External Courses and Events
This section provides details about courses and events provided by external organisations. Please note, that the College does not necessarily recognise or endorse these courses or events and we are unable to answer questions about them. If you would like your course or event to appear on this page, please download the external events form and return to education@rcsed.ac.uk.
Please see the information provided for each individual course/event for contact details.
Refraction Training Courses for Trainee Ophthalmologists
Organisation: Optuitions®
Event Date(s): Various – courses are booked flexibly according to availability
Fee: Starting from £195.00; or £645.00 for a full 2-day course
Venue: Optuitions® Pure Offices Broadwell Road Oldbury West Midlands B69 4BY UK
Aimed at: Trainees in ophthalmology looking to pass the refraction element of the FRCSEd Ophth Part B exam
CPD: N/A
Contact for further information
E-mail: info@optuitions.co.uk
Telephone: +44(0) 121 667 4845
Web Link: http://www.optuitions.co.uk/educational-training-services/
Laparoscopic Suturing Course
Organisation: Cuschieri Skills Centre – University of Dundee
Event Date(s): 23 January 2017
Fee: £250
Venue: Cuschieri Skills Centre, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee, Tayside, Scotland, UK
Aimed at: The course is aimed at CT1 or above, or consultants in any specialty who wish to refine their laparoscopic suturing skills.
CPD: n/a
Contact for further information
E-mail: cscbookings@dundee.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 (0)1382 383400
Web Link: https://cuschieri.dundee.ac.uk/courses/general-surgery-gynaecology-courses/laparoscopic-suturing-course/fri-10282016-0900
Advanced Cadaveric Trauma Course
Organisation: Newcastle Surgical Training Centre
Event Date(s): 23-24 January 2017
Fee: £1100
Venue: Newcastle Surgical Training Centre Freeman Hospital Newcastle
Aimed at: ST5-ST8 grade and Consultants
CPD: Pending but usually 12 points
Contact for further information
E-mail: Louise.Sore@nuth.nhs.uk
Telephone: 0191 213 8589
Web Link: www.nstcsurg.org
Temporal Bone Course
Organisation: Newcastle Surgical Training Centre
Event Date(s): 6 February 2017
Fee: £250
Venue: Newcastle Surgical Training Centre
Aimed at: Target Audience: CT2-ST8
CPD: Pending
Contact for further information
E-mail: louise.sore@nuth.nhs.uk
Telephone: 0191 213 8589
Web Link: www.nstcsurg.org
Core Skills in Laparoscopic Surgery Course
Organisation: Cuschieri Skills Centre – University of Dundee
Event Date(s): 23-24 Feb 2017
Fee: £640
Venue: Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee, Tayside, Scotland, UK
Aimed at: The course is equally suitable for the junior surgeon starting out in minimal access surgery and for the more senior surgeon who is either new to laparoscopy or wishes to refresh their core skills.
CPD: 11 CPD points
Contact for further information
E-mail: cscbookings@dundee.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 (0)1382 383400
Web Link: https://cuschieri.dundee.ac.uk/courses/general-surgery/core-skills-laparoscopic-surgery-course/thu-11032016-0845
Minor Surgery in General Practice
Organisation: Cuschieri Skills Centre – University of Dundee
Event Date(s): 15 March 2017
Fee: £330
Venue: Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee, Tayside, Scotland, UK
Aimed at: Aimed at All primary care team members: GPs, GPSI’s, GP registrars, GP Trainers and Practice nurses involved in basic surgical procedures
CPD: n/a
Contact for further information
E-mail: cscbookings@dundee.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 (0)1382 383400
Web Link: https://cuschieri.dundee.ac.uk/courses/general-practice/minor-surgery-general-practice/tue-11152016-0845
Advanced Techniques And Strategies For Lower Limb Plating And Fixation
Organisation: Newcastle Surgical Training Centre (NSTC)
Event Date(s): 16th and 17th March 2017
Fee: £475.00
Venue: NSTC. Freeman Hospital, High Heaton, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE7 7DN
Aimed at: ST4 – ST8 Consultants
CPD: CPD Pending
Contact for further information
E-mail: Gail.russell@nuth.nhs.uk
Telephone: 0191 213 8628
Web Link: www.nstcsurg.org
Colorectal Cancer Peritoneal Metastases: What you and your MDT need to know
Organisation: The Christie School of Oncology
Event Date(s): Friday 24th March 2017
Fee: £40 Medics £20 Non-Medics £100 for a team of 5 participants
Venue: Education Centre (Dept 17), The Christie, Manchester, M20 4BX
Aimed at: Oncologists, surgeons, specialist nurses, radiologists, pathologists and senior trainees working within a colorectal multidisciplinary team
Contact for further information
E-mail: Education.events@christie.nhs.uk
Web Link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/colorectal-cancer-peritoneal-metastases-mdt-study-day-tickets-30030038654
Facial Plastic Surgery UK Annual Meeting
Organisation: ENT UK
Event Date(s): 24 March 2017
Fee: Please see website
Venue: Manchester Central Convention Centre, Manchester
Aimed at: From junior doctors to consultants
CPD: 5 from ENT UK
Contact for further information
E-mail: christy@entuk.org
Telephone: 0207 611 1737
Web Link: https://www.entuk.org/events/458
ENT UK Spring Meeting
Organisation: ENT UK
Event Date(s): 31 March 2017
Fee: Please see website
Venue: The Park Inn by Radisson, York
Aimed at: Anyone with a career or interest in the field of ENT
CPD: 5 from ENT UK
Contact for further information
E-mail: christy@entuk.org
Telephone: 0207 611 1737
Web Link: https://www.entuk.org/events/458
Advanced Educational Course – 3.8 Head & Neck and Facial Palsy
Organisation: BAPRAS
Event Date(s): 24-25 April 2017
Fee: Please check on website
Venue: Manchester Conference Centre
Aimed at: Specialist trainees and consultants
CPD: Day 1 : 7 points Day 2 : 6.5 points Whole : 13.5
Contact for further information
E-mail: kavita.prashar@bapras.org.uk
Telephone: 0207 831 5161
Fax: 0207 831 4041
Web Link: http://www.bapras.org.uk/professionals/training-and-education/bapras-events/aec-3-8--head-and-neck
Head and Neck Cadaveric Surgery Course
Organisation: Newcastle Surgical Training Centre
Event Date(s): 3-5 May 2017
Fee: £895
Venue: Newcastle Surgical Training Centre
Aimed at: ST3-ST8 and Consultants and Career Grade doctors wishing to update their skills
CPD: Pending but will be applied for
Contact for further information
E-mail: Louise.sore@nuth.nhs.uk
Telephone: 0191 213 8589
Web Link: www.nstcsurg.org
13th Basic Biomechanics in Orthopaedics (BBiOrth) course
Organisation: Instrumental Medicine Ltd
Event Date(s): Saturday 20 May 2017
Fee: £195 (£15 discount per person if 2 people attend together)
Venue: The Royal Society of Medicine, 1 Wimpole Street, London W1G 0AE
Aimed at: Junior doctors/Core Trainees/SpRs/Middle Grades
CPD: 6 CPD by The RCS Edinburgh
Contact for further information
E-mail: Info@bbiorth.co.uk
Web Link: www.bbiorth.co.uk
Emergency Safe Neck Surgery by Cadaver Dissection
Organisation: Cuschieri Skills Centre – University of Dundee
Event Date(s): 24 May 2017
Fee: £175/£330
Venue: Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee, Tayside, Scotland, UK
Aimed at: ENT Trainees
CPD: 6
Contact for further information
E-mail: cscbookings@dundee.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 (0)1382 383400
Web Link: https://cuschieri.dundee.ac.uk/courses/ent/emergency-safe-neck-surgery-cadaver-dissection/mon-10312016-0845
Core Skills in Laparoscopic Surgery Course
Organisation: Cuschieri Skills Centre – University of Dundee
Event Date(s): 1-2 Jun 2017
Fee: £640
Venue: Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee, Tayside, Scotland, UK
Aimed at: The course is equally suitable for the junior surgeon starting out in minimal access surgery and for the more senior surgeon who is either new to laparoscopy or wishes to refresh their core skills.
CPD: 11 CPD points
Contact for further information
E-mail: cscbookings@dundee.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 (0)1382 383400
Web Link: https://cuschieri.dundee.ac.uk/courses/general-surgery/core-skills-laparoscopic-surgery-course/thu-11032016-0845
Intermediate Skills for Laparoscopic Surgeons
Organisation: Cuschieri Skills Centre – University of Dundee
Event Date(s): 19-21 June 2017
Fee: £950
Venue: Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee, Tayside, Scotland, UK
Aimed at: Aimed at surgical trainees (SPR) with some prior experience of laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
CPD: 18 points
Contact for further information
E-mail: cscbookings@dundee.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 (0)1382 383400
Web Link: https://cuschieri.dundee.ac.uk/courses/general-surgery/intermediate-skills-laparoscopic-surgeons/mon-11282016-0845
Septorhinoplasty and Facial Plastics Course
Organisation: Newcastle Surgical Training Centre
Event Date(s): 5-7 July 2017
Fee: £950 3 day, £750- 2 days £350 1 day
Venue: Newcastle Surgical Training Centre
Aimed at: ST3-ST8 and Consultants and Career Grade doctors wishing to update their skills
CPD: Pending
Contact for further information
E-mail: louise.sore@nuth.nhs.uk
Telephone: (+44) 191 213 8589
Web Link: www.nstcsurg.org
IFSO 2017 World Congress
Organisation: BOMSS, IFSO
Event Date(s): 29 August – 2 September 2017
Fee: Registrations open 1st December 2016
Venue: QEII Conference Centre, London, UK
Aimed at: Bariatric and metabolic surgeons; anaesthetists; allied health professionals; physicians; psychologists; dieticians; plastic surgeons; professionals with an interest in in the surgical treatment of obesity and type 2 diabetes
CPD: (TBC)
Contact for further information
E-mail: enquiries.ifso@tfigroup.com
Telephone: IFSO Congress Secretariat - 0207 808 5172
Web Link: http://www.ifso2017.com/
Colorectal Cancer Peritoneal Metastases: What you and your MDT need to know
Organisation: The Christie School of Oncology
Event Date(s): Tuesday 21st November 2017
Fee: £40 Medics £20 Non-Medics £100 for a team of 5 participants
Venue: Education Centre (Dept 17), The Christie, Manchester, M20 4BX
Aimed at: Oncologists, surgeons, specialist nurses, radiologists, pathologists and senior trainees working within a colorectal multidisciplinary team
Contact for further information
E-mail: Education.events@christie.nhs.uk
Web Link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/colorectal-cancer-peritoneal-metastases-mdt-study-day-tickets-30030038654
14th Basic Biomechanics in Orthopaedics (BBiOrth) course
Organisation: Instrumental Medicine Ltd
Event Date(s): Saturday 16 December 2017
Fee: £195 (£15 discount per person if 2 people attend together)
Venue: The Royal Society of Medicine, 1 Wimpole Street, London W1G 0AE
Aimed at: Junior doctors/Core Trainees/SpRs/Middle Grades
CPD: 6 CPD by The RCS Edinburgh
Contact for further information
E-mail: Info@bbiorth.co.uk
Web Link: www.bbiorth.co.uk
