Courses
CST simulation courses
Year 1
Scottish Surgical Boot Camp
All CST trainees are expected to attend this 4-day simulation-rich course at the Highland Clinical Skills Centre Inverness, covering a range of technical and non-technical skills and an induction to the community of practice.
Skills covered include:
- bowel and vascular anastomosis
- skin flaps
- laparoscopy
- prioritising and making effective phone calls
- situational awareness
- decision making
- communication and teamwork
- common error traps in surgery
- leading a ward round in simulation
- writing op notes
- communications skills challenges
- how to get the most from your trainer
- starting out in research.
Venue: Inverness Centre for Health Science
Dates: 2024-2025 dates TBC
How to book: TBC
Course fee: CST trainees' fees will be paid by NES (not including locum appts). Fee includes course fee, lunches and dinner.
Expense claims: Travel expenses can be claimed from the simulation budget through Turas. Accommodation up to £100 per night will also be covered. Claims must be made in advance of the course.
Critical Care
Care of the Critically Ill Surgical Patient (CCRISP) (RCPSG) OR Recognition And Prevention Of Injury And Deterioration (RAPID) (RCSEd)
CCrISP
This is a 2-day simulation-rich course validated by the RCSEng.
Venue: RCPSG and RCSEd.
Dates:
Royal College of Surgeons Edinburgh
- 2024-2025 dates TBC
How to book: Please email l.marin@rcsed.ac.uk and let her know you are a CST Year 1 trainee.
Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons Glasgow
- 2024-2025 dates TBC
Course fee: No charge to CST year 1 trainees.
RAPID
Venue: Royal College of Surgeons Edinburgh
Dates:
- 2024-2025 dates TBC
How to book: Please email a.lindley@rcsed.ac.uk and let her know you are a CST year 1 trainee. Please ensure you have a registered account on Home | RCSEd before emailing.
Course fee: No charge to CST year 1 trainees
Basic laparoscopy skills – RCPSG (optional)
The aim of the course is to familiarise the delegate with the equipment and instruments used in laparoscopic surgery, to allow simulation of manipulation of objects within a laparoscopic environment and to have the opportunity to practise simulated operations using a gallbladder and appendix laparoscopic training model.
Venue: RCPSG, Glasgow
Dates:
- 11th March 2023
How to book: Email karen.ross@rcpsg.ac.uk at RCPSG and let her know you are a CST year 1 trainee. Places will be reserved for CST trainees until 10 weeks before, then opened up to all.
Course fee: No charge to CST year 1 trainees.
Year 1 and 2
Essentials in Robotics
This webinar and one day training course will introduce core surgical trainees to the basic concepts of robotic assisted surgery and provide the necessary training so they can start acting as supervised bedside assistants for Da Vinci procedures.
Course Objectives
- Describe use, advantages and disadvantages of robotic assisted surgery.
- Describe different components of Da Vinci surgical robot.
- Demonstrate ability to dock, undock and troubleshoot the Da Vinci surgical robot.
- Understand the role of simulation in developing skills in robotic assisted surgery.
Venue: RCSEd
Dates:
- 18th March 2024
- 22nd March 2024
- 16th September 2024
How to book: Email education@rcsed.ac.uk nd let them know you are a CST trainee. Places will be reserved for CST trainees until 10 weeks before, then opened up to all.
Course fee: No charge to CST trainees.
Year 2
CST2 Booster Camp
The Booster Camps will comprise of two one-day courses on consecutive days – MSC and CoSMoS. (You must attend both days consecutively).
MSC - Managing Surgical Crisis includes classroom non-technical skills training in recognising and responding safely to unexpected or crisis events in the OR. This is followed by eight simulation stations with debrief, in which we always see trainees grow in confidence and safety. Directed by Alistair Geraghty, Cons Colorectal Surgeon Forth Valley, and team.
CoSMoS – Consultation Skills that Matter for Surgeons – is a new collaboration between IST and the RCSEd ICONS course faculty. Through video and classroom material we aim to give you some theory and tools to help with Consultation and Shared Decision Making with patients. After the event and practice in the workplace, we will send out a webcam and consent form so you can record a real consultation and upload it to us for a debrief session with faculty over Teams, which will be done in groups of three trainees. A further short Teams session later in the year will consolidate the learning. This is a pilot first module of a potential 4-module series for ST2-5.
Venue: Choose from Dundee, Edinburgh or Glasgow Booster Camps.
Dates:
- 2024-2025 dates TBC
How to book: Year 2 Boostercamp booking link
Course fees: No charge to year 2 CST trainees.
Basic Surgery Cadaver Skills (BaSiCS)
A 2 day cadaver-based course provided by the RCPSG in the Clinical Anatomy and Skills Centre Glasgow. It puts together component skills into whole operations:
- Laparotomy, laparoscopy
- Laparoscopic / open appendicectomy
- Inguinal hernia repair
- Small bowel resection / anastomosis
- Approach to the femoral artery, particularly suitable for general, paediatric, urology, and vascular-destined trainees.
Venue: Clinical Anatomy and Skills Centre Glasgow
Dates:
- 2024-2025 dates TBC
How to book:
Course fees: No charge to CST trainees.
Course programme: Link to RCPSG BASICS course programme
Alternatives to BaSiCS
Non general, paediatric, urology, vascular or orthopaedic-destined year 2 trainees may suggest an alternative simulation-based course if it maps to the Core curriculum. Funding of such would be considered on a case-by-case basis according to budget status. Upper limit £500. Email satheesh.yalamarthi@nhs.scot for more information.