This one-day course is a high-fidelity simulation programme and is delivered in collaboration with the College of Anaesthesiologists in Ireland and takes place in the National Simulation Centre at RCSI. It is open to surgeons working in Irish hospitals. 

The aims of the course are:
• To facilitate a discussion about the impact of error on the patient and doctor 
• To discuss the notion of the doctor as the 2nd victim 
• To demonstrate appropriate methods of disclosure of error 
• To provide the trainee the opportunity to practice open disclosure using role-play 
• To present the ASSIST model of responding to a medical error 

At the end of the module the trainee should be able to:
• Respond effectively to the experience of a simulated adverse event 
• Demonstrate an awareness of the impact of medical error on patients and healthcare workers 
• Demonstrate the skills to effectively and compassionately disclose an error or adverse event to a patient 
• Justify and defend the importance of honest error disclosure 
• Identify and consider the effects of and adverse event on the second victim 
• Appreciate the importance of facilitating peer support in the event of an adverse event

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