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Date
Course Title
Type
Course Overview
CPD Points
Registration
4 & 12 March, 1 April 2026
RCSI Certificate in Teaching and Assessing in Clinical Practice
3 days
Interactive Learning
This course will enable you to improve your teaching and assessingskills in the clinical and classroom environments. The course consistsof a combination of education theory, lesson planning, peer assistedlearning through multiple interactive peer group exercises and micro-teachingskills practice with peer and faculty feedback.
This course consists in a 2-hour online component and a one-day, in-person high-fidelity workshop that provides immersive training in medical professionalism for surgeons and emergency physicians. Through realistic scenarios, reflective debriefs, and interactive workshops, participants apply national standards and legal obligations to complex clinical challenges including consent, open disclosure, confidentiality, team communication, digital professionalism, and patient-centered care.
This bespoke two-day Trauma Certificate Course is designed to equip healthcare practitioners with a structured and standardised approach to the reception and management of major trauma. Combining concise theoretical teaching with dynamic, hands-on practical workshops, the course is delivered by an experienced faculty of trauma and emergency medicine experts.
A practical course in the use of bedside ultrasound in the critically unwell patients. This course gives youan introduction to Emergency Ultrasound at Level 1 standard.
This one-day course provides an approach to the sick child. The resuscitation of the sick cardiac child will be highlighted. Practical Skills include paediatric airway and paediatric IO Access
This endoscopy workshop will introduce endoscopic techniques, sedation, bowel preparation anddiagnostic recognition of pathology. The practical session will use both virtual reality endoscopicsimulators and bench task trainers to practice doing gastroscopy and colonoscopy, on modules withdifferent pathologies.
Through hands-on practice and assessment, participants will develop and refine vital technical skills while also exploring human factors that contribute to safe and effective paediatric care. PLS provides a comprehensive framework for managing seriously ill or injured children, ensuring a high standard of tailored care in critical situations.
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.
The Fundamentals of Primary Total Hip Arthroplasty
Classroom
The day will provide registrars working in Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery the opportunity to improve their understanding of primary hip arthroplasty. The day will focus on a blended approach with lectures, case-based discussions and practical lab exposure. The indications, challenges, techniques and potential complications of total hip arthroplasty will be explored.
This online comprehensive prep features a single full mock exam paper for 2 hours, designed to simulate actual exam conditions, followed by a detailed feedback session led by experienced Emergency Medicine Consultants.
A practical course in the use of bedside ultrasound in the critically unwell patients. This course gives youan introduction to Emergency Ultrasound at Level 1 standard.
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