Emergency Surgery for the On-call General Surgeon

The aim of this course is to teach and remind general surgeons, whatever their sub-specialty interest, the skills necessary to manage life threatening emergencies out of hours. It will update experienced general surgeons in the management of a wide range of emergency surgical conditions and to stimulate discussion in controversial areas of patient management.

Date: 12 - 14 April 2010	Fee: £800
Held at: The Royal College of Surgeons of England	Status: Places available
Contact: education@rcseng.ac.uk or call: 020 7869 6300	Application Form

Convenor

Mr Mike Lewis
Consultant General Surgeon
Royal Glamorgan Hospital, Llantrisant

Major Leigh Davies
Royal Glamorgan Hospital, Llantrisant 

Level

STs 5-8 and consultants in general surgery wishing to update their knowledge and skills in emergency surgical care.

Content

The programme for this course will include:

• Physiology of the critically ill
• Strategies for high quality emergency patient care
• Surgical treatment of trauma including stab and bullet wounds, head injuries, splenic injuries
• Management of common emergencies
• Serious but uncommon situations
• Diagnostic investigations of the acute abdomen
• Timing of operations to balance urgency versus specialist needs
• Ethical decisions for emergency surgeons

Format

• Lectures
• Interactive discussions
• Hands-on cadaveric dissections