The COVID-19 pandemic will have a very significant impact on surgical practice. Surgical teams will face many challenging situations across every aspect of their practice in the weeks and months ahead, and RCSI is committed to supporting you in any way we can.

RCSI has developed a series of resources for surgeons in practice, surgical trainees and other professionals involved in front line patient care during the current COVID-19 pandemic. These resources are available here.

In addition, RCSI will be hosting weekly 40-minute webinars to specifically address member concerns, update surgical teams on the latest developments and talk you through what various new guidelines mean for you. These webinars will take place every Wednesday at 6pm GMT and you can register by clicking the link below.

If you cannot attend, make sure to still register as sessions will be recorded and distributed afterwards.

Click here to register for Webinar 1: Managing Surgical Services during COVID-19
[Wednesday, 1 April 2020]

Webinar 1: Managing Surgical Services during COVID-19
Agenda:

RCSI supporting you during COVID-19
Mr Kenneth Mealy MD FRCSI, President RCSI, General Surgeon with a special interest in Gastro-Intestinal (GI) Surgery at Wexford General Hospital

The impact on current surgical services and planning in the midst of the COVID 19 outbreak
Professor Deborah McNamara FRCSI, Consultant General & Colorectal Surgeon at Beaumont Hospital, Dublin; Clinical Professor in Surgery at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland; Co-Lead of the National Clinical Programme for Surgery and RCSI Council Member

Clinical challenges in caring for the COVID 19 patient in respiratory distress
Professor Gerard Curley, Professor of Anaesthesia and Critical Care at RCSI and Consultant in Anaesthesia and Intensive Care at Beaumont Hospital, Dublin

Online Q&A session with panel