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Courses for Healthcare Professionals

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Key Instruction in Surgical Skills Course

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Urinary Catheterisation Course for Healthcare Professionals study day

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Bariatric Course for Healthcare Professionals

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The Law and Consent Course for Healthcare Professionals

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Two day Academic Study Skills Course for All Healthcare Professionals

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Record Keeping & Documentation study day for Ward & Clinic Staff

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Record Keeping & Documentation study day for Theatre Staff

 

Courses for Medical Students 

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Key Instruction in Surgical Skills Course for Medical Students

 

Courses for Foundation Year Doctors

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Key Instruction in Surgical Skills Course for Foundation Year 1 & 2

 

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Key Instruction in Surgical Skills Course for Medical Students

 

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Britannia Country House Hotel, Didsbury, Manchester

Dates coming soon.

 

This is an essential one-day course for medical students focuses on key surgical skills including knot tying and suturing. It also includes a demonstration and practice experience of surgical scrub technique and the donning of a surgical gown and gloves. Students also gain access to theoretical sessions on-line – available prior to the course.

 

  • Principles of surgical scrub technique
  • Principles of gloving techniques & gowning
  • Principles of knot tying & suturing
  • Principles of wound healing
  • Principles of surgical dressings incl TNP
  • Principles of surgical skin stapling
  • Principles of pre-operative hair removal
  • Principles of Electrosurgery & devices
  • The Hazards associated with Surgical smoke

 

Some of the topics to be covered will include:

  • Discussion re: Theatre Etiquette
  • Demonstration and of surgical scrub technique, surgical gowning & gloving (including practice donning of surgical gown & gloves)
  • Handling Instruments
  • Knot tying
    Surgical, Surgeons , Instrument knots
  • Wound Closure techniques
    Simple interrupted, Vertical mattress suturing, Drain fixation
    Insertion of surgical skin stapling & the application of surgical glue
  • Minor surgical lesions
    Excision of moles
    Excision of sebaceous cysts

 

There are only 20 places available on each course and these places will be allocated on a first come first serve basis.

 

The course fee is £120.00

The course fee will include the study day, course materials, certificate of attendance, refreshments and lunch. You can pay for the course securely online by credit card.

 

To reserve your place on this course forms please contact us.

 

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