Upcoming CPD Courses
January 2022
 
 

We write to advise you that we still have places available for the following CPD courses and meetings that will take place between January and February 2022.


We write to advise you that we still have places available for the following CPD courses and meetings that will take place between January and February 2022. Places are very limited for all our courses, so early registration is advised to avoid disappointment.

 

Date

Course Title

Type

Course Overview

CPD Points

Registration

12th January 2022

and

26th January 2022

Quantitative study design

 

3 places left

Interactive learning

This course focuses on understanding the key principles of quantitative study designs including bias, confounding and causality. The course will take participants through the fundamentals of quantitative study designs and is designed to be interactive in mature with a mix of taught and practical sessions. 

6

Register here

13 January 2022

27 January 2022

3 February 2022

10 February 2022

3 March 2022

10 March 2022

Accredited Certificate in Healthcare Quality Improvement

 

1 place left

Interactive learning

This three day Programme, run over a series of 6 half days, provides a high level overview of how multidisciplinary teams in a healthcare setting can deliver quantifiable and sustained improvement in their service delivery. Our programmes focus on developing robust processes, enabling better patient flow while supporting the clinical team’s effectiveness.

21

Register here

14th January 2022

and

21st January 2022

Global Surgery

 

5 places left

Interactive learning

Global surgery is an area of study, research, practice, and advocacy aimed at achieving health equity for all people worldwide who have a need for surgical care. Participants will analyse the global context in which surgery is currently practiced, including the challenges in providing adequate surgical healthcare in developing countries and the management of humanitarian crises

6

Register here

19th January 2022

The Essential Guide to a Coroner’s Inquest

 

4 places left

Interactive learning

This intensive half-day course is aimed at covering all aspects of an inquest including the Coroner’s investigation, the inquest hearing and media coverage. It will assist doctors who attend inquests to understand the functions, powers and duties of the Coroner and the scope of the inquest

3.5

Register here

25th January 2022

PowerPoint- Enhancing Your Presentation

 

1 place left

Interactive learning

This course is ideal for both new and basic user of MS PowerPoint. It is designed to bring participants through some of the good practice methods of creating and delivering effective presentations.

6

Register here

1st  February 2022

15th February 2022

1st March 2022

15th March 2022

22 March 2022

12 April 2022

 

Accredited Certificate in Medical Leadership in practice

 

5 places left

Interactive learning

The dynamic nature of healthcare and the ongoing development of healthcare systems highlight the importance of medical doctors as leaders who can embody a wide range of leadership competencies and capabilities. To be an effective leader doctors must focus on their personal leadership practice, develop high performing teams and influence change and improve performance at the organisational and system level.

21

Register here

10th February 2022

Active Bystander Intervention Training

 

2 places left

Interactive learning

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.

1

Register here

15 February 2022

Excel – Advanced Functions

 

6 places left

Interactive learning

This course has been developed as a follow-on course to the Excel – Introduction course, with a specific focus on introducing participants to more advanced functions available in the application.

6

Register here

18 February 2022

Procedural Sedation and Analgesia – CORK

 

5 places left

Classroom

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 Emergency Department.

8

Register here

22 February 2022

Basic Life Support Provider Course

 

2 places left

Classroom

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).

4.5

Register here

 

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

Best Wishes,

RCSI CPD Team

 

 

 
 
 
Please share to new NCHDs: Mid-Year Entry Point Enrolment – Continuous Professional Development Support Scheme
January 2022
 
 

Please note CPD Support Scheme applications for Mid-Year Entry Point Enrolment will open during the 13th of December 2021 to the 31st of January 2022. Applications can be submitted here.


Please note CPD Support Scheme applications for Mid-Year Entry Point Enrolment will open during the 13th of December 2021 to the 31st of January 2022. Applications can be submitted here.

 

We would kindly ask that NCHDs currently enrolled on our CPD Support Scheme to notify any new NCHDs who are eligible to enrol during the months of December 2021 and January 2022. NCHDs currently enrolled on the 2021/22 CPD Support Scheme do not need to enrol again.

 

For more information, read our brand-new FAQs section here.

 

Should you have any further queries please do not hesitate to contact us at cpdss@rcsi.ie

 

Best wishes,

RCSI CPD Team

 
 
New Online course – Medical Emergencies
January 2022
 
 

This is on-line modular course has adapted from our previous CPDSS Medical Emergencies Day. The course is presented as a series of recorded one-hour modules, with access released on a rolling monthly basis.


This is on-line modular course has adapted from our previous CPDSS Medical Emergencies Day. The course is presented as a series of recorded one-hour modules, with access released on a rolling monthly basis. 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 in order to complete the module. The themes covered within each module will be changed on an annual basis.

Detailed information of the course can be found on our website here

  • Module 1: Endocrine and Metabolic Medicine  – please register here
  • Module 2: Neurology  – please register here
  • Module 3: Cardiology – please register here 
  • Module 4: Respiratory – please register here
 
 
Follow us on Twitter!
 
 

Did you know we have a Twitter account dedicated to CPD Support Scheme? Follow us on @RCSI_CPD to stay up to date with upcoming courses and other CPD related topics.


 
 
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

 

 

 

Affiliate Membership

 

 
 
Bi-weekly webinars: Join us on 12 January 2022
January 2022
 
 

We are organizing bi-weekly webinars on a Wednesday evening that keeps medical professionals up to date with COVID-19 in different topics.

 


We are organizing bi-weekly webinars on a Wednesday evening that keeps medical professionals up to date with COVID-19 in different topics.

 

12 January 2022

6pm – 7pm

TBC 

Live webinar

Details to follow up here

26 January 2022

6pm – 7pm

 TBC

Live webinar

Details to follow up here

 

The Institute of Leadership (IOL) are running a series of webinars in collaboration 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.

 

 

 
 
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.

 

Modules include:

 

Relationship with Patients: Care

Maintaining Health & Fitness to Practice

 

Continuity of Care

 

Confidentiality

Relationships with Colleagues

Professional Performance

Relationship with Patients: Communication

 

Patient Safety

 

Ethical Practice

 

Relationships with Society

 

Honesty & Integrity

 

Teaching & Mentoring

 

 

Interested medical doctors can register here. For any queries, please email cpdss@rcsi.com

 
 
"Making Difficult Conversations (Part 2)" - now available to view on open disclosure website
January 2022
 
 

HSE’s Open Disclosure office is please to let you know that the webinar recording and associated presentation for the "Making Difficult Conversations (Part 2)" webinar, delivered by Professor Eva Doherty on 13th October 2021, is now available to access on the open disclosure website.


HSE’s Open Disclosure office is please to let you know that the webinar recording and associated presentation for the "Making Difficult Conversations (Part 2)" webinar, delivered by Professor Eva Doherty on 13th October 2021, is now available to access on the open disclosure website. Click on the following link to access this webinar (listed under webinar 7):

https://www.hse.ie/eng/about/who/qid/other-quality-improvement-programmes/opendisclosure/webinars.html   

 

Other webinar recordings and presentations also available on the website include:

  • Webinar 1: “The Role of the National Advocacy Service (NAS) and Patient Advocacy Service (PAS) in the Management of Complaints and Open Disclosure” by David O’Duffy, NAS & Lisa Walsh, PAS (3rd February 2021)
  • Webinar 2: “Applying the Principles of Open Disclosure in a Service for Individuals with an Intellectual Disability” by Elaine Teague & Feabhra Mullally, St Michaels House (17th February 2021)
  • Webinar 3: “Making Difficult Conversations Easier” by Professor Eva Doherty, RCSI (9th March 2021)
  • Webinar 4: “Implications for Open Disclosure in Mental Health Services” by Gary Watkins and Kevin Madigan, Saint John of God Community Services (30th March 2021)
  • Webinar 5: “A Culture of Safety” by Dr John Fitzsimons and Dr David Vaughan, (28th April 2021)
  • Webinar 6: “Update on (i) Open Disclosure Legislation and (ii) the development of an Open Disclosure National Policy Framework” by the National Patient Safety Office, (12th May 2021)

 

 
 
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.


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.