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Free Access: RCSI Surgical Logbook
We are delighted to provide surgical NCHDs with access to the RCSI Logbook.
We are delighted to provide surgical NCHDs with access to the RCSI Logbook.
This service is available free of charge to Surgical NCHDs registered on our CPD Support Scheme. It is completely voluntary for you to use this, but this logbook has been specifically designed by RCSI to support those who wish to build their surgical careers. It is part of our commitment to support all who work in the provision of surgical care to patients in Ireland.
Access to the RCSI Logbook will provide an opportunity for those in non-training places to use the same electronic logbook as is being used by trainees in our core and higher surgical training programmes. Our logbook is familiar to all our consultant trainers and supervisors which gives us the opportunity to have our logbook records validated. Your data will be stored securely by RCSI, backed up, and protected against loss
Our dedicated team will happily provide support via our email nchdlogbook@rcsi.com
We hope you will avail of the logbook and enjoy an Irish focused, easy to use, mobile first secure experience.
Finally, it is mandatory to hold an active RCSI email account (@rcsi.com) or a Google email account (@gmail.com) to successfully register for the RCSI Logbook. Please sign here to request access to the RCSI Logbook.
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Claim your access today
NCHDs enrolled on our CPD Support Scheme can apply for free access to our RCSI Affiliate Membership programme.
RCSI is pleased to advise that all NCHD’s who are enrolled in the Continuous Professional Development Support Scheme 2024-2025 may avail of free Affiliate Membership of RCSI.
Affiliate Membership of RCSI provides exclusive access to a range of ‘member-only’ services aimed at supporting and supplementing your personal, practical, academic and professional development. Additionally, Affiliate Membership enables you to network and stay up to date with the latest news from the field of surgery by providing access to RCSI communications channels, surgical publications and resources and global networking opportunities.
The NEW Fellows and Members Portal
RCSI have launched a new Fellows and Members Portal that also houses a range of resources, supports and benefits for Affiliate Members.
The Portal is accessible at www.rcsi.com/portal. Please note, if it is your first time accessing the new Fellows and Members Portal, you must first sign up by following the steps below:
Existing Affiliate Members
If you were previously enrolled in CPD_SS for 2023-2024 and/or are an existing Affiliate Member, you may access your exclusive resources and benefits via the Portal.
If you are not able to view these resources and benefits you may be required to seek a subscription waiver.You can request a waiver by following the steps below:
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Thank you CPD Support Scheme 24/25 - Paula Mansell, Professional Education & Learning Manager
As we conclude another CPD academic term, I want to extend my heartfelt thanks for your continued engagement in our courses—both online and in person. Your feedback each year is appreciated and plays a key role in helping us refine our programmes to better support you in your professional development.
As we conclude another CPD academic term, I want to extend my heartfelt thanks for your continued engagement in our courses—both online and in person. Your feedback each year is appreciated and plays a key role in helping us refine our programmes to better support you in your professional development.
I would also like to express sincere gratitude to our esteemed lecturers, guest speakers, and the dedicated Surgical Affairs faculty for their invaluable contributions to our course offerings.
A special thanks goes to the outstanding members of my own team—Adina, Diana, Katie, Emese, Ashley, and Pauline—whose support has been vital to the success of our programmes. I’d also like to acknowledge the tireless work of our E-learning Content Support Team, Thomas and Conor, as well as our Marketing Team—Tevin, Becky, and Cristina—who ensure our stakeholders remain well-informed through the ezine and social media. Your dedication and teamwork are truly appreciated, and I’m privileged to work alongside such committed professionals.
We look forward to continuing our collaboration in the next academic term, supporting you in meeting your CPD and learning goals.
Kind regards,
Paula Mansell
Professional Education & Learning Manager
Self-paced online courses
Study at your own time
Our self-paced online courses have been adapted for you to conveniently complete in your own time. With courses ranging from Clinical Trials, Medical Emergencies, Foundations in Robotic Surgery and much more. Self-paced online courses can be booked with your CPD Support Scheme voucher up until 15 June 2025. Self-paced online courses booked from now until 15 June 2025 will be available to complete on your Moodle account until 1 August 2025.
We are consistently striving to expand our selection of self-paced online courses, allowing you to complete them conveniently at your own preferred schedule. Below is a list of the courses we offer:
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Skin Tone in Clinical Assessment and Research
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This one-hour CPD programme emphasises the importance of skin tone diversity in healthcare. It covers skin biology, classification systems, and disparities in medical diagnosis, treatment, and research.
The course highlights the lack of diverse representation in medical education materials, simulation models, and clinical studies, which perpetuates inequities in care. It also explores the challenges in diagnosing conditions across different skin tones and the integration of emerging technologies and AI to reduce bias.
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Clinical Trials - Running a Cancer Clinical Trial
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This CPD course builds on Clinical Trials – From development to opening to provide further practical knowledge for those involved in research. The course will help you to ensure your trials are conducted effectively, including how to identify and address potential risks.
You will learn how to assess if a trial is viable and the ethical and regulatory duties of those leading studies. Data management and statistics are also covered to ensure accurate analysis of trial results. Finally, the course explores the clinical trials landscape in Ireland and the organisations involved in clinical research.
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Quality healthcare requires clear and effective communication between healthcare professionals, teams, and patients. In this course, we will focus on one particular area of healthcare communication: clinical handovers. This online course aims to support clinicians in developing the skills and knowledge necessary to effectively prepare and participate in clinical handover.
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Communication Skills for Video and Telephone Consultation
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Video and telephone consultations in healthcare are not new, but the COVID-19 crisis forced many clinicians to rapidly take up these kinds of consultations as a feasible alternative to face-to-face consultations. This is often a type of consultation that staff has not encountered before. Applying the Calgary-Cambridge guide to video and telephone calls provides a structured and safe approach to this virtual format.
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The course is presented as a series of recorded one-hour modules. 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 is completed to complete the module.
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ECG Interpretation in the Emergency Department
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This online course uses a case discussion format to revise the basics of ECG Interpretation for Emergency Medicine physicians. This online platform allows candidates to access the recorded content on demand, with the facility to repeat more challenging modules as desired. Candidates are required to complete a quiz at the beginning and end of the course.
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Medical Science for Surgery and Emergency Medicine
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RCSI in partnership with the Academy of Clinical Science and Laboratory Medicine https://acslm.ie/ have developed a CPD/CME programme to maintain and develop their competence in this critical area of clinical practice.
The comprehensive programme of short online courses will cover 25 areas of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine. Together we have brought to you the first seven courses in this series which cover the following areas: Cancer Diagnostics, Surgical Microbiology, Blood Transfusion, Coagulation, Surgical Immunology, Heart Failure Assessment in the Emergency Department, Near Patient Testing (NPT)basic and applied pathology.
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Virtual Lean Healthcare Yellow Belt
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As part of the programme participants learn excellent techniques for improving processes and implementing change in your hospital or department, but they also develop abilities that are highly portable across the organisation and internationally.
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Essential Skills in Health Professions Education
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The course includes mini-modules on large-group teaching, small-group teaching, bedside teaching, simulation-based learning, and Universal Design for Learning. Each mini-module includes video content, curated reading lists and interactive activities.
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Clinical Trials – From development to opening
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Cancer clinical trials are pivotal research studies that aim to advance our understanding of cancer and develop new treatment options. They involve rigorous testing of novel therapies, drugs, or interventions to assess their safety and efficacy in real-world patient scenarios.
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Introduction to Green Surgery
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This short course explores the contribution of surgery to climate change and examines interventions that can lead to reduced greenhouse gases and reduce the climate impact of surgery.
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Foundations in Robotic Surgery
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The course covers material which we believe is fundamental to understanding the current state of surgical robotics in the market and the skills necessary to safe and effectively utilise this technology in your everyday surgical practice. This course is designed for any healthcare professional wanting to develop their knowledge and understanding of surgical robotics, including surgeons, trainees, medical students, nurses, and technicians.
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Basics of Procedural Sedation and Analgesia in Emergency Department
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This one-hour online course is designed to equip you with essential knowledge for providing safe and effective sedation in the Emergency Department. This comprehensive module will guide you through the fundamentals of procedural sedation, preparing you to handle challenging situations with confidence and expertise.
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Courses covered by the CPD voucher can be booked between now and 15 June 2025. Regardless of when you register the course, these will be available in your Moodle account until 1 August 2025
For further queries please do not hesitate to contact us at cpdss@rcsi.ie
Welcome Professor Moneley, Our New Surgical CPD Support Scheme Lead
Professor Daragh Moneley, Consultant Vascular Surgeon at Beaumont Hospital, has been appointed Surgical CPD Lead at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland.
Professor Daragh Moneley, Consultant Vascular Surgeon at Beaumont Hospital, has been appointed Surgical CPD Lead at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland. Professor Moneley will lead the delivery of RCSl's Professional Development Programme in Surgical Technical Skills and will assist the delivery and the initiative to improve quality of postgraduate programmes, examinations and skills assessment in Technical Skills.
"I am excited to join the CPD team in supporting and promoting Professional Development to the Surgical NCHD Cohort. I hope that my background as a Consultant Vascular Surgeon in Beaumont Hospital for the past 18 years and previous roles in Surgical Education and Accreditation of Educational programmes with the Irish Medical Council will be of value to the CPD team in enhancing what is already a very successful CPD programme. I will strive to make them better by your continued support and feedback, and fostering a collaborative environment that prioritises ongoing professional development. I look forward to engaging with you in the next academic year."
Have your say on the future of CPD
Short 30 second survey
As part of our ongoing efforts to improve our CPD offerings, we would really appreciate your feedback and thoughts on our CPD Support Scheme 2024/25. Please complete our short survey here.
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Why study our online PG Diploma/MSc in Human Factors in Patient Safety?
September 2025 intake
Applications are currently open for our flexible and online PG Diploma/MSc in Human Factors in Patient Safety for September 2025 intake. Our programme provides extensive knowledge on the area of Human Factors in Patient Safety, being taught by Human Factors faculty who are actively engaged in research, learning from inter-professional colleagues who are also undertaking the programme, and joining our alumni network.
Our part-time PG Diploma/MSc in Human Factors in Patient Safety programme is delivered 100% online, making it flexible for busy healthcare professionals. Scholars will attend online interactive sessions and workshops one day per month, the remainder of the programme includes didactic teaching, discussion boards and reading, which you can access in your own time. As our programme is delivered fully online, it attracts an inter-professional audience from around the world, coming from many different backgrounds including surgeons, nurses, pharmacists and more.
So why should you study our Human Factors in Patient Safety programme at RCSI?
Our Human Factors academy is our alumni community of healthcare professionals dedicated to improving patient safety. Our alumni activities include an annual conference and our podcast series "Safe and Sound".
RCSI is one of the world's leading educational institutions in medicine and the health sciences. With the University ranking in the TOP 250 Universities worldwide, as well as being ranked number 5 in the world for SDG3 ‘Good Health and Wellbeing’ in the Times Higher Education University Impact Rankings 2023.
Applications are now open for September 2025 intake. For more information, please click here.
Register your interest – Basic Surgical Principles and Practice (BSPP)
Calling all Surgical SHO’s
Calling all SHO’s in Ireland – Register your interest today for our established Basic Surgical Principles and Practice Certificate. The Basic Surgical Principles and Practice Certificate (BSPP) for SHO’s has been specifically designed for surgical doctors who are not currently on a formal surgical training programme.
The Basic Surgical Principles and Practice Certificate (BSPP) for SHO’s has been specifically designed for surgical doctors who are not currently on a formal surgical training programme.
The purpose of the programme is to provide educational support in a structured way based on the blueprint of the Intercollegiate Core Surgical Curriculum and the MRCS examination syllabus.
Please note, prospective candidates looking to apply for this programme will need to be registered on our 2025-26 CPD Support Scheme.
Fees: The total fee for this certificate is €2,240. €990 is covered via the NCHD CPD funding which will be claimed back directly from the HSE on behalf of the NCHD’s.
Candidates will need to pay the remaining balance of €1,250 which can be paid in three instalments. NCHDs can claim the €1,250 fee back directly from their hospitals as this certificate is approved by HSE NDTP under the Training Support Scheme (TSS).
To register your interest, please click here.
MRCS Part A - September 2025 diet now open
Closing 3 July 2025
Applications are now open for the next MRCS Part A September 2025 examination which will close on 3 July 2025.
Applications are now open for the next MRCS Part A September 2025 examination which will close on 3 July 2025.
RCSI is committed to supporting the career development of aspiring surgeons worldwide, we provide a range of supports and resources to help you prepare for the MRCS examinations, including free access to our Affiliate Membership which includes over 100 MRCS specific resources, 15% off PasTest resources for MRCS Part A and access to TeachMe, providing MRCS candidates sitting MRCS Part A with RCSI free access to TeachMe Surgery and TeachMe Anatomy (including both question banks with over 2000+ MCQs combined).
For more information, please click here.
Beaumont RCSI Cancer Conference 2025
Thursday, 22 May 2025
The Beaumont RCSI Cancer Conference 2025 will take place on Thursday, 22 May 2025 at the Smurfit Education and Research Building, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9.
The Beaumont RCSI Cancer Conference 2025 will take place on Thursday, 22 May 2025 at the Smurfit Education and Research Building, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9.
'Modernising the landscape of cancer care' will examine themes of healthcare outcomes, and equity and access in cancer diagnostics and cancer research. For the most up to date information on the schedule, speakers, programme and or to register you can visit the events page of the RCSI website
Follow us on our bespoke Instagram
Stay up to date with courses, workshops and updates
Did you know we have our own bespoke RCSI Surgery Instagram account on (@rcsisurgery)
Are you an NCHD looking for the latest information and courses, events and updates?
RCSI Surgery now has its own exclusive Instagram account—@rcsisurgery—where we share all the essential news and updates.
We highly recommend that all NCHDs follow our account to stay informed about upcoming opportunities, events, and key updates.
To follow our account, please click here
Register today - Humanitarian medicine Connemara: A practitioner's guide
May 23 - May 25, 2025
This is an introductory course into clinical humanitarian medicine designed by medical specialists with practical experience in the field.
Register today - Humanitarian medicine Connemara: A practitioner's guide
This is an introductory course into clinical humanitarian medicine designed by medical specialists with practical experience in the field. The course curriculum provides core content but works beyond didactic lectures and allows for discussion around the nuance in humanitarian medicine and applying them to context.
For more information, please click here
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