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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.
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.
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Minor Operations Workshop
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This course will help you master your knot tying and suturing skills from first principles. Experienced consultant surgeons will give you formative feedback on minor operative techniques.
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MS - Excel An Introduction for Doctors
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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.
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Advanced Endoscopy/Laparoscopy: Upper GI Emergency Management
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This interactive workshop will discuss the management of the 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.
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Active Bystander Intervention Training
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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.
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Procedural Sedation and Analgesia-CORK
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This is a blended learning educational session for any doctors involved in providing procedural sedation. A 3 hour pre-course on line module prior to attending the course. The course will provide participants with the ability to provide safe and effective sedation to patients in the ED
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Management of the ICU Patient for Surgeons
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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.
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Casting for the Upper and Lower Limb
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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.
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The day will focus on feedback skills to allow you to improve your teaching and training in both the clinical and simulation environments. A combination of theory, interactive exercises and high-fidelity simulation will be used to demonstrate the skills of giving effective feedback to learners.
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RCSI Accredited Medical Leadership in Practice Certificate Day 2
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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
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FRCS Orth Basic Sc. Course
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An intense FRCS Basic Revision course aimed at covering key topics and conditions that are commonly encountered in the viva and clinical examination FRCS Basic SC. Sections of the FRCS (TR & Orth) exam.
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Medical and Trauma Adult resuscitation scenarios in a simulated setting. Participants will be able to understand and apply a systematic approach to the critically unwell patient in the resuscitation room. The day will include simulation scenarios in-group scenarios with effective feedback to enhance learning
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MS Introduction to Word & PowerPoint for Doctors
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This course is designed to facilitate an introduction to MS Word, word processing and MS PowerPoint -using presentation software for complete beginners with no previous knowledge of the application required
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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.
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Intermediate General Surgery
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This programme covers instruction in technical skills to preform fashioning a stoma (ileostomy / colostomy), performing a bowelanastomosis and performing an open inguinal hernia management. This practical course will use both synthetic and animal simulation to aid learning and practicing skills.
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This endoscopy workshop will introduce endoscopic techniques, sedation, bowel preparation and diagnostic recognition of pathology. The practical session will use both virtual reality endoscopic simulators and bench task trainers to practice doing gastroscopy and colonoscopy, on modules with different pathologies.
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Endourology-"Interactive Master class in Stone Disease”
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The aim of this course is to present the latest in the field of surgical and medical treatment of Sstone disease. Participants will observe live surgeries from expert national and international surgeons and have discussion on latest instruments, difficult cases/scenarios and tips & tricks for stone treatment in interactive sessions.
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Basic Life Support Provider Course –TULLAMORE
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The BLS (Basic Life Support) Provider Course is for medical, para-medical and allied healthcare professionals. The skills taught include adult and paediatric CPR including two rescuer scenarios, use of bag valve mask and barrier devices, management of foreign body airway obstruction (FBAO), and use of an Automated External Defibrillator (AED).
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This multi-faceted course will address scrotal diseases as well as cystic and ureteric conditions. Both animal models, virtual reality simulators and bench models will allow the participant to repair a hydrocele, do a circumcision, remove stones from the ureter and insert J stents.
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Critical decision making on a virtual ward round for Emergency Medicine
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This highly interactive course will provide you with the opportunity to develop your critical thinking, escalation, and communication skills.
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Active Bystander Intervention Training
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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.
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Virtual Lean Healthcare Yellow Belt Certificate
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Quality improvement (QI) and Lean training are now becoming a pre-requisite for many healthcare professionals. In this course, you will learn techniques for improving processes and implementing change in your hospital or department and develop abilities that are highly portable across you organisation and internationally.
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This course covers the fundamentals of clinical audit. The course is delivered using a combination of theory, examples and group workshop.
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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.
Please do not hesitate to contact us in the meantime at cpdss@rcsi.ie
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Certificate in Professional Education - Structured Education Programme for Surgical NCHD’s
The purpose of this Certificate is to develop a structure for non-training scheme surgical doctors who wish to enhance their clinical skills and knowledge, while also supporting, Career Development and Professional needs.
The purpose of this Certificate is to develop a structure for non-training scheme surgical doctors who wish to enhance their clinical skills and knowledge, while also supporting, Career Development and Professional needs.
To improve patient care by ensuring that non training scheme doctors delivering surgical care in our hospitals can demonstrate that they have achieved an appropriate level of surgical skill and competency across the domains of practice in both technical and non-technical skills that this has been assessed, supported and validated by the RCSI in a structured format.
This certificate will focus on providing opportunities for doctors to advance their skills, both technical and non-technical, the aim of which is to improve motivation, clinical skills and ultimately enhance patient care. This one-year certificate is open to those working in Surgical posts in Ireland.
The educational content of this certificate is comprehensive and will be delivered by a blended approach with some elements online, and in person.
The contents of the education programme will be delivered through five modules:
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Core Knowledge & Clinical Judgement
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Professional Behaviour & Patient Safety
Nomination will be sought from Consultant Surgeons in Model 3 & 4 hospitals:
The Programme has an enrolment fee of €2,490 subject to funding this between CPD Support Scheme (€990.00) and HSE Training Support Scheme (€1,250)
Spread the word: Enrolment closing in 1 week!
September 2022
Enrolment will close in 1 week, next Friday 30th September 2022. Let your colleagues know CPD_SS enrolees are availing of three full day courses free of charge. Further details can be found on our website and forms can be submitted here.
Share the news with your colleagues – Enrolment will close next Friday, 30th September 2022
Enrolment is open until 30th September 2022. Let your colleagues know CPD_SS enrolees are availing of three full day courses free of charge. Further details can be found on our website and forms can be submitted here.
Launch of a new education platform for NCHDs which includes over 110 courses.
To streamline the process of booking courses for NCHD’s, the new CPD hub will give enrolled NCHDs full access and visibility over all courses booked and attended. It will allow full automation of all course bookings, including reminders, issuance of certificates of attendance, and follow up emails. The CPD_SS enrolees will be issued with a unique voucher code that will cover the cost of three full days or maximum 20 CPD credits
Launching new self-paced online course today
September 2022
We have supplemented the classroom course last year with the Medical Emergencies online course. This can be booked with your unique voucher code.
We have supplemented the classroom course last year with the Medical Emergencies online course. This can be booked with your unique voucher code.
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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 are completed to complete the module.
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This year we are planning to bring you additional self – paced courses with one of them launching today.
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ECG for Emergency Medicine doctor
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This new on-line course uses case discussion format to revise the basics of ECG Interpretation for Emergency Medicine physicians. This on-line platform allows for 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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Among other topics the new online course will be covering Cancer Diagnostics, Blood Transfusion, Surgical Immunology and Heart Failure Assessment in the Emergency Department
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Register your interest
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The course consists of a serious of PowerPoint presentations, which can be watched at your own time. Each module consists of sub-modules which together will give specific information about the various steps of the development and running of a clinical trial. The contents of the sub-modules build on each other; therefore, consecutive listening is necessary.
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Register your interest
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The course will cover four main topics:
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Immediate management of Ankle and Foot Injuries,
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Immediate management of Hand Injuries
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Immediate management ofFacial Injuries,
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Immediate management ofPaediatric Minor Trauma
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For further queries please do not hesitate to contact us at cpdss@rcsi.ie
President’s webinar: Join us on 16 November 2022
September 2022
As part of our suite of resources, RCSI hosts a regular, 40-minute webinar series which aims to update surgical teams on the latest developments and what it means for them. These webinars are free to attend.
As part of our suite of resources, RCSI hosts a regular, 40-minute webinar series which aims to update surgical teams on the latest developments and what it means for them. These webinars are free to attend.
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Technology Shaping the Future of Surgery
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Online Careers Evening - RCSI Core Surgical Training Programme
Thursday, 6 October 2022 at 6pm
Join us on Thursday, 6 October 2022 at 7pm for our RCSI Core Surgical Training Programme Careers Evening and Information session online via MS Teams.
Join us on Thursday, 6 October 2022 at 7pm for our RCSI Core Surgical Training Programme Careers Evening and Information session online via MS Teams.
Event Schedule - Surgical Training - Careers Evening & Information Session
MS Teams link to event
Please email surgicalaffairs@rcsi.ie in relation to any queries or questions you may have.
Kind Regards,
RCSI Surgery
Online Careers Evening – Emergency Medicine Careers Evening & Information Session
Wednesday, 5 October 2022 at 7pm
Join us on Wednesday, 5 October 2022 at 7pm for our Emergency Medicine Careers Evening and Information session online via zoom.
Join us on Wednesday, 5 October 2022 at 7pm for our Emergency Medicine Careers Evening and Information session online via zoom.
Event Schedule - Emergency Medicine - Careers Evening & Information Session
Zoom link to event
Please email cstem@rcsi.ie in relation to any queries or questions you may have.
Kind regards,
Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
Monthly National Neurotrauma Webinar
5 October 2022
Join us on 5 October 2022 for our monthly National Neurotrauma webinar.
Join us on Wednesday, 5 October 2022 at 6pm for our monthly National Neurotrauma webinar.
This webinar will include contributions from:
- Welcome - Session Chair: Professor Mohsen Javadpour. National Neurosurgical Centre, Beaumont Hospital.
- Case Presentation 1: TBC
- Case Presentation 2: TBC
- Q&A
To register, please visit: https://bit.ly/NeurotraumaOctober
If you have any queries, please email surgerymarketing@rcsi.ie
VTE Dublin 2022 - Registration Now Open
We would like to remind you that registration for VTE Dublin 2022 is now open.
We would like to remind you that registration for VTE Dublin 2022 is now open.
VTE Dublin will take place in person & online in the Pillar Centre for Transformative Healthcare, Mater Hospital on Thursday 6th & Friday 7th October.
We would be delighted if you could join us for this, not to be missed, annual VTE event.
Sent on behalf on the VTE Dublin Committee
RCSI Educate Lecture with Professor Abraham Verghese
October 2022
Join us on Thursday, 20 October at 6pm in RCSI 26 York Street, for an RCSI Educate Lecture: High-Touch in a Hi-Tech Age: Humanistic Care in a Pandemic by RCSI Honorary Doctorate Professor Abraham Verghese, MD, MACP, FRCP(Edin), Linda R. Meier and Joan F. Lane Provostial Professor; Vice Chair for the Theory and Practice of Medicine, at the School of Medicine at Stanford University.
RCSI Educate Lecture with Professor Abraham Verghese
Join us on Thursday, 20 October at 6pm in RCSI 26 York Street, for an RCSI Educate Lecture: High-Touch in a Hi-Tech Age: Humanistic Care in a Pandemic by RCSI Honorary Doctorate Professor Abraham Verghese, MD, MACP, FRCP(Edin), Linda R. Meier and Joan F. Lane Provostial Professor; Vice Chair for the Theory and Practice of Medicine, at the School of Medicine at Stanford University.
The event will include a panel discussion chaired by Professor Hannah McGee, Deputy Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs. Professor Abraham Verghese will be joined on the panel with:
Registration is compulsory but free of charge.
Abraham Verghese MD, FRCP(Edin), is trained in infectious diseases and pulmonary medicine and holds the Linda R. Meier and Joan F. Lane Provostial Professorship and is the Vice Chair of the Department of Medicine at Stanford University School of Medicine. In addition to patient care and teaching, he leads PRESENCE, a multidisciplinary center that studies the human experience of patients, physicians and caregivers. He is a ‘91 graduate of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop and his work has appeared in the New Yorker, Granta, the Atlantic, the New York Times and elsewhere; his first book, My Own Country, was made into a movie; his last novel, Cutting for Stone, spent 107 weeks on The New York Times bestseller list. His new novel, The Covenant of Water, appears in May 2023. He is an elected member of the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies, as well as the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. In 2016 he was awarded the National Humanities Medal at the White House by President Obama.
RCSI announces new clinical fellowship for surgical trainees and medical professionals with Operation Childlife
RCSI and Operation Childlife have announced a new Fellowship aimed at supporting surgical trainees or medical professionals in gaining additional expertise by participating in international paediatric healthcare missions.
RCSI and Operation Childlife have announced a new Fellowship aimed at supporting surgical trainees or medical professionals in gaining additional expertise by participating in international paediatric healthcare missions.
Launching in 2023, the Operation Childlife Travel Fellowship will provide surgical trainees and medical professionals with important clinical experience within international regions while providing surgical and/or clinical healthcare to children in developing countries.
The successful surgical trainee/medical professional will join the Opens in new windowOperation Childlife healthcare team, led by Irish-based hospital consultants, doctors and nurses who plan and deliver two-week programmes of care, in Vietnam, Tanzania, Mongolia or Jordan. The successful candidate will receive up to €3,000 financial support towards travel and accommodation costs associated with the placement.
The Operation Childlife Clinical Travel Fellowship is now open for applications. Potential applicants can learn more here.
Applicants must submit both a completed application form and a copy of their curriculum vitae to Caroline McGuinness, Associate Director of Postgraduate Training, RCSI Surgery. The deadline for applications is Monday, 7 November 2022.
Follow us on social media!
Did you know we have social channels so you can keep up to date with us? Follow our Facebook page @RCSISurgery and Twitter @RCSI_CPD to keep up to date with upcoming courses, events and much more.
Calling all NCHDs – claim your free one-year Affiliate Membership of RCSI
Claim your free one-year Affiliate Membership of RCSI today!
Please note NCHDs enrolled on the CPD Support Scheme with RCSI are eligible to apply for one-year free subscription on the brand-new Affiliate Membership of RCSI. Please click here to claim your one-year free subscription.
For more information, please visit: https://www.rcsi.com/surgery/membership/affiliate-members
Applications now open - MRCS Part A January 2023
Applications for the next MRCS Part A examination in January 2023 are now open and will close on 21 October 2022.
Applications for the next MRCS Part A examination in January 2023 are now open and will close on 21 October 2022.
Candidates sitting MRCS Part A with RCSI will receive free access to our full suite of Affiliate Membership resources and supports which is dedicated to helping you prepare for the MRCS Part A examination. Candidates will also receive a complementary 20% discount on PasTest MRCS Part A resources.
For more information, please click here.
Free online course: Professionalism in 21st Century Medical Practice
Free Online Course
Elevate your medical foundations to deliver the highest quality of patient care
The Professionalism in 21st Century Medical Practice course is fully-online and aimed at all registered medical doctors in all specialties. This flexible course has been built to suit the busy schedules of medical doctors and is delivered in a digital format through our online teaching platform.
Elevate your medical foundations to deliver the highest quality of patient care
The Professionalism in 21st Century Medical Practice course is fully-online and aimed at all registered medical doctors in all specialties. This flexible course has been built to suit the busy schedules of medical doctors and is delivered in a digital format through our online teaching platform.
There are 12 online modules in total (60 CPD credits) covering different aspects of medical professionalism, with each module worth 5 CPD credits. Candidates enrolled on this course can take the modules in any order and at your own pace.
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Relationship with Patients: Care
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Maintaining Health & Fitness to Practice
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Continuity of Care
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Confidentiality
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Relationships with Colleagues
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Professional Performance
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Relationship with Patients: Communication
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Patient Safety
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Ethical Practice
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Relationships with Society
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Honesty & Integrity
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Teaching & Mentoring
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Interested medical doctors can register here. For any queries, please email cpdss@rcsi.com
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. 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.
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.
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