By attending this Basic Orthopaedic Procedural Skills course you will learn the principles of skin suturing, plastering, digital nerve blocks, joint aspiration, emergency fracture treatment and spinal immobilisation.
This course will:
- Introduce basic procedural skills applicable for junior doctors completing orthopaedic placements or involved in the emergency treatment of orthopaedic patients
- Introduce basic knowledge and fundamental principles required to perform each skill
- Allow practice and guidance of each skill in a simulated, safe environment
- Improve understanding and confidence with these procedures
The course is taught by an experienced faculty including:
- Hannah Bradman (course convenor) – Orthopaedic Specialist Registrar
- Andrew Marsh (course convenor) – Orthopaedic Senior Trauma Fellow
- Steph Spence – Orthopaedic Specialist Registrar
- Liz Crighton – Orthopaedic Specialist Registrar
This course is suitable for:
- All Foundation Doctors
- GPSTs
- Orthopaedic ST1s
- Emergency Medicine junior doctors
- Senior medical students
3 December 2018
Basic orthopaedic procedural skills
Venue: Glasgow
T: 0141 465 7278
W: www.rcpsg.ac.uk
