his advanced course will explore and discuss the decision-making around the challenges of incisional hernia repair, difficult cholecystectomies and small bowel resections with expert faculty. This is a full porcine course with one pig per four participants and a faculty-to-participant ratio of 1:4. The participant must have experience in operati...

An intensive half day training programme, which examines the current law in relation to consent and capacity in Ireland and reviews recent cases before the superior courts. The Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015 is also covered, with discussions around its implications for practice. A central theme of this training is in-depth discussi...

In this course, you will master your knot tying and suturing skills from first principles. Experienced consultant surgeons will give you formative feedback on local anesthetic application, your instrument handling, tissue manipulation, and minor operative techniques. Once your skills have been practiced you will perform minor operating procedure...

This course will aid you in developing your curriculum vitae so that your previous experience and attributes will stand out. The course also explores the optimum ways you can win over the interview panel at that all-important interview. Managing difficult questions, demonstrating your prime competencies and improving your body language will be e...

This course introduces a structured approach to acute psychiatric emergencies for patients presenting to hospital in an acute crisis. It outlines the practical, ethical and legal issues relevant in managing such scenarios in Ireland. The content is delivered by a combination of emergency medicine physicians and liaison psychiatrists. A combinati...

This course has been developed as a follow-on course to MS Word – An Introduction, with the objective of moving participants on to the next level of use of the application through a better understanding of overall document management.

Suitable for: SHOs and registrars in all surgical specialties; emergency medicine doctors 'Active Bystander' is an innovative and award-winning training session which gives staff and students the skills to challenge unacceptable behaviours, including those which may have become normalised over time. Each session features fou...

Summary This intensive half-day course covers all aspects of an inquest including the Coroner's investigation, the inquest hearing and media coverage. It will assist doctors who attend inquests to understand the functions, powers and duties of the Coroner and the scope of the inquest. A lawyer will guide delegates on effective statemen...

The Emergency Abdominal Surgery Course (EASC) aims to enhance the skills of the large international and national faculty who are at the coalface in emergency surgery. The EASC curriculum focuses on the acute abdomen, in a multidisciplinary, shared learning approach. This course will enhance your ability on-duty as a surgeon, gastroenterologist o...

  This endoscopy workshop is designed for registrars already performing gastroscopies and colonoscopies independently. The interactive, case-based discussions will deal with themes such as practical polypectomy, tattooing, endoclip placement, endoscopic mucosal resection and visual footage of difficult real cases. This is a hands-on cour...