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Specialty Skills in Emergency Surgery and Trauma (SSET)

This two-day course will provide you with knowledge and techniques to manage a wide variety of emergency on-call trauma situations.

Led by expert faculty and with a high faculty: participant ratio, the course is taught through a mix of lectures, practical skills workshops and pre-course e-learning.

Using animal tissue you will be able to practise a range of vascular, abdominal and thoracic operative procedures including thoracotomy and DCS bowel resection.

The course is mapped to the ISCP syllabus.

RCS England membership entitles you to a 10% discount on this course at partner centres. Find out if you're eligible to join or transfer

  • £809.10
  • 2 days
  • 13.50 CPD Points
£809.10
2 days
13.50 CPD Points

Suitability

This course is suitable for: FY2, CT1-2 and SAS grades.

We strongly recommended completing the Basic Surgical Skills (BSS) course before taking this course.

Learning Outcomes

Following the course, you will be able to:

  1. Describe and apply a standard initial approach (Recognition, Resuscitation, Investigation and Management (RRIM)) to the emergency surgery patient.
  2. Outline the principles of damage control resuscitation in the trauma setting.
  3. Discuss the role of teamwork, communication and the importance of professionalism in the care and treatment of emergency surgery and trauma patients.
  4. Apply surgical skills in the management of: common emergency conditions within the abdomen; vascular emergencies relevant to the general surgeon; trauma to the thorax and abdomen.

Format

Specialty Skills in Emergency Surgery and Trauma combines pre-course e-learning modules, practical skills station workshops using animal (porcine) models with lectures and case based discussions.

Additional Information

Course content

You will cover a variety of topics during this course, including:

  • Emergency surgery resuscitation
  • Peritonitis 
  • Vascular 
  • Damage control surgery 
  • Pancreatitis
  • Damage control resuscitation
  • Upper GI bleed
  • Lower GI bleed
  • Wound infection

 Take a look at a sample Specialty Skills in Emergency Surgery and Trauma (SSET) programme.

10% discount on this course for RCS England members

Members, fellows and associates benefit from a 10% discount on this course when held at our Education Centre in London. 

Your discount will be applied automatically when booking. 

Find out more about joining today.

Booking Options

Regional SSET Courses

Tue
26
Nov
2024
-
Wed
27
Nov
2024
£899
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

26 Nov 2024
-
27 Nov 2024

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£899

Pricing notes:

Full price: £899

Course Fees:

Please note, for courses held at the College, we require full payment upon booking. Take a look at our cancellation policy first.

For regional and international course payments and terms & conditions, please contact the relevant centre.

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Location:

Broadgreen Hospital
Thomas Drive
LIVERPOOL
L14 3LB
United Kingdom
clinical.education@liverpoolft.nhs.uk
0151 529 5317

Instructions:

Clinical Education, clinical.education@liverpoolft.nhs.uk, 0151 529 5317
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Full price: £899

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RCS England Bjorn Saven Centre

Wed
29
Jan
2025
-
Thu
30
Jan
2025
from £809.10
LONDON, United Kingdom

29 Jan 2025
-
30 Jan 2025

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Pricing notes:

Full price: £899.00
RCS Affiliates: £809.10
RCS England Members/Fellows: £809.10

Course Fees:

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LONDON, United Kingdom

Location:

RCS - Bjorn Saven Centre for Surgical Education
35-43 Lincoln's Inn Fields
LONDON
WC2A 3PE
United Kingdom
education@rcseng.ac.uk
020 7869 6300
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Wed
11
Jun
2025
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Thu
12
Jun
2025
from £809.10
LONDON, United Kingdom

11 Jun 2025
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12 Jun 2025

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from £809.10

Pricing notes:

Full price: £899.00
RCS Affiliates: £809.10
RCS England Members/Fellows: £809.10

Course Fees:

Please note, for courses held at the College, we require full payment upon booking. Take a look at our cancellation policy first.

For regional and international course payments and terms & conditions, please contact the relevant centre.

LONDON, United Kingdom

Location:

RCS - Bjorn Saven Centre for Surgical Education
35-43 Lincoln's Inn Fields
LONDON
WC2A 3PE
United Kingdom
education@rcseng.ac.uk
020 7869 6300
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