We write to advise you that we still have places available for the following CPD courses and meetings that will take place in February 2021. Places are very limited for all our courses, so early registration is advised to avoid disappointment.

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 Often doctors withdrawn from courses closer to the date.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/March 2021 courses. Please do not hesitate to contact us in the meantime at cpdss@rcsi.ie

Best Wishes,

RCSI CPD Team

Charter Week meetings – Tuesday 2 February – Saturday 6 February 2021

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.

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 theme of Charter Week 2021 is ‘Charter goes Global’. The meeting will be delivered in a virtual programme that includes 120 speakers from 5 continents.

Some highlights of the programme include:

Thursday 4 February    

11.00 – 12.40    Symposium on Innovation

12.40 – 13.10    28^th Carmichael Lecture “Public Health and Public Health” Mr. Fintan O’Toole, Irish Times Journalist

14.00 – 15.30    Symposium on Global Perspectives

15.00 – 17.20    Symposium on Research in Training

17.20 – 18.00    43^rd Millin Lecture “From Electrodes to Robots” Mr. Colin Peirce, Consultant Surgeon

18.00 – 18.20    Conferring Honorary Fellowship on Prof. CM Lo, Shenzhen, China

Friday 5 February         

10.00 – 11.30   Symposium on Sepsis

14.00 – 14.30   Johnson & Johnson Lecture “Kandahar to Canada” Prof Vivian McAlister OC

14.45 – 16.00   Symposium on Ethnic Diversity

16.30 – 17.00   96^th Abraham Colles Lecture “Demise of Emergency Ulcer Surgery”, Prof. James Lau, Hong Kong

I would be delighted if you can join the meeting or any part that may hold particular interest. You can register at www.rcsi.com/charterday following which you will receive a personalised link to attend.  All registered delegates will receive direct links to recordings of the meeting post event.  If you have any queries please contact events@rcsi.ie for assistance.

I do hope that you can join with the RCSI community in celebration of our Charter.

Yours sincerely,

P. Ronan O’Connell

President

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 

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

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.

RCSI has developed an online course “Professionalism in 21st Century Medical Practice” which is aimed at medical doctors in all specialties. The course is based on the Medical Council’s “Guide to Professional Conduct and Ethics for Registered Medical Practitioners” and is presented in an interesting and engaging format.

There are 12 online modules covering different aspects of Medical Professionalism and each module can attract 5 CPD credits. An online introductory video (5-7 minutes per module) is supported by a Learning Resource Area which contains carefully selected reading materials and videos related to the subject matter of the module.

On completion of the reading and viewing tasks, you can take a MCQ test to earn your CPD points and even print your own certificate!

The course is designed to be accessed on any mobile device, which means that it can be accessed anytime and anywhere. You may study the modules in any order and at your own pace. This online course on Professionalism will be available to all registered medical doctors in Ireland.

Module 1: Relationship with Patients:

Care This module explores the complexities of the doctor-patient relationship including empathy and compassion, power differentials, respect, trust and advocacy. 5 CPD Credits

For more information visit: https://msurgery.ie/course/professionalism-in-21st-century-medical-practice/

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.

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