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.
Date
Course Title
Type
Course Overview
CPD Points
Registration
29 January 2025
Financial Wellness: Mortgages, Savings and Investments
5 places left
Interactive Learning
This session introduces mortgages and the must-know criteria, reviews the Central Bank of Ireland mortgage regulations, what BOI looks for in an application, what documents are required and a mortgage checklist; the hierarchy of financial needs, inflation and its impact on the cost of living and savings, why you should save and invest, and the golden rules of investing.
Joint management and collaboration of the ICU intensivist and the surgeon is vital for the post-operative patient. The course will look at patient monitoring, diagnostic decision-making and treatment options for surgical patients in the ICU.
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.
This course is run over three days: Day 1:18February 2025 Day 2:21March 2025 Day 3:25April2025
This course is designed for complete beginners to and/or very new users of Microsoft Excel. It will provide you with the essential fundamental knowledge required to begin using the Excel spreadsheet application to both work with existing and create and save new Excel files.
RCSI Certificate in Teaching and Assessing in Clinical Practice Certificate
1 place left
Interactive Learning
This three-day online course will support the development of a professional identity as a clinical educator to enable candidates to improve their teaching and assessing skills in the clinical and classroom environments. A combination of education theory, lesson planning, interactive peer group exercises, micro-teaching skills practice and reflection will be used to develop the skills of lesson planning, effective teaching, assessment and giving peer feedback.
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.
This is a multidisciplinary course facilitated by experienced consultants in ENT, MAX fax, and neurosurgery. Participants will learn how to manage the airway in challenging difficult airway scenarios. Options and priorities will be discussed in the management of combined head and neck trauma.
Participants will also practice skills such as emergency cricothyroidotomy, placement of burr holes, and closure of facial lacerations on simulated models.
This training session aims to empower the RCSI community to challenge poor behaviors which have become normalized and bring change through the reinforcement of messages defining the boundaries of unacceptable behavior.
This course introduces a structured approach to acute psychiatric emergencies for patients presenting to hospital in an acute crisis. It outlines the practical, ethical and legal issues relevant in managing such scenarios in Ireland.
Marketing4Doctors: A well-rounded guide to promoting your Medical Event
9 places left
Interactive Learning
This online course will focus on providing doctors a well-rounded guide in the marketing and communication of a medical event, conference, or experience. With a combination of theory and interactive team-based exercises, this online event is suited towards doctors looking to build their awareness of how to market an event, drive registrations, and also learn about the considerations to take at each stage of the event marketing cycle.
Cross-Cultural Competence and Effective Communication Workshop
5 places left
Classroom
The day will focus on fostering cultural agility and exploring key competencies within an Irish context, exploring the Irish culture, values, attitudes and behaviours. Participants will refine nuanced communication skills for diverse social and professional settings. An Emotional Intelligence session will empower participants to apply learned principles in practice and social settings. Through the integrating etiquette principles, this training aims to prevent miscommunication errors, positively impacting professional practice and social interactions.
Information Session on Applying for Specialist Registration
10 places left
Interactive Learning
This information session is designed to provide guidance on applying for entry to the Irish Medical Council Specialist Division of the Register (SDR). There are various routes available to doctors who wish to be included on the Specialist Register, as outlined on the IMC website. https://www.medicalcouncil.ie/
Accredited Certificate in Simulation-based Training in Human Factors in Patient Safety
1 place 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.
This interactive workshop will discuss the management of 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.
MS Excel – Data Management and Analysis for Doctors
6 places left
Classroom
This course has been developed as a follow-on course to the Excel – An Introduction course, with a specific focus on introducing you to the features of the application that are used to build, manage and analyse lists of data (records).
This training session aims to empower the RCSI community to challenge poor behaviors which have become normalized and bring change through the reinforcement of messages defining the boundaries of unacceptable behaviour.
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.
If a course is FULL – it is recommended to 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
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