Organization: The Royal College of Surgeons of England
Registration deadline: 19 Feb 2016
Starting date: 22 Feb 2016
Ending date: 26 Feb 2016
This interactive five-day course will provide you with an understanding of the decision making strategies that have proven effective in surgical settings in austere conditions. By the end of the course, you will be ready to work in a humanitarian crisis, providing emergency surgical care to populations exposed to or recovering from the health consequences of conflict and natural or man-made catastrophe.
The course content includes dealing with case studies associated with conflict and catastrophe and the management of trauma of the limbs, head, thorax and torso. Delegates will face some of the challenges that are common in a humanitarian crisis such as the management of obstetric emergencies including post-partum haemorrhage and caesarean section. STAE is taught by a team of experts with essential experience and personal insight from working overseas including Afghanistan, Central African Republic, Darfur and Haiti.
By the end of the course, delegates will be able to
- Make resource based triage decisions
- Perform a range of surgical procedures, including management of extremity injuries, trauma and amputations
- Describe issues and challenges facing surgeons and other medical specialties in austere environments
- Manage obstetric and gynaecological emergencies including understanding when and how to safely perform a caesarean section
- Manage paediatric emergencies in austere environments
- Handle the normal range of abdominal emergencies affecting a civilian population in resource constrained environments
Course fee is £2,500 covering practical sessions, lectures and refreshments during the day. Excludes accommodation and evening dinners.
Early bird course fee of £2,000 available until 30 November 2015. Charity bulk booking discounts are also available.
No of days is 5
The course is suitable for surgeons from ST4-ST8 and consultant, and equivalent SAS grades.
Application details including online booking are available on the website.
The Royal College of Surgeons of England
How to register:
The Royal College of Surgeons of England at
https://www.rcseng.ac.uk/courses/course-search/surgical-training-for-austere-environments
Contact
education@rcseng.ac.uk or 020 7869 6300