Course Calendar

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09:30 Healthcare Management & Leadership   Availability: Fully booked
Title: Healthcare Management & Leadership (020226)
Venue: RILD Building Exeter, Exeter
Date: Mon 2 Feb 2026, 09:30 to 16:00
Course style: Workshop
Catering: N/A
Core topic: F2 Regional Teaching
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: No charge
Description: This introduction to healthcare leadership has been designed with the needs of trainees very much in mind. It was constructed using over a hundred stories of good and bad leadership and management obtained from trainees. Various issues and themes were identified to determine the most appropriate management and leadership tools to help you in your everyday work. This course can be used towards the following Enhance module: system working

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09:30 Healthcare Management & Leadership   Availability: Fully booked
Title: Healthcare Management & Leadership (030226)
Venue: Postgraduate Centre, Truro
Date: Tue 3 Feb 2026, 09:30 to 16:00
Course style: Workshop
Catering: N/A
Core topic: F2 Regional Teaching
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: No charge
Description: This introduction to healthcare leadership has been designed with the needs of trainees very much in mind. It was constructed using over a hundred stories of good and bad leadership and management obtained from trainees. Various issues and themes were identified to determine the most appropriate management and leadership tools to help you in your everyday work. This course can be used towards the following Enhance module: system working

10:00 Clinical Skills for FY2 Drs   Availability: Fully booked
Title: Clinical Skills for FY2 Drs (03022026)
Venue: Postgraduate Medical Education Centre (PGMC), Plymouth
Date: Tue 3 Feb 2026, 10:00 to 16:30
Course style: Combination of Styles
Catering: N/A
Core topic: Clinical Skills
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: No charge
Description: Full day course providing teaching and task training on clinical procedures for FY2 doctors. Some of the skills to be covered include chest drain insertion, lumbar puncture, suturing, paracentesis and joint aspiration. The skills will be taught in small groups. The day will start prompty at 1000 with registration, and will finish at 1630

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13:00 General Practice for Hospital Doctors   Availability: Places available
Title: General Practice for Hospital Doctors (ND30)
Venue: North Devon District Hospital, Barnstaple
Date: Fri 6 Feb 2026, 13:00 to 16:00
Course style: Lecture
Catering: N/A
Core topic: F2 Regional Teaching
CPD: 3:00 hours
Cost: No charge
Description: From writing excellent discharge letters to having confident DNAR discussions, join us in this session to learn all important factors to consider when patients transfer back to Primary Care.

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09:00 ND50   Availability: Fully booked
Title: ND50 (ND50 Trauma )
Venue: North Devon District Hospital, Barnstaple
Date: Fri 13 Feb 2026, 09:00 to 17:30
Course style: Combination of Styles
Catering: Refreshments and lunch
Core topic: F2 Regional Teaching
CPD: 7:00 hours
Cost: No charge
Description: Introduction to Trauma - Join the Trauma and Orthopaedics Team at NDDH for an educational day designed for Foundation doctors, SHOs, Core trainees, PAs and ANPs. This event will feature a series of expert-led lectures covering fundamentals of trauma management and surgical practices. Participants will also benefit from hands-on demonstrations; providing an opportunity to engage with equipment and learn techniques. This educational day promises to deepen your understanding and improve clinical practice in the dynamic field of trauma and orthopaedics. Join us for a day of learning, innovation and professional growth. This course can be used towards the following Enhance module: patient centred practice

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09:00 Quality Improvement - Individuals can lead change   Availability: Places available
Title: Quality Improvement - Individuals can lead change (33341)
Venue: Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust, Torquay - Torbay
Date: Thu 19 Feb 2026, 09:00 to 12:00
Course style: Combination of Styles
Catering: Refreshments
Core topic: F2 Regional Teaching
CPD: 3:00 hours
Cost: No charge
Description: This session will provide an understanding of the human dimensions of change and the impact this has on the delivery of successful change

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09:00 Ultrasound Study Day   Availability: Fully booked
Title: Ultrasound Study Day (RCHT 25-26 #4)
Venue: Postgraduate Centre, Truro
Date: Mon 23 Feb 2026, 09:00 to 15:00
Course style: Combination of Styles
Catering: Refreshments and lunch
Core topic: Clinical Skills
CPD: 5:00 hours
Cost: No charge

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09:00 Anatomy Revision - Anatomy Intensive Day   Availability: Fully booked
Title: Anatomy Revision - Anatomy Intensive Day (250226)
Venue: Vesalius Clinical Training Unit, Bristol
Date: Wed 25 Feb 2026, 09:00 to 17:00
Course style: Combination of Styles
Catering: Refreshments
Core topic: Core teaching
CPD: 7:00 hours
Cost: No charge
Description: Whole Body Anatomy with exposure to cadaveric tissue

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08:00 ASCERT   Availability: Fully booked
Title: ASCERT (2627022026)
Venue: Postgraduate Medical Education Centre (PGMC), Plymouth
2 Sessions: Starting on Thu 26 Feb 2026 at 08:00
Course style: Hands on
Catering: Refreshments and lunch
Core topic: Core teaching
CPD: 16:00 hours
Cost: No charge
Description: The Acute Systematic Clinical Emergency Response and Treatment, or ASCERT, program is an intensive 2-day course (First day Thursday 26th February and second day Friday 27th February 2026) that is designed for medical professionals who deal directly with acutely unwell adult patients. ASCERT is primarily engineered for junior doctors in Foundation Year 2 and early core/specialist training years. However, other medical professionals who have a direct role in patient assessment may also register. If you would like to improve the outcome of your treatment of acutely ill patients, ASCERT is almost certainly the right option for you. We take pride in the success that our delegates have in the field and we look forward to seeing you in an upcoming ASCERT session. If you have questions regarding the program, don’t hesitate to contact us. If you need to cancel your place on this course - after you have confirmed your cancellation on Maxcourse OR have got a last minute space please email Sharron Blackler at: sharron.blackler@nhs.net or phone 07828 804898. This course requires a lot of work from the ASCERT team prior to the day so they need as much information as they can for the days to run smoothly. This course can be used towards the following Enhance module: patient centred practice, complex multi-morbidity. No additional text has been set.

09:00 ND40   Availability: Fully booked
Title: ND40 (ND40 General Surgery)
Venue: North Devon District Hospital, Barnstaple
Date: Thu 26 Feb 2026, 09:00 to 17:00
Course style: Combination of Styles
Catering: N/A
Core topic: F2 Regional Teaching
CPD: 7:30 hours
Cost: No charge
Description: General surgery topics including the acute abdomen, hernias, acute vascular presentations, diverticular disease, colorectal cancer and an introduction to robotic surgery simulation for Foundation Year 2 Doctors as well as advice for how to succeed in core training . A mixture of didactic and interactive teaching sessions covering general surgery topics and practical surgical skills with suturing, knot tying and robotic simulator coaching. Aims: To give a good theoretical understanding of common general surgery presentations. To improve basic surgical skills. To develop an understanding of the DaVinci Robot and experience robotic simulation. To provide advice and guidance for applying for and succeeding in Core Surgical Training. Learning Outcomes: the course links with the following Foundation Professional Capabilities (FPCs) in the 2021 Foundation Programme Curriculum: 2, 6, 12, 13