Specialty Skills in Emergency Surgery and Trauma (SSET)
This two-day course will provide you with knowledge and techniques to manage a wide variety of emergency on-call trauma situations.
Led by expert faculty and with a high faculty: participant ratio, the course is taught through a mix of lectures, practical skills workshops and pre-course e-learning.
Using animal tissue you will be able to practise a range of vascular, abdominal and thoracic operative procedures including thoracotomy and DCS bowel resection.
The course is mapped to the ISCP syllabus.
RCS membership entitles you to a 10% discount on this course at partner centres. Find out if you're eligible to join or transfer.
- £999.00
- 2 days
- 12.00 CPD Points
Suitability
This course is suitable for: FY2, CT1-2 and SAS grades.
We strongly recommended completing the Basic Surgical Skills (BSS) course before taking this course.
Learning Outcomes
Following the course, you will be able to:
1. describe and apply a standard initial approach (Recognition, Resuscitation, Investigation and Management (RRIM)) to the emergency surgery patient;
2. outline the principles of damage control resuscitation in the trauma setting;
3. discuss the role of teamwork, communication and the importance of professionalism in the care and treatment of emergency surgery and trauma patients.
4. apply surgical skills in the management of:
a. common emergency conditions within the abdomen;
b. vascular emergencies relevant to the general surgeon;
c. trauma to the thorax and abdomen.
Format
Specialty Skills in Emergency Surgery and Trauma combines pre-course e-learning modules, practical skills station workshops using animal (porcine) models with lectures and case based discussions.
Additional Information
Course content
You will cover a variety of topics during this course, including:
- Emergency surgery resuscitation
- Peritonitis
- Vascular
- Damage control surgery
- Pancreatitis
- Damage control resuscitation
- Upper GI bleed
- Lower GI bleed
- Wound infection
Take a look at a sample Specialty Skills in Emergency Surgery and Trauma (SSET) programme.
10% discount on this course for RCS member
Members, fellows and associates benefit from a 10% discount on this course when held at our Education Centre in London.
Your discount will be applied automatically when booking.
Booking Options
Partner Centres
27
Jun
2024
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28
Jun
2024
Here is an overview of the programme
from £809.10
Pricing notes:
Full price: £899.00
RCS Affiliates: £809.10
RCS England Members/Fellows: £809.10
Course Fees:
Please note, for courses held at the College, we require full payment upon booking. Take a look at our cancellation policy first.
For regional and international course payments and terms & conditions, please contact the relevant centre.
LONDON, United Kingdom
Location:
RCS - Bjorn Saven Centre for Surgical Education35-43 Lincoln's Inn Fields
LONDON
WC2A 3PE
United Kingdom
education@rcseng.ac.uk
020 7869 6300 View in Google Maps
Book online
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25
Sep
2024
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26
Sep
2024
Here is an overview of the programme
from £809.10
Pricing notes:
Full price: £899.00
RCS Affiliates: £809.10
RCS England Members/Fellows: £809.10
Course Fees:
Please note, for courses held at the College, we require full payment upon booking. Take a look at our cancellation policy first.
For regional and international course payments and terms & conditions, please contact the relevant centre.
LONDON, United Kingdom
Location:
RCS - Bjorn Saven Centre for Surgical Education35-43 Lincoln's Inn Fields
LONDON
WC2A 3PE
United Kingdom
education@rcseng.ac.uk
020 7869 6300 View in Google Maps
Book online
Further information and queries
You can get in touch with us by emailing education@rcseng.ac.uk Please quote your RCS account number in all correspondence.
If your enquiry relates to a course please provide the course name and dates.
We will endeavour to reply to you as soon as possible. Usually this is within a couple of days. Please note we do not work weekends.
Phone us
Call 020 7869 6300 to talk with a member of our team.
We are available to answer calls during our working hours of 8.30am–5:00pm, Monday–Friday and there is a voicemail outside this time.