stand out. The course also explores the optimumways you can win over the interviewpanel at that all-important interview. 

 
 

6 

 
 

Register here 

 
 
 
 

13 December 2022 

 
 

Basic Laparoscopy Skills 

 

3 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 

 

10 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 

 
 
 
 

5 January 2023 

 
 

Suturing skills and wound closure

 

2 places left 

 
 

Classroom 

 
 

This course will help you master your knot-tying and suturing skills from the first principles. Experienced consultant surgeons will give you formative feedback on your instrument handling, tissue manipulation, and wound closure.  

 
 

7.5 

 
 

Register here 

 
 
 
 

10 January 2023 

 
 

Active Bystander Intervention Training 

 

4places 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 

 
 
 
 

10 January 2023 

 
 

 
MS PowerPoint- Enhancing Your Presentation for Doctors 

 

7 places left 

 
 

Classroom 

 
 

This course is ideal for both new and basic users of MS PowerPoint. It is designed to bring participants through some of the good practice methods of creating and delivering effective presentations 

 
 

7.5 

 
 

Register here 

 
 
 
 

10 January 2023 

 
 

Minor Trauma Day 

 

5 places left 

 
 

Classroom 

 
 

This course involves a combination of short lectures, simulation scenarios as well as interactive workshops to introduce the participant to the assessment and management of minor injuries presented to the ED.  

 
 

7.5 

 
 

Register here 

 
 
 
 

11 January 2023 

 
 

Professionally Managing Anti-bullying and Harassment in the Workplace 

 

8 places left  

 
 

Interactive Learning  

 
 

This course will explore the complex nature of workplace bullying and harassment and the adverse effect this has on the quality of patient/client care by undermining employee morale and can result in absenteeism, stress-related illnesses, and higher turnover of staff 

 
 

3 

 
 

 

Register here 

 

 
 
 
 

January – April 2023 

 
 

RCSI Accredited Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Certificate 

 

8 places left 

 

 
 

Classroom 

 
 

This new three-day course provides a practical hands-on overview for clinicians seeking to adapt their skills for managing patients in pre-hospital environments e.g. mass gathering medicine, ambulance activity, and mountain rescue. 

 
 

21 

 
 

Register here 

 

 
 
 
 

11 January 2023 

 
 

Fracture Fixation 

 

4 places left 

 
 

Classroom 

 
 

This bone fracture fixation course concentrates on the management of fractures that need more than a cast for stability. The practical sessions will range from the application of simple screws and plates to the complex fixation of fractures using k-wires, tension band wiring, and intramedullary nailing. 

 
 

7.5 

 
 

Register here 

 
 
 
 

13 January 2023 

 
 

Geriatric Emergency Medicine Day 

 

5 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’. 

 
 

7.5 

 
 

Register here 

 
 
 
 

13 January 2023 and 20 January 2023 

 
 

Global Surgery  

 

 
 

Interactive learning 

 
 

Global surgery is an area of study, research, practice, and advocacy aimed at achieving health equity for all people worldwide who have a need for surgical care. Participants will analyse the global context in which surgery is currently practiced, including the challenges in providing adequate surgical healthcare in developing countries and the management of humanitarian crises. 

 
 

6 

 
 

 

Register here 

 

 
 
 
 

13 January 2023 

 
 

Anal surgical conditions 

 

5 places left  

 
 

Classroom 

 
 

This new course aims to concentrate on the management of perianal conditions such as pilonidal sinus, fistula-in-ano, perianal abscess, and hemorrhoids. Practice sessions will be enabled using animal bench models where you will practice procedures such as the application of a Seaton, abscess drainage, wide excision of a pilonidal sinus, and hemorrhoid banding. 

 
 

7.5 

 
 

Register here 

 
 
 
 

January 2023 – March 2023 

 
 

RCSI AccreditedCertificate in Medical Leadership in Practice  

 
 

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.   

 
 

21 

 
 

Register here 

 
 
 
 

18 January 2023 

 
 

Quantitative Study Design- Tullamore 

 

11 places left  

 
 

Classroom 

 
 

This course is designed to upskill healthcare workers on how to design and conclude a quantitative study for research purposes. It focuses on understanding the key principles of quantitative study designs including bias, confounding, and causality. 

 
 

6 

 
 

Register here 

 
 
 
 

19 January 2023 

 
 

Intermediate Endoscopy Polypectomy Workshop 

 

8 places left 

 

 
 

Classroom 

 
 

This endoscopy course will concentrate on more complex gastrointestinal presentations of lower GI patients, particularly lesion diagnosis and advanced excision methods. With the help of virtual reality simulation and bench models, colonoscopies and associated minor endoscopic procedures to remove polyps will be practiced. 

 
 

7.5 

 
 

Register here 

 
 
 
 

20 January 2023 

 
 

Casting for the Upper and Lower Limb 

 

5 places 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 

 
 
 
 

27 January 2023 

 
 

Emergency Abdominal Surgery Course 

10 places left 

 
 

Classroom 

 
 

EASC curriculum focuses on the acute abdomen, in a multidisciplinary shared learning approach. It will enhance your ability on duty as a surgeon, gastroenterologist, or radiologist; either as a trainee or a specialist. 

 
 

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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