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The Cutting Edge Series for General Practitioners  These five courses for General Practitioners provides hands-on opportunities to practice procedures commonly performed by GPs in rural and remote areas. More.....   The Cutting Edge: Managing Skin and Soft Tissue Injuries  More Registrations Now Open Friday 16th March 2012 Register here The Cutting Edge: Gynaecological Procedures  More.. Registrations Now Open Wednesday 27th June 2012 Register here The Cutting Edge: Advanced Skin Procedures More.. Registrations Now Open Thursday 28th June 2012 Register here The Cutting Edge: Advanced Procedures More...  Registrations Now Open Friday 29th June 2012 Register here The Cutting Edge: Essential Surgical Skills  More...  Registrations Now Open Friday 26th October 2012 Register here

CTEC State Conferences These three conferences are proudly presented by CTEC, The University of Western Australia and The Rural Clinical School of Western Australia. Edith Cowan University is proud to host these conferences at their Bunbury Campus. Suitable for Consultants, Trainees, Registrars, GPs, GP Proceduralists, Allied Health Professionals, Paramedics, Nurses & Junior Staff. Medical Students are also welcome to attend. Panaroma of Emergency Surgery Registrations Now Open - Filling Fast! Saturday 17th & Sunday 18th March 2012 This interactive conference covers topics relevant to the "single-handed" doctor working remotely and includes a series of lectures by local specialist consultants. Keynote Speakers include: Professor Fiona Wood, AM - Director of Burn Service of Western Australia working at Royal Perth Hospital and Princess Margaret Hospital for Children; Professor Terence McManus - ENT Specialist  and Dr Brian Collings - Senior Medical Officer with the Royal Flying Doctors Service Western Operations Accreditation approved for RACS CPD Program, RACGP QI & CPD Program & ACRRM PDP & MOPS Points. Suitable for all Consultants, Trainees, Registrars, GPs, GP Proceduralists, Nurses, Paramedics, Anaesthetists, Allied Health Professionals and Medical Students. More... Register Here for Consultants, Trainees, Registrars, GPs, GP Proceduralists, Nurses, Paramedics, Anaesthetists, Allied Health Professionals. Medical Students places FULL - Please put me on the waitlist for 2013 conference.   Practical Management of Psychiatric Problems  Registrations Now Open Saturday 30th June 2012 This inaugural Mental Health Conference discusses the challenges and issues in treating psychiatric and psychological problems in a clinical setting. Expert faculty have been assembled for this conference. This conference will be opened by the Hon. Helen Morton MLC, State Minister for Mental Health; Disablility Services. Key Speakers include: Dr Phillipa Brown - KEMH Mother & Baby Unit; Dr Hemir Seble - Clinical Director of Mental Health WACHS South West Region; Dr Daniel De Kirk - Consultant Psychiatrist South West Mental Health Service - Bunbury Clinic and Dr Helen McGowan, Psychiatrist of Old Age, Clinical Director of North Metro Older Adult Mental Health Program.  More information.... Register Here For more information on this conference, please contact Anne Bolton on anne.bolton@uwa.edu.au   Tropical Medicine and Zoonoses Registrations Now Open Saturday 3rd November 2012 After the successful conference on Travel and Expedition Medicine last year there have been requests for an update on the management of tropical diseases which is particularly important for Australia as we are the world's greatest travellers! This conference will discuss issues on Tropical Medicine in particular the constant threat of new and emerging diseases crossing the Torres Straits. Register Here For more information on this conference, please contact Anne Bolton on anne.bolton@uwa.edu.au

Practice Nurse Skills Training Workshop 2012 Register your interest for future courses Utilising didactic and practical sessions, this course is designed to offer nurses information and skills in procedural assisting. More...

January 2012:

GIST: Introductory GI Endoscopy Course Registrations Now Open - Course FULL Friday 20th & Saturday 21st January 2012 This course has been designed for practitioners embarking on a career requiring the regular use of GI Endoscopic skills. Suitable for Gastroenterology and General Surgery Trainees about to commence GI Endoscopy training. More...  Register your interest here for future courses

February 2012:

ARACUS - 4th Australian Regional Anaesthesia and Cadaveric Ultrasound Seminar Registrations Now Open - Course FULL Saturday 18th & Sunday 19th February 2012 This highly practical, two day course aims to cover many aspects of regional anaesthesia from basic anatomy to traditional nerve stimulation approaches and ultrasound quided blocks. Suitable for Anaesthetist Registrars, Anaesthetist Consultants and Anaesthetist GP's. More...         Registration for ARACUS 2012 below:    Consultants and Registrars Sold Out - REGISTER YOUR INTEREST HERE FOR FUTURE COURSE GP Registrations Sold Out - GPs REGISTER YOUR INTEREST HERE FOR FUTURE COURSES

Basic Surgical Skills course Thursday 22nd & Friday 23rd February 2012 This course has been developed with King Edward Memorial Hospital (KEMH) in Perth for WA Trainees. This course is compulsory for all first year registrars training in Gynaecology. In addition, experienced residents may apply to attend (availability of places depends on numbers of inter-state bookings) RANZCOG state that even if you have attended as a resident, it is mandatory to attend as a registrar as well. To register please contact Anita Ingleby, Admin Assistant at KEMH on 9340 1388.

March 2012:

Core Skills: Foundations of Minimal Access Surgery Registrations Now Open - Course FULL Thursday 1st March 2012 This introductory course focuses on the Laparoscopic Equipment including instrument familiarisation, entry techniques and a variety of practical tasks. This course is aimed at Pre-SET Trainees in General Surgery, Vascular Surgery, Gynaecology, Urology and Cardiothoracics, plus Metro & Rural GP's in the role of assisting in minimal access surgery. Laparoscopic Assistants and Scrub Nurses are also able to register in this course.   Scroll down to register for the September 2012 course or.. Register here for future courses

Core Skills: Intermediate Laparoscopic Skills Workshop Registrations Now Open - Course FULL Friday 2nd March 2012 This highly practical one day course covers the most efficient techniques for laparoscopic intracorporeal and extracorporeal suturing and knot tying.  Next course is 14th September 2012 - scroll down to register...   or Register your interest here for 2013 courses.

Core Skills: Plastics Friday 7th March 2012 This is a new course to CTEC created in conjunction with the Western Australian Society of Plastic Surgeons (WASPS). Western Australian participants will have the previlege of using fresh frozen cadaveric materials, a superior teaching model due to its high degree of anatomical realism and near normal tissue properties. This course is aimed at Western Australian RACS Surgical Trainees in Plastics. Please register my interest

Core Skills: Gynaecologic Surgical Skills Training Thursday 8th March 2012 This course has been developed with King Edward Memorial Hospital (KEMH) in Perth for WA Trainees. To register please contact Anita Ingleby, Admin Assistant at KEMH on 9340 1388.

Core Skills: General Surgery Trainee Workshop Registrations Now Open - Course FULL Wednesday 28th & Thursday 29th March 2012 This course is designed for General Surgery Trainees. Day one is designed for SET 1 to SET 3 Trainees and Day 2 is designed for SET 2 to SET 4 Trainees. Participants will have the previlege of using fresh frozen cadaveric materials, a superior teaching model due to its high degree of anatomical realism and near normal tissue properties. More...    Register Here for Future Courses

Core Skills: Vascular Surgery Trainee Workshop Registrations Now Open - Only 1 place left! Friday 30th March 2012 This course is designed for RACS General Surgery Trainees SET 1 - 4. Participants will have the previlege of using fresh frozen cadaveric materials, a superior teaching model due to its high degree of anatomical realism and near normal tissue properties. More...  Register Here

May 2012:

Interventional Pulmonology: Thoracoscopy, Ultrasonography & Other Techniques (previously called Medical Thoracoscopy Course) Registrations Now Open - Filling Fast! Tuesday 1st May - Friday 4th May 2012 This course is designed to aid the respiratory physician in the skills required to manage all aspects of safe interventional procedures. This course incorporates didactic, practical model sessions and an animal workshop. We are also fortunate to have A/Professor David Feller-Kopman (Director of Bronchoscopy & Interventional Pulmonology) as our international guest speaker from The John Hopkins University Department of Medicine, Baltimore, USA. This course is suitable for Respiratory Physicians and Trainees. More.... Register Here

June 2012:

Core Skills: Laparoscopic General Surgery Registrations Now Open Thursday 21st June 2012 This course is designed for RACS General Surgery Trainees SET 1 - 3 and provides trainees with the opportunity to learn new skills in a range of procedures in minimal access surgery. Participants will have the previlege of using fresh frozen cadaveric materials, a superior teaching model due to its high degree of anatomical realism and near normal tissue properties. More.... Register Here

July 2012:

Core Skills: Vascular Surgery: Anatomical Approaches Registrations Now Open Thursday 26th & Friday 27th July 2012 This course will provide Surgeons and Trainees with the opportunity to learn new skills and practice performing unique and complicated vascular exposures crucial for vascular training with the use of fresh frozen cadavers. Suitable for Consultants, Advanced and Intermediate Vascular Trainees. Download brochure     Register here

August 2012:

Core Skills: Neurosurgery Week of 20th August 2012 This is a new course to CTEC. Participants will have the previlege of using fresh frozen cadaveric materials, a superior teaching model due to its high degree of anatomical realism and near normal tissue properties. This course is aimed at RACS Surgical Trainees in Neurosurgery. Please register my interest

September 2012:

Core Skills: Foundations of Minimal Access Surgery Registrations Now Open Thursday 13th September 2012 This introductory course focuses on the Laparoscopic Equipment including instrument familiarisation, entry techniques and a variety of practical tasks. This course is aimed at Pre-SET Trainees in General Surgery, Vascular Surgery, Gynaecology, Urology and Cardiothoracics, plus Metro & Rural GP's in the role of assisting in minimal access surgery. Laparoscopic Assistants and Scrub Nurses are also able to register in this course. More...   Doctors Register Here Lap Assistants/Nurses Register Here

Core Skills: Intermediate Laparoscopic Skills Workshop Friday 14th September 2012 This highly practical one day course covers the most efficient techniques for laparoscopic intracorporeal and extracorporeal suturing and knot tying. more...     Register Here

October 2012:

Core Skills: Laparoscopic Upper GI Bariatric Surgery Registrations Now Open Thursday 4th October 2012 This workshop is aimed at Consultant General Surgeons and Registrars and Set 3 -5 Trainees who wish to further develop their knowledge of advanced laparoscopic surgical procedures and bariatric surgery. Scrub Nurses are also welcome in the role of assistant. Participants will have the previlege of using fresh frozen cadaveric materials, a superior teaching model due to its high degree of anatomical realism and near normal tissue properties. More.... Register Here

November 2012:

Core Skills: ENT Surgery & Facial Workshop Friday 2nd & Saturday 3rd November 2012 The ENT Surgical Trainees Workshop offers ENT Registrars and Junior Consultants the chance to gain hands-on training in small groups under the guidance of expert faculty. More...   Please register my interest

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