Basic Surgical Skills (Intercollegiate BSS) - Jun 20 - 21, 2024
Basic Surgical Skills (Intercollegiate BSS) is organized by The Royal College of Surgeons (RCS) of England and will be held from Jun 20 - 21, 2024 at Royal College of Surgeons of England, London, England, United Kingdom. The target audience for this medical event are Surgery
Description:
Basic Surgical Skills is an intensive two-day course designed provide essential foundational knowledge and hands-on experience in key surgical skills areas such as suturing, knot-tying, and tissue handling. This course is particularly relevant for trainees interested in a surgical career, though it is open to a diverse audience of health professionals. So, whether you're a medical professional, healthcare practitioner, or simply seeking to enhance your surgical skills, Basic Surgical Skills will teach you what you need to get a head start on your career goals.
Basic Surgical Skills comprises the following skills areas over its two-day programme:
Day 1: Covers fundamental skills including knot-tying, instrument handling, and suturing techniques in the morning session. In the afternoon, participants focus on practical skills such as skin lesion removal, ligation/transfixion, and tissue handling.
Day 2: Develops your skills with advanced knot-tying, assisted abdominal closure, and insights into vascular surgery principles. The afternoon session covers tendon repair, skin suturing, and an introduction to endoscopic surgery techniques.
After attending this course, you should have gained core skills in open surgery, electrosurgery and endoscopic surgery. You should be able to:
• demonstrate safe operating techniques;
• use a variety of surgical knots safely and effectively;
• confidently handle and use surgical instruments;
• handle tissues confidently with due regard to their unique properties;
• use endoscopic instruments in a practical and safe way;
• discuss the practical, safe use of electrosurgery.
Course content
You will participate in a variety of practical training sessions during the BSS course, including:
• gowning, gloving, laying safe surgical knots and local anaesthetic management;
• tissue handling practice (including for infected and contaminated tissues), along with the requirements for differing tissue sites, such as skin, bowel or vessels;
• electrosurgery device usage;
• manipulation of endoscopic instruments in a 3D surgical environment while viewing a remote 2D image;
• visuospatial awareness, management of depth cueing and control of the ‘fulcrum effect’ during endoscopic surgery.
Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available.