Clinical Skills Managed Educational Network

Booster Camp 

The Booster Camp comprises 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 – 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 the first module of a potential 4-module series for ST2-5.

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.

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.