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 January/ February 2021. Places are very limited for all our courses, so early registration is advised to avoid disappointment.


We write to advise you that we still have places available for the following CPD courses and meetings that will take place in January/ February 2021. 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

18 January 2021

6 pm -7 pm

Active Bystander Intervention Training

Interactive Learning

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

1

Register here

21  January 2021

&

22 January 2021

5 pm -8 pm

Emergency Abdominal Surgery Course 

Interactive Learning

Comprehensive understanding of the commonest Acute Abdominal problems in EGS delivered through 8 short lectures (<15 min) combined real interactive cases and extensive literature review. 

6

Register here

26  January 2021

7 pm -8 pm

Active Bystander Intervention Training

Interactive Learning

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

1

Register here

6 February 2021

11 am -12 pm

Active Bystander Intervention Training

Interactive Learning

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

1

Register here

8 February 2021

Word - Document Management

Interactive Learning

This course has been developed as a follow-on course to the MS Word - An Introduction with the objective of bringing participants on to the next level of use of the application through a better understanding of overall document management.

6

Register here

16 February 2021

Managing stress

Interactive Learning

 This workshop will provide information and coaching on the evidence-based strategies known to enhance resilience and lead to increased mental toughness.

3.5

Register here

 

 

To minimise any potential risk to all stakeholders attending classes in the College over the few  weeks the Department of Surgical Affairs has made the decision to cancel the upcoming face to face CPDSS classroom courses: Mastering Your Risk & Mastering Shared Decision Making and Major Trauma Skills. If you are booked to attend either of these courses, you will receive confirmation from us.

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.

We will be in touch with you in the coming weeks to give an update on the February 2021 courses. Please do not hesitate to contact us in the meantime at cpdss@rcsi.ie

 

Best Wishes,

RCSI CPD Team

 
 
 
Career Development and Support for Doctors – National Survey
 
 

The RCSI is committed to developing better supports for doctors not currently on a specialist training programme in Ireland.

 


The RCSI is committed to developing better supports for doctors not currently on a specialist training programme in Ireland.

 

In order to make sure that we fully understand how we can successfully achieve this we want to hear from you directly so we can develop a professional support programme that will focus exclusively on your requirements.

 

This national survey of all surgical NCHDs who are not on a specialist training programme, is pivotal to the success of this initiative, the survey is short and anonymous, it is also not exclusive so please feel free to circulate to your colleagues.

 

Thank you for your participation.

 

RCSI CPD Team 

 
 
Virtual Emergency Abdominal Surgery Course
 

The inaugural virtual Emergency Abdominal Surgery Course will take place on Thursday 21st & Friday 22nd January.

 

The first EASC course was held in Letterkenny - Donegal, Ireland in May 2012 and has since expanded around the World and held in 12 countries.

 


The inaugural virtual Emergency Abdominal Surgery Course will take place on Thursday 21st & Friday 22nd January.

 

The first EASC course was held in Letterkenny Donegal Ireland in May 2012 and has since expanded around the World and held in 12 countries. This course builds on previous success and is further enhanced by a large international faculty who are at the coal face of Emergency General Surgery (EGS). Covid-19 has necessitated a change to a virtual platform.

 

EASC curriculum focuses on the acute abdomen, in a multidisciplinary shared learning approach. It brings a level of discussion you may not have heard before and enhance your ability as an on-call resident/consultant surgeon, or radiologist. EASC is about decision making and surgical techniques in patients with common surgical emergencies

 

Course:                Online

Date:                    Thursday & Friday 21st & 22nd January 2021

Time:                    17.00-20.00 (2 x 3hr sessions)

 

6 CPD credits will be awarded.

Please click here to book a place

 
 
Virtual Charter Day 2021
Save the Date
 
 

RCSI are pleased to announce that our annual Charter Meeting will take place online on Saturday, 6 February 2021.


RCSI are pleased to announce that our annual Charter Meeting will take place online on Saturday, 6 February 2021.

 

 
 
Weekly Webinars
 
 

We are organising every Wednesday evening webinars that keeps medical professionals up to date with COVID-19 in different topics.

 


We are organising every Wednesday evening webinars that keeps medical professionals up to date with COVID-19 in different topics.

 

20 January 2021

6pm – 7pm

HPB Surgery for the General Surgeon – Common Themes

Live webinar

Details to follow up here

27 January 2021

6pm – 7pm

Trauma Teams in the MTU & Trauma Service

Live webinar

Details to follow up here

 

The Institute of Leadership (IOL) are running a series of webinars incollaboration 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  here  to view them.

 
 
Revised Attendance Procedures
 

Doctors that have two courses booked and not attended or not canceled in due time will be excluded from the CPD 2020/2021 Programme. (if eligible can re-enroll in CPD 2021/2022 intake)

 

Attendance to class will not be permitted if more than 30 minutes late.  If late, please contact cpdss@rcsi.com or ph 402 8592 / 402 2105


Doctors that have two courses booked and not attended or not canceled in due time will be excluded from the CPD 2020/2021 Programme. (if eligible can re-enroll in CPD 2021/2022 intake)

 

Attendance to class will not be permitted if more than 30 minutes late.  If late, please contact cpdss@rcsi.com or ph 402 8592 / 402 2105

 
 
Free Online CPD Courses!
 
 

Handover Course:  https://msurgery.ie/course/handover-course/

 

This online course aims to support clinicians to develop the skills and knowledge necessary to effectively prepare and participate in clinical handover.


Handover Course:  https://msurgery.ie/course/handover-course/

 

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.

CPD Points

The course is recognized for 3 CPD points.

Video Consultation Course:  https://msurgery.ie/course/video-consultation-course/

 

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.