Operative Skills in Ear, Nose and Throat Surgery

Previously called Core Skills in ENT Surgery. A two-day practical workshop aimed at introducing the basic skills in ENT surgery to Post MRCS, CT1-2, ST3.

Date: 4 - 5 May 2011	Fee: £925
Held at: The Royal College of Surgeons of England	Status: Places available
Contact: education@rcseng.ac.uk or call: 020 7869 6300	Application Form

Convenors

Mr Ghassan Alusi
Consultant Rhinologist
St Bartholomews Hospital, London
Tutor in Otolaryngology

Mr Quentin Gardiner
Consultant Otolaryngologist
Ninewells hospital, Dundee

Level

Post MRCS, CT1-2, ST3

Content

Rhinology

• Examination of the nose
• Analgesia and epistaxis
• Removal of foreign body
• The nasal septum

Otology

• Microscope set-up
• Handling of micro-instruments
• Working in the external ear and insertion of ventilation tubes
• Drills and drilling

Head and neck

• Direct examination of pharynx, larynx and trachea +/- bronchi
• Microlaryngoscopy
• Tracheostomy
• Flexible naso-phargo-laryngoscopy

Surgical skills

• Using loupes
• Suturing
• Nerve monitoring
• Examination of patient

Format

• Practical skills training
• A 1:2 tutor to participant ratio
• Individual feedback of performance
• Tutorial support

Duration

2 days

Key benefits

• To reinforce basic concepts and techniques in ENT
• To train candidates in the use of instrumentation used in ENT surgery
• To teach basic skills in tissue handling

What you get

Printed handbook of exercises and readings

Applying for this course

Please post or fax your completed form to the address at the foot of the form. For more information, contact the relevant team.

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