Dear Doctor,

Thank you for enrolling into our Continuous Professional Development Support Scheme for 2024-2025. We are committed to supporting you at all stages of your career and providing courses which are designed to meet your needs.

 

Our CPD courses can be booked through our website. You can view and manage your bookings through the RCSI CPD Hub. You must set up and activate your RCSI CPD Hub account in order to book RCSI CPD Courses. 

 

When booking one of our CPD courses, remember to enter your unique personal CPD voucher code. This voucher code is in the CPD Enrolment confirmation email. Please refer to our FAQs for steps on how to apply your voucher at checkout.

 

As you have been so prompt and have enrolled into our scheme, we are pleased to announce that you have exclusive access to our September 2024 courses. Please find details of these courses below:

 

Date

Course Title

Type

Course Overview

CPD Points

Registration

10 September 2024

Train the Trainer

Classroom

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.

6

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12 September 2024

Minor operations workshop

Classroom

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.

7.5

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17 September 2024

Major Trauma

Classroom

This practical course allows participants to enhance their skills in the initial management of the severely injured trauma patient. The course includes an update on American College of Surgeons Trauma Committee guidelines for Major Trauma Management. A variety of skills stations cover essential procedures in
major trauma. A series of interactive workshops cover more specialised principles, including triage for a Major incident.

7.5

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17 September 2024

Basic Endoscopy

Classroom

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.

7.5

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18 September 2024

Basic Level 1 Emergency Ultrasound

Classroom

A practical course in the use of bedside ultrasound in the critically unwell patients. This course gives you an introduction to Emergency Ultrasound at Level 1 standard.

7.5

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To avoid disappointment, it is advisable to book your place as early as possible.

Our full list of course offerings for 2024/2025 will be launched later in the month.

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

 

Best wishes,

RCSI CPD Team