Upcoming events
Newcastle STC - National K-Wiring Course (10 April 2025)
Overview: This course is designed for trainees in Hand surgery (Orthopaedics and Plastics) irrespective of experience in K-wiring. Learn the sure and proper way of K-wiring and you will not need to do an ORIF ever again, saving you operating time and money. Also understand fluoroscopy and how to use it safely. This is a hands-on course, first with dry bones and then with cadaveric hands. Understand and Practice K-wiring without the pressure of time.
Topics covered:
- Technique of K-wiring
- Understanding Fluoroscopy
- Complications
- Understand why K-wires get infected or loose and how to reduce complications
- Advantages and disadvantages of K-wiring
Target audience: Trainees in Plastic Surgery and T&O
Date: 10 April 2025
Venue: Newcastle Surgical Training Centre, Freeman Centre, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Contact: For more info and to book email nuth.nstc.enquiries@nhs.net
Website: https://nstcsurg.org/
Newcastle STC - National Temporal Bone Course (11 April 2025)
Overview: This is a one day course designed to provide a competency based approach to anatomical temporal bone dissection. Teaching is through cadaver dissection and you will have hands on practical dissection on a fresh frozen temporal bone.
You will have the opportunity to perform supervised temporal bone basic and advanced procedures. Progression through the dissection will be performed under the close supervision of trainers and paced at an appropriate level to the participant. The extent of dissection and other procedures, carried out by each individual trainee will be tailored to your level of experience.
Target Audience: ST3 - ST8
Venue: Newcastle Surgical Training Centre, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne
Contact: nuth.nstc.enquiries@nhs.net
Website: https://nstcsurg.org/
AUCA - Advanced Male Urethral Catheterisation Course (various dates)
Overview: The advanced male urethral catheterisation (AMUC) training course aims to provide participants with the necessary knowledge base and practical skills to confidently manage challenging and difficult cases independently, employing advanced urethral catheterisation techniques and using Urethrotech UCD catheter with confidence.
Dates:
9 May 2025 (1.30pm - 5.30pm)
4 July 2025 (1.30pm - 5.30pm)
3 October 2025 (1.30pm - 5.30pm)
5 December 2025 (1.30pm - 5.30pm)
Price: £371.60
Venue: UCH Education Centre, London, NW1 2PG
More information and booking: https://auca.arlo.co/w/
Cambridge Anastomosis Course (7 - 10 July 2025)
Overview: The practical hands-on intensive 4-day surgical skills course is taught by expert faculty in their specialist fields. The course allows delegates to perform a wide range of anastomosis: small bowel, colonic, gastrojejunostomy, Oesophago-gastotomy, Ureteric reconstruction, bladder injury repair, vascular, laparoscopic suturing and anastomoses, human factors workshop.
Aims:
To feel confident on handling a wide range of tissues
To learn tissue handling and a variety of Anastomotic techniques (hand sewn and stapling)
Target Audience: General Surgeons and Gynecologists
Venue: Cambridge Surgical Training Centre, The Quorum, Barnwell Road, Cambridge, CB5 8RE
Fee: £1060
Contact: Angela Gray (ajg203@cam.ac.uk) and 01223 596189
Website: https://www.cam-pgmc.ac.uk/courses/cambridge-anastomosis-course-7th-july-10th-july-2025
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