Core Surgical Skills 2
University of Nottingham
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Date: Tuesday 7th November, 2023 - Tuesday 7th November, 2023
Start time: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Duration: 8 hour(s)
Cost: £225
Through a series of hands-on sessions, you will develop a range of core surgical skills and techniques. Each skill will be introduced with a step-by-step demonstration, before participants practice the technique.
After attending this course, you should have revised and gained both core and new skills in open surgery. You should be able to:
demonstrate safe operating techniques
perform a number of advanced instrument handling skills
understand and appreciate recent innovations in the use of suture materials for wound closure
perform a urinary cystotomy in a safe and confident manner
perform an end-to-end anastomosis of the small intestine in a safe and confident manner
understand the pros and cons of leak testing a cystotomy and enterotomy/enterectomy
understand the importance of, and be able to perform, tying a surgical knot under tension
Who is it for?
The course is designed as a natural progression to the CSS 1 course.This highly practical, workshop-led course is based on the Royal College of Surgeons Intercollegiate Core Surgical Skills Course, which is curriculum mandated training for core surgery training in the medical profession.
The Speakers
Professor Rob White.Diplomate of the European College of Veterinary SurgeonsRCVS Diploma in Small Animal Surgery (Soft Tissue)European Specialist in Small Animal SurgeryRCVS Specialist in Small Animal Surgery (Soft Tissue).
The Venue
School of Veterinary Medicine and ScienceUniversity of NottinghamSutton BoningtonLoughborough, LE12 5RD
Number of CPD hours this event can be recorded as
8 hours
Registration and Booking
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