Specialist Registrar Skills in General Surgery

Practical skills training, with tutor to participant ration of 1:4 supported by tutorials, videos and discussion.

Convenor

Mr Bill Thomas
Consultant Surgeon and Clinical Director
Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield

 Level

CT 1-2, ST 2-4

Content

Days One and Two - Open Surgery

• Moderate and difficult access bowel
• Anastomoses
• Dealing with size discrepancy
• Gastrectomy, oesophageal and rectal anastomoses
• Stapled anastomoses and stomas

Day Three - Vascular Surgery

• Needle and suture-handling techniques
• Arteriotomy
• Vein patching
• Inlay parachute vascular anastomoses

Day Four - Minimal Access Surgery

• Principles of safe laparoscopic surgery
• Laparoscopic cholecystectomy
• Operative cholangiography
• Closure of port sites

Format

• Practical skills teaching
• Tutor to participant ratio of 1:4
• Supported by tutorials, videos and discussion sessions

Duration

4 days

What you get

• Course handbook
• Course video