CST Year 1 courses

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Courses which are funded for Scottish CST Year 1 trainees.

NES funded courses

Scottish Surgical Boot Camp

All CST year 1 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

Bootcamp course dates
Date fromDate toBooking link
31/08/202403/09/2024Year 1 Bootcamp booking link
21/09/202424/09/2024
09/11/202412/11/2024

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) 

CCrISP is a two-day, interactive course (including mandatory, pre-course e-learning) covering the practical skills and knowledge needed to look after surgical patients, including those who are deteriorating or at risk of doing so.

Highly knowledgeable faculty from surgical and anaesthetic specialties will help you develop practical, theoretical and personal skills in a safe environment so that you can assess and manage critical situations in a systematic way.

CCrISP is relevant to all specialties, however, examples are predominantly taken from general surgical patients.

CCrISP course dates
Date fromDate toVenueBooking contact
04/09/202405/09/2024Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of GlasgowCourse cancelled - low uptake
12/09/202413/09/2024Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgha.lindley@rcsed.ac.uk
26/11/202427/11/2024Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgowkaren.ross@rcpsg.ac.uk
05/12/202406/12/2024Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgha.lindley@rcsed.ac.uk
09/12/202410/12/2024Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgowkaren.ross@rcpsg.ac.uk
20/02/202521/12/2025Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgowkaren.ross@rcpsg.ac.uk
If you wish to book, please email the booking contact and let them know you are a CST year 1 trainee.
 

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Recognition And Prevention Of Injury And Deterioration (RAPID) (RCSEd)

Aims to outline a safe and straight-forward approach to the management of all types of surgical patients through the simulation of a multi-disciplinary ward round.  This Critical Care course provides an approach which can be used in partnership with a candidate’s existing expertise to provide a high level of care which should aid the recognition of complications and the provision of high-quality patient care,

RAPID

RAPID course dates
Date fromDate toVenueBooking contact
24/10/202424/10/2024Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgha.lindley@rcsed.ac.uk
If you wish to book, please email the booking contact and let them know you are a CST year 1 trainee.

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.

Basic Laparoscopy Skills course dates
DateVenueBooking contact
09/09/2024Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgowkaren.ross@rcpsg.ac.uk
11/11/2024Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of GlasgowPostponed - new date TBC
18/12/2024Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgowkaren.ross@rcpsg.ac.uk
10/03/2025Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgowkaren.ross@rcpsg.ac.uk
If you wish to book, please email the booking contact and let them know you are a CST year 1 trainee.