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. 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 

 
 
 
 

27 September 2022 

 
 

Minor Operations Workshop 

 

3 places left 

 
 

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 

 
 

Register here 

 
 
 
 

4 October 2022 

 
 

MS - Excel An Introduction for Doctors 

 

4 places left  

 
 

Classroom 

 
 

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. 

 
 

7.5 

 
 

Register here 

 
 
 
 

4 October 2022 

 
 

 

Advanced Endoscopy/Laparoscopy: Upper GI Emergency Management 

 

4 places left 

 
 

Classroom 

 
 

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. 

 
 

7.5 

 
 

Register here 

 
 
 
 

6 October 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 

 
 
 
 

7 October 2022  

 
 

Procedural Sedation and Analgesia-CORK  

 

1 place 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 ED 

 
 

8 

 
 

Register here 

 
 
 
 

13 October 2022 

 
 

Management of the ICU Patient for Surgeons 

 

4 places left  

 
 

Classroom 

 
 

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. 

 
 

7.5  

 
 

Register here 

 
 
 
 

14 October 2022 

 
 

Casting for the Upper and Lower Limb

 

5 places left 

 
 

Classroom 

 
 

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. 

 
 

7.5 

 
 

Register here 

 
 
 
 

18 October 2022 

 
 

Train the Trainer 

 

3 places left  

 
 

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 

 
 

Register here 

 
 
 
 

18 October 2022 

and  

18 November 2022 

 
 

RCSI Accredited Medical Leadership in Practice Certificate Day 2 

 
 

Interactive learning 

 
 

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 

 
 

7 

 
 

Register here 

 
 
 
 

22 October 2022 

 
 

FRCS Orth Basic Sc. Course 

 

10 Places left  

 
 

Classroom 

 
 

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. 

 
 

4 

 
 

Register here 

 
 
 
 

28 October 2022 

 
 

Resuscitation Simulation 

 

5 places left  

 
 

Classroom 

 
 

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 

 
 

7.5 

 
 

Register here 

 
 
 
 

1 November 2022 

 
 

MS Introduction to Word & PowerPoint for Doctors 

 

6 places left  

 
 

Classroom 

 
 

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 

 
 

7.5 

 
 

Register here 

 
 
 
 

1 November 2022 

 
 

 

Basic Laparoscopy Skills 

 

8 places left  

 
 

Classroom 

 
 

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. 

 
 

7.5 

 
 

Register here 

 
 
 
 

2 November 2022 

 
 

Intermediate General Surgery 

 

10 places left 

 
 

Classroom 

 
 

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. 

 
 

7.5 

 
 

Register here 

 
 
 
 

3 November 2022 

 
 

 

Basic Endoscopy Skills 

 

3 places left  

 
 

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 

 
 

Register here 

 
 
 
 

5 November 2022 

 
 

 

Endourology-"Interactive Master class in Stone Disease”

 

10 places left  

 
 

Classroom 

 
 

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. 

 
 

7 

 
 

Register here 

 
 
 
 

7 November 2022 

 
 

Basic Life Support Provider Course TULLAMORE 

 

10 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 

 
 

Register here 

 
 
 
 

7 November 2022 

 
 

Basic Skills in Urology 

 

9 places left 

 
 

Classroom 

 
 

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. 

 
 

7.5 

 
 

Register here 

 
 
 
 

8 November 2022 

 
 

Critical decision making on a virtual ward round for Emergency Medicine 

 
 

Classroom 

 
 

This highly interactive course will provide you with the opportunity to develop your critical thinking, escalation, and communication skills. 

 
 

4 

 
 

Register here 

 
 
 
 

 10 November 2022 

 
 

Active Bystander Intervention Training  

 

4 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 

 
 
 
 

November 2022 

 
 

Virtual Lean Healthcare Yellow Belt Certificate 

 

10 places left 

 
 

Interactive learning 

 
 

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. 

 
 

21 

 
 

Register here 

 
 
 
 

15 November 2022 

And 

1 December 2022 

 
 

Clinical Audit 

 

8 places left  

 
 

Interactive learning 

 
 

This course covers the fundamentals of clinical audit. The course is delivered using a combination of theory, examples and group workshop. 

 
 

6 

 
 

Register here 

 

 

If a course is FULLit 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 

 
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