Courses

Remote surgical skills

This intensive three day course is based in Staffordshire in the UK and is non-residential, though free catering is provided during the day.

Course dates for 2007 tba

Each student receives a certificate of attendance and CPD from the Royal
College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, a course manual and a basic instrument kit.
Student numbers are restricted to allow for a high level of instructor contact for each attendee.

The full cost of the course is 525GBP.

Syllabus
Use of instruments
Knot tying 
Tissue handling
Skin incision 
Suturing 
Dissection techniques 
Wound management
Removal of foreign bodies
Local anaesthesia and nerve blocks
Venous cutdown 
Haemostasis
Surgical airway 
Chest drain 
Suprapubic catheterisation
Skin flaps
Drainage of cysts and abcesses
Prophylactic antibiotic cover
Gun shot and blast injuries

What our past students have said:

"Good course, well run and organised"

"Both instructors were excellent and helpful and the relaxed and informal teaching methods came
across very well. Very enjoyable, informative and worthwhile."

"I've just finished this course which was run over the last week. I would 
advise everyone to get on it if possible as the standards taught by Jason & 
Ross were excellent. All the hard work & planning put in by Ross & Jason 
paid off and everyone who attended was glad they had. I believe another will 
be arranged for  Aug/Sept time this year.
The "Beer & Curry" evening went down particularly well !!!."

"This was a very enjoyable and educational course with most  of the course
being of a practical nature. The course was taught by two very knowledgeable
instructors with some excellent training aids."

"Just a quick note to say that I was very impressed with the BSS course, with 
both yourself and Jason proving to be excellent instructors.
Thanks again for a brilliant 3 days. "