Training for Nurses
CTEC offers skills training workshops for nurses who are required to perform procedural nursing assistance. CTEC offers workshops to qualified nurses who are looking to learn
- treatment room skills
- endoscopy nurse skills
- theatre/microsurgical skills
CTEC also offers limited free of charge places for Theatre Nurses acting in the role of assistant on the following workshops:
- Core Skills: General Surgery Workshop
- Core Skills: Vascular Surgery Workshop
- Core Skills: Gynaecological Hysteroscopy, Laparoscopy and Open Surgery
- Core Skills: Hepatobiliary Surgery
- Core Skills: Plastic Surgery Upper Limb Workshop
- Core Skills: Plastic Surgery Lower Limb Workshop
- Core Skills: Plastic Surgery Head, Neck and Flaps
- Core Skills: Level 2 Oncoplastic Surgery Workshop
- Core Skills: Workshop in Neck Dissection for Thyroid Carcinoma
- Core Skills: ENT Sinus Surgery
- Core Skills: ENT Facial Plastic Surgery
- Core Skills: Laparoscopic General Surgery
- The Cutting Edge: Emergency Procedures (free of charge places available for Theatre Nurses)
- The Cutting Edge: Advanced Skin Procedures
- The Cutting Edge: Advanced Procedures
- Advanced Vascular Surgery: Anatomical Approaches Workshop
Please see below for the calendar of workshops and educational events suitable for nursing staff.
COVID-19 Information: COVID-19 Information for CTEC Workshop participants and interstate registration information can be found here.
CTEC has implemented a PPE and COVID-19 Lab Safety Workshop Strategy. If you require further information about CTEC's COVID-19 safety strategies, contact +61 8 6488 8044 or admin-ctec@uwa.edu.au
CTEC Calendar
Core Skills: Plastic Surgery Upper Limb Workshop
Workshop
Suitable for: Junior and Senior Trainees and Service Registrars with an interest in Plastic Surgery. Limited Theatre Nurse positions are available.Team Care of the Bariatric Patient Workshop
Workshop
Suitable for: General Practitioners, GP Proceduralists, Consultants, Trainees, Junior Doctors, Anaesthetists, Nurses, Dietitians, Allied Health Professionals and Medical Students (limited places)Core Skills: Advanced Laparoscopic Colorectal Skills
Workshop
Suitable for: Senior SET Trainees and Consultants in Colorectal Surgery. Theatre Nurses in assisting and scrubbing for workshop participants. Limited Observer positions are available. Thursday
Mar 23
2023
Mar 23
2023
Core Skills: General Surgery Workshop
Workshop
Available (doctor)Available (nurse)Available (observer) Suitable for: Generally suitable for General Surgery SET and GSET Trainees at Level 2 and above. It is also of relevance to suitably credentialled rural surgical practitioners. , Limited places are also available for Service Registrars with strong surgical experience, for Observers, and for Theatre Nurses in the role of assistant. Friday
Mar 24
2023
Mar 24
2023
Core Skills: Vascular Surgery Workshop
Workshop
Available (nurse)Available (observer)Sold out (doctor) Suitable for: Vascular and General Surgery SET Trainees, GSET Trainees at Level 2 and above and suitably credentialled rural surgical practitioners., Limited positions available for Service Registrars with strong surgical experience, for Observers and assistant Theatre Nurses. Saturday
Mar 25
2023
Mar 25
2023
Core Skills: Plastic Surgery Lower Limb Workshop
Workshop
Available (doctor)Available (observer)Sold out (nurse) Suitable for: This workshop is designed as two concurrent full day Trainee Sessions. Junior Trainee Session: Suitable for Plastic Surgery Service Registrars and Junior SET Trainees in Plastic Surgery. Senior Trainee Session: Suitable for Senior SET Trainees and Fellows, Limited positions are available for Observers and for Theatre Nurses in assisting and scrubbing for workshop participants. Friday
Apr 28
2023
Apr 28
2023
The Cutting Edge: Introductory GP Wound Suturing
Workshop
Available (doctor)Available (nurse) Suitable for: General Practitioners, GP Registrars, GP Trainees, Nurse Practitioners, Emergency Department Nurses and Paramedics Saturday
May 13
2023
May 13
2023
The Cutting Edge: Practice Nurse Skills Training Workshop
Workshop
Sold out (nurse) Suitable for: Newly graduated nurses, nurses new to the role of procedural assisting, nurses seeking to update their skills and those seeking a position in a General Practice. Thursday
May 25
2023
May 25
2023
The Cutting Edge: Emergency Procedures
Workshop
Sold out (doctor)Sold out (nurse)Sold out (observer) Suitable for: General Practitioners, GP Registrars and Nurse Practitioners. Theatre Nurses are welcome in the role of assisting the GPs (places free of charge). Limited places are available for Observers. Friday
Jun 9
2023
Jun 9
2023
Core Skills: Gynaecological Hysteroscopy, Laparoscopy and Open Surgery
Workshop
Available (doctor)Sold out (nurse) Suitable for: CORE 1-4 RANZCOG Trainees and Advanced RANZCOG Trainees. Limited places for Theatre Nurses in the role of assistant. Tuesday
Jun 13
2023
Jun 13
2023
GI Skills Training: Endoscopy Nurse Training Workshop
Workshop
Available (nurse) Suitable for: Western Australian Endoscopy Nurses - Enrolled Nurses and Registered Nurses Thursday
Jun 22
2023
Jun 22
2023
Core Skills: Hepatobiliary Surgery
Workshop
Available (doctor)Available (nurse)Available (observer) Suitable for: Fellows and SET Trainees in General Surgery and GSET Trainees above Level 2. Limited places for Observers and for Theatre Nurses in the role of assistant. Saturday
Jun 24
2023
Jun 24
2023
Core Skills: Plastic Surgery Head, Neck and Flaps Workshop
Workshop
Available (doctor)Available (nurse) Suitable for: Junior and Senior Trainees in Plastic Surgery. Limited places for Service Registrars. This workshop is not suitable for Junior Doctors below the level of Service Registrar. Limited places for Observers and assistant Theatre Nurses. Wednesday
Jul 5
2023
Jul 5
2023
Advanced Vascular Surgery: Anatomical Approaches Workshop
Workshop
Available (doctor)Available (nurse) Suitable for: Advanced and Intermediate Trainees in Vascular Surgery. Observers welcome. Limited places available for Theatre Nurses to assist workshop participants. Friday
Jul 28
2023
Jul 28
2023
The Cutting Edge: Advanced Skin Procedures
Workshop
Available (doctor)Available (nurse)Available (observer) Suitable for: GPs skilled in surgery with access to appropriate levels of equipment and operating facilities. It is of particular relevance for rural GP Proceduralists. Limited positions available for Observers and for Theatre Nurses in the role of assistant. Saturday
Aug 12
2023
Aug 12
2023
The Cutting Edge: Peripheral Nerve Block
Workshop
Available (doctor)Available (nurse) Suitable for: Emergency Physicians, Anaesthetists, General Practitioners, Emergency Department Nurses and Nurse Practitioners Wednesday
Aug 16
2023
Aug 16
2023
Core Skills: Microsurgical Skills for Theatre Nurses
Workshop
Available (nurse) Suitable for: Theatre Nurses and Nurses Assisting on Plastics, ENT, Eye Surgeries and Neurosurgeries Wednesday
Sep 6
2023
Sep 6
2023
GI Skills Training: Endoscopy Nurse Training Workshop
Workshop
Available (nurse) Suitable for: Western Australian Endoscopy Nurses - Enrolled Nurses and Registered Nurses Thursday
Sep 14
2023
Sep 14
2023
Core Skills: Workshop in Neck Dissection for Thyroid Carcinoma
Workshop
Available (doctor)Available (nurse)Available (observer) Suitable for: Consultants, Fellows, RMOs, Service Registrars & SET Trainees in Endocrine, General and Head & Neck Surgery. Limited free of charge assistant Theatre Nurse positions available. Friday
Sep 15
2023
Sep 15
2023
The Cutting Edge: Advanced Procedures
Workshop
Available (doctor)Available (nurse)Available (observer) Suitable for: GPs with a higher than average level of skill in surgery, with access to appropriate levels of equipment and operating facilities. Of particular relevance to rural Emergency GPs and GP Surgeons., Limited positions for Observers, and for Theatre Nurses in the role of assistant, are available. Saturday
Sep 23
2023
Sep 23
2023
The Cutting Edge: Practice Nurse Skills Training Workshop
Workshop
Available (nurse) Suitable for: Newly graduated nurses, nurses new to the role of procedural assisting, nurses seeking to update their skills and those seeking a position in a General Practice. Friday
Oct 13
2023
Oct 13
2023
The Cutting Edge: Practical ED Skills
Workshop
Available (doctor)Available (nurse) Suitable for: Rurally based GPs, GP Registrars and Advanced Scope Nurse Practitioners, particularly those working in emergency settings. Friday
Oct 27
2023
Oct 27
2023
The Cutting Edge: Essential Surgical Skills
Workshop
Available (doctor)Available (nurse) Suitable for: General Practitioners, GP Registrars and Nurse Practitioners (Rural and Metro) Friday
Nov 3
2023
Nov 3
2023
Core Skills: ENT Sinus Surgery Workshop
Workshop
Available (doctor)Available (nurse) Suitable for: RACS Trainees, Fellows and Junior Consultants in ENT Surgery. Limited Observer and free of charge assistant Theatre Nurse positions available. Saturday
Nov 4
2023
Nov 4
2023
Core Skills: ENT Facial Plastic Surgery Workshop
Workshop
Available (doctor)Available (nurse)Available (observer) Suitable for: RACS Surgical Trainees, Fellows and Junior Consultants in ENT and Plastic Surgery. Limited Observer positions and free of charge assistant Theatre Nurse positions are also available. Thursday
Nov 23
2023
Nov 23
2023