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 Microvascular Course (16–17 January 2025)
Overview: This course is designed for core surgical trainees in Plastic Surgery, Otolaryngology and Maxillofacial Surgery who have little or no experience in microsurgery or a refresher course for senior trainees. The course has been structured to gain maximum hands-on experience under the supervision of experienced faculty.
Target audience: CT2–ST4
Date: 16–17 January 2025
Venue: Newcastle Surgical Training Centre, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Contact: nuth.nstc.enquiries@nhs.net
Website: https://nstcsurg.org/
Newcastle STC - Functional Endonasal Sinus Surgery (FESS) Course (3–4 February 2025)
Overview: The FESS course has been designed with maximum hands-on operating time so that every delegate will be able to perform every procedure under direct supervision in a unique, intensive series of practical surgical cadaveric workshops. In addition, faculty will provide didactic lectures, open forums and case-based discussions.
Target audience: ENT Trainees ST3–ST5
Date: 3–4 February 2025
Venue: Newcastle Surgical Training Centre, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Contact: 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/
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