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Essential Surgical Skills for Cardiologists
This exciting new course is designed to provide candidates with a thorough grounding in the latest surgical materials and skills relative to the implantation of cardiac rhythm devices. This course is run in association with the British Cardiovascular Society (BCS) and Heart Rhythm UK (HRUK).
| Date: 26 October 2012 | Fee : £260 |
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| Held at: The Royal College of Surgeons of England | 
Application form |
| Contact: education@rcseng.ac.uk or 020 7869 6300 |
Fellows and members of this College (at the time of application) may claim a discount of 10% for courses where bookings are processed by the Royal College of Surgeons of England. This discount is also available to members of the College’s new Associate Scheme.
For applications received via the online booking system, the discount is automatically deducted from your total. If you are using the application form, the discount must be claimed by indicating membership discount in the discount type box under payment details.
If the course is full or you cannot attend on the above dates and you are interested in receiving details regarding future courses, you can register your interest.
The course will cover the following topics:
- Principles of wound healing
- Aseptic technique, gowning and gloving
- Handling instruments
- Material selection
- Knots and how to tie knots
- Suturing techniques
- Haemostasis and electro-cautery
- Tissue handling in cardiology - managing pacemaker infection
Course Directors
Mr Paul Modi
Consultant In Cardiothoracic Surgery
Liverpool Heart & Chest Hospital
Dr Ali Khavandi
Cardiology Specialist Registrar
Bristol Heart Institute, Bristol Royal Infirmary
Dr Alun Harcombe
Consultant Cardiologist
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
Run in association with HRUK and the BCS
Level
ST3, ST4, ST5, ST6, ST7, ST8, Consultant, SpR, Associate Specialist, Staff Grade, Specialty Doctor, Clinical Fellow
It's the responsibility of the course delegate to ensure that they fall within the relevant criteria for the course as detailed above. If we discover that your experience is below the required level before or at any time during the course, the College reserves the right to withdraw you from the course without compensation.
Questions and further information
Learning outcomes
By the end of the course, candidates will be able to:
- Understand the underlying principles and be able to practise aseptic techniques when gowning, gloving and preparing patients for procedures
- Understand and be able to describe the principles of wound healing
- Handle surgical instruments and practice basic surgical skills safely
- Demonstrate their competence in tissue dissection and suturing
- Understand the principles of haemostasis and the safe use of diathermy
- Utilise surgical principles and methods to manage device infection
Format
- Practical based short lectures
- Interactive workshops
- Seminar discussions
Additional Information
This course is run in association with the British Cardiovascular Society (BCS) and Heart Rhythm UK (HRUK)
Cardiac Surgical Skills Laboratory
Access to the teaching materials and videos for the Cardiac Surgical Skills Laboratory is restricted to UK surgeons with a GMC number. You can register for a new account and please remember to enter your GMC number. If you experience any problems with accessing the materials, contact us.
Participant feedback
"Excellent coverage of the basics of knot tying and suturing. Should definitely be a part of all junior cardiology SpRs training. Was great to be taught by a plastic surgeon as well as cardiology consultants. I found it extremely valuable to have just a small number of delegates so that everyone had their own equipment. Would recommend to my colleagues for sure."
