Royal College of Surgeons Courses
Abdominal Viscera: Appendix
This micro skills course from the Royal College of Surgeons outlines the anatomy of the appendix in relation to adjacent structures: including the abdominal wall, caecum, terminal ileum and posterior abdominal wall structures. Its blood supply, lymphatic supply and histology are discussed additionally.
Diabetes Mellitus
This micro skills course from the Royal College of Surgeons identifies the metabolic consequences of diabetes mellitus which impact on surgical practice, and how to manage patients with diabetes mellitus peri-operatively.
Fluid Balance and Homeostasis
The impact of surgery on fluid and electrolyte balance and modern surgical thinking with regards to enhanced recovery are addressed in this micro skills course from the Royal College of Surgeons.
Fractures: Classification of Fractures
This micro skills course from the Royal College of Surgeons will review the most commonly used classifications of fractures and describe their clinical relevance.
Fractures: Complications of Fractures
This micro skills course from the Royal College of Surgeons will review the complications that may occur after a fracture. The clinical presentation will be discussed and the appropriate management.
Fractures: Managing Fractures
This micro skills course from the Royal College of Surgeons discusses the initial management of fractures and considers the planning of definitive treatment. We consider the fracture pattern as well as the biomechanical and patient factors which influence these decisions.
Fractures: Pathophysiology of Fractures
This micro skills course from the Royal College of Surgeons will focus on the pathophysiology of fractures and bone healing. We will explore how fractures occur, different types of bone healing, fixation methods and complications.
General Surgery: Abdominal Pain
This micro skills course from the Royal College of Surgeons outlines an overview of the assessment of a patient presenting with abdominal pain, highlighting the salient points in history taking and examination in order to formulate an appropriate diagnosis and management plan.
General Surgery: Abdominal Swelling
This micro skills course from the Royal College of Surgeons aims to give an overview of the aetiology of abdominal masses and consider how they might present. It will provide a structured approach to diagnosis and a general strategy towards management of these patients.
General Surgery: Change in Bowel Habit
This micro skills course from the Royal College of Surgeons will cover the surgical principles associated with a change in bowel habit including definitions, aetiology, assessment and investigation.
General Surgery: Dyspepsia
This micro skills course from the Royal College of Surgeons outlines the presentation, investigation and management of causes of dyspepsia.
General Surgery: Dysphagia
This micro skills course from the Royal College of Surgeons outlines important principles in the definition, causes, assessment and investigation of dysphagia, a significant symptom which warrants urgent evaluation.
General Surgery: Gastrointestinal Haemorrhage - Lower
This micro skills course from the Royal College of Surgeons will describe the approach to the patient with suspected lower gastrointestinal haemorrhage including immediate management, investigation, aetiology and definitive treatment.
General Surgery: Gastrointestinal Haemorrhage Upper
Upper gastro-intestinal bleeding is a common and sometimes life threatening problem. This micro skills course from the Royal College of Surgeons discusses the symptoms, causes, resuscitation, scoring and further management of these patients.
General Surgery: Non-Obstructive Jaundice In Surgical Patients
This micro skills course from the Royal College of Surgeons will cover the identification and investigation of jaundice. It will describe the underlying causes and the implications for surgery.
Neurology and Neurosurgery: Coma
This micro skills course from the Royal College of Surgeons outlines the diagnosis and management of traumatic and non-traumatic CNS aetiologies and extracranial aetiologies of coma and the principles of assessment of brain stem death and understand its relevance to continued life support and organ donation.
Organ Trauma: Head Injuries
This micro skills course from the Royal College of Surgeons looks at the current NICE guidelines when assessing the patient presenting with a head injury, the common types of head injury and the neurosurgical and non-surgical management of the head-injured patient.
Organ Trauma: Penetrating Abdominal Trauma
This micro skills course from the Royal College of Surgeons will provide an overview of the management of penetrating abdominal trauma.
Organ Trauma: Thoracic Trauma
This micro skills course from the Royal College of Surgeons outlines the assessment and management of thoracic trauma, particularly focusing on the early identification of conditions that result in a rapid demise.
Risk Factors for Surgery
This micro skills course from the Royal College of Surgeons looks at risk factors for surgery. It examines what patient factors are important, which can be changed, and how different scoring systems can be used to quantify risk.
Safe use of Diathermy and Laser
This micro skills course from the Royal College of Surgeons discusses the principles of diathermy and laser energy sources. The various types of diathermy and laser are briefly outlined, together with measures to prevent complications from their use.
Safety in Theatre Including Patient Positioning and Avoidance of Injuries
This micro skills course from the Royal College of Surgeons outlines potential injuries that may be caused to anaesthetised patients related to patient positioning and outlines how some of these injuries may be prevented.
Sharps Safety
This micro skills course from the Royal College of Surgeons will cover sharps safety, reinforcing and developing the learner’s understanding of this important topic. It aims are to help prepare the MRCS candidate and also to provide information to ensure the safety of patients and workers in all settings where sharps may be used.
Trauma and Orthopaedics: Back Pain
This micro skills course from the Royal College of Surgeons will review common causes of back pain and the relevant investigations required to make a diagnosis. We will also review the management of common conditions.
Wound Management
This micro skills course from the Royal College of Surgeons classifies surgical wounds, outlines sources of infection, discusses wound and fracture healing, provides general guidelines of wound management and finally, provides guidelines to help surgeons decide how wounds should be managed.
Wounds and Soft Tissue Injuries: Management of Soft Tissue Injury
A review of wounds, wound healing and its complications. This micro skills course from the Royal College of Surgeons introduces approaches to assessment and management of soft tissue injuries with close reference to the reconstructive ladder.
Writing Operative Records
This micro skills course from the Royal College of Surgeons will introduce the principles of good medical record keeping. In addition, surgical trainees will have a basic understanding of the duties that arise from professional guidelines and legislation which surrounds medical record keeping.

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