Intercollegiate Basic Surgical Skills (BSS)

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In Belfast City

£ 675 VAT inc.

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Description

  • Type

    Training

  • Level

    Advanced

  • Location

    Belfast city (Northern Ireland)

  • Duration

    2 Days

This highly practical and interactive 2 day course has been designed to introduce surgical trainees to safe surgical practice within a controlled workshop environment.

BSS is strongly recommended for all trainees who are about to embark on their first surgical position.

Facilities

Location

Start date

Belfast City (County Antrim)
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10 Falcon Way, Boucher Road , BT12 6SQ

Start date

On request

About this course

Aim

To teach, assess and certify the ability of trainees to use safe and sound surgical techniques that are common to all forms of surgery.

Objectives

Outline gowning and gloving before surgery.
Discuss the correct handling of instruments.
Identify correct technique for knot tying and discuss types of knots and tying at depth.
Outline various suturing techniques and forms of suturing.
Discuss tissue handling and dissection including local anaesthetic technique.
Outline treatment of a traumatic wound including abscess drainage and abdominal close and drain insertion.
Outline the basic principles of electrosurgery.
Outline the basic principles of endoscopic surgery.

Suitable for: FY1, FY2, CT1, CT2, ST1, ST2, SAS.

12 CPD Hours

Accredited by Royal College of Surgeons of England

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Subjects

  • Surgical skills
  • Medical
  • Emergency
  • Doctor
  • Trainee doctor
  • Surgery

Teachers and trainers (1)

Mr Chris Hoo

Mr Chris Hoo

Course Director

Course programme

BSS is a practical, workshop-led course. Each skill is introduced with a step-by-step demonstration, before participants practice the technique.

Open surgery

  • Understand and practice safe operating techniques in a safe environment for the patient, themselves and the team.
  • Understand the characteristics and safe handling of surgical instruments and sharps.
  • Understand that careful and sound aspects of technique are more important than simple manual dexterity or speed.
  • Understand and practice the techniques of gowning and gloving.
  • Understand and practice the correct techniques for laying safe surgical knots and placing sutures.
  • Understand the principles of handling tissues and recognise differing requirements for differing sites e.g. skin, bowel, abdominal wall, vessels and tendons.
  • Understand and practice safe local anaesthetic techniques.
  • Understand the principles of assessment and primary surgical management of infected and contaminated soft tissues.

Electrosurgery

At the end of the course delegates should be able to:

  • Understand the principles behind the practical and safe use of electrosurgery devices.

Endoscopic surgery

At the end of the course delegates should be able to:

  • Understand the differences between open and endoscopic surgery, including the manipulation of instruments in a three-dimensional surgical environment while viewing a remote two-dimensional image.
  • Practice visuospatial awareness involved in depth cueing and the “fulcrum” effect of instrument manipulation.

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Intercollegiate Basic Surgical Skills (BSS)

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