Course Calendar

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13:00 Obstetrics & Gynaecology   Availability: Places available
Title: Obstetrics & Gynaecology (33435)
Venue: Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust, Torquay - Torbay
Date: Thu 7 Jan 2027, 13:00 to 16:00
Course style: Combination of Styles
Catering: Refreshments
Core topic: Core teaching
CPD: 3:00 hours
Cost: No charge
Description: Key topics covered will include Fertility, Emergency Gynaecology and Obstetrics

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09:00 General Surgery   Availability: Fully booked
Title: General Surgery (ND300)
Venue: North Devon District Hospital, Barnstaple
Date: Mon 11 Jan 2027, 09:00 to 17:00
Course style: Combination of Styles
Catering: Refreshments and lunch
Core topic: F2 Regional Teaching
CPD: 7:00 hours
Cost: No charge
Description: A full day regional teaching programme for FY2 Doctors covering common and important general surgical presentations through a combination of interactive lectures and practical skills sessions. Topics will include recognition and management of the deteriorating surgical patient, acute abdominal presentations and common surgical emergencies. The day will also include hands on basic surgical skills training, including suturing, knot tying and surgical stapling as well as the opportunity to gain experience using a robotic surgery simulator.

09:15 Human factors in Healthcare   Availability: Places available
Title: Human factors in Healthcare (11012027)
Venue: Musgrove Park Academy, Taunton, Taunton - Somerset
Date: Mon 11 Jan 2027, 09:15 to 16:30
Course style: Workshop
Catering: N/A
Core topic: Human Factors
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: No charge
Description: On this one day course we will introduce you to the foundations of human factors and ergonomics. I hear you say what is that? Have you ever thought about how you do your work? How does the system function and how does this impact on you? Why is it that you do the same type of job but it can be so different depending on the clinical setting? Why are some places a joy to work in? We will explore how understanding how we do our jobs can impact our performance. We will give some tools to use to understand your own work settings that you can take back and use in your quality improvement and patient safety projects. Human factors and ergonomic science underpin the day. We will look at design of the system, how mistakes happen, fatigue, culture using human factors and safety science. It will be an interactive day with a number of activities taught by Dr Franklin who is a working clinician with an interest in HFE alongside a HFE expert from a wide range of fields. The day will adapt to fit the needs of the participants in the room. It is a safe space. We want to help you understand why your day goes well sometimes and less well at others. Please bring a pen to write with. This course can be used towards the following Enhance module: system working

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10:00 Clinical Skills for FY2 Drs   Availability: Fully booked
Title: Clinical Skills for FY2 Drs (130127)
Venue: Postgraduate Medical Education Centre (PGMC), Plymouth
Date: Wed 13 Jan 2027, 10:00 to 16:30
Course style: Combination of Styles
Catering: Refreshments and lunch
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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08:00 ASCERT   Availability: Fully booked
Title: ASCERT (RCHT 2026-27 #4)
Venue: Postgraduate Medical Education Centre, Truro - Cornwall
Date: 2 day event starting on Thu 28 Jan 2027, 08:00 to 18:30
Course style: Hands on
Catering: Refreshments and lunch
Core topic: Core teaching
CPD: 8:00 hours
Cost: No charge
Description: ASCERT - The Acute Systematic Clinical Emergency Response and Treatment, or ASCERT, program is an intensive 2-day course (First day Thursday 29th January and second day Friday 30th January 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.