Training for RACS Surgical Trainees
The Core Skills workshops are designed for teaching essential and advanced surgical skills in a range of surgical specialty areas. These workshops are designed for RACS SET and GSET Trainees who have surgical experience and have progressed to specialty-based training.
The following workshops and educational events are suitable for Surgical Trainees.
CTEC Calendar
Advanced GI Endoscopy Workshop
Workshop
Available (doctor) Suitable for: Trainees and Consultants in Gastroenterology and Endoscopy.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.Core Skills: Plastic Surgery Lower Limb Workshop
Workshop
Available (doctor)Available (nurse)Available (observer) 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.Advanced Vascular Surgery: Anatomical Approaches Workshop
Workshop
Available (doctor)Available (nurse)Available (observer) Suitable for: SET 4 and above Trainees and Consultants in Vascular Surgery, IMGs. Limited places available for Observers and assistant Theatre Nurses. Wednesday
Dec 13
2023
Dec 13
2023
Generic Surgical Sciences Training Course
Course
Available (doctor) Suitable for: Junior Doctors - Interns, RMOs and Unaccredited Registrars - especially those aiming to sit the GSSE in February 2024 Friday
Feb 2
2024
Feb 2
2024
Introductory Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Workshop
Available (doctor) Suitable for: This workshop is suitable for Gastroenterology Trainees and GSET/SET 4-5 Trainees in General Surgery Saturday
Feb 17
2024
Feb 17
2024
JDocs: Anatomy
Course
Available (doctor) Suitable for: WA based Junior SET Trainees, Resident Medical Officers, Unaccredited Registrars and Interns, especially those preparing to sit the GSS Exam in the next 12 months. Friday
Mar 1
2024
Mar 1
2024
Core Skills: Intermediate Laparoscopic Skills Workshop
Workshop
Available (doctor) Suitable for: Unaccredited Registrars, Junior SET Trainees and Core Training GSET Trainees Levels 1-3. Doctors at RMO level and above who have completed CTEC’s Core Skills or JDocs: Foundations of Minimal Access Surgery are welcome. Thursday
Mar 21
2024
Mar 21
2024
Core Skills: Acute Care for General Surgeons
Workshop
Available (doctor)Available (nurse)Available (observer) Suitable for: Suitable for General Surgery SET and GSET Trainees at Level 1 and above. It is also of relevance to suitably credentialled rural surgical practitioners. , Limited places are also available for senior Unaccredited Registrars with strong surgical experience, for Observers, and for Theatre Nurses in the role of assistant. Friday
Mar 22
2024
Mar 22
2024
Core Skills: Vascular Surgery Workshop
Workshop
Available (doctor)Available (nurse)Available (observer) Suitable for: Vascular and General Surgery SET Trainees, GSET Trainees at Level 1 and above and suitably credentialed rural surgical practitioners., Limited positions available for Unaccredited Registrars with strong surgical experience and an interest in Vascular Surgery, for Observers and assistant Theatre Nurses. Saturday
Mar 23
2024
Mar 23
2024
Core Skills: Plastic Surgery Upper Limb Workshop
Workshop
Available (doctor)Available (nurse) Suitable for: Junior and Senior Trainees and Unaccredited Registrars with an interest in Plastic Surgery. Limited Theatre Nurse positions are available. Thursday
Mar 28
2024
Mar 28
2024
Core Skills: Microsurgical Skills and Anastomotic Techniques
Workshop
Available (doctor) Suitable for: Junior and Senior Trainees in Neurosurgery, ENT, Plastic Surgery and Orthopaedics and other doctors training in microsurgery. Limited places for Unaccredited Registrars with an interest in microsurgery. Friday
Jun 7
2024
Jun 7
2024
Core Skills: Gynaecological Hysteroscopy, Laparoscopy and Open Surgery
Workshop
Available (doctor)Available (nurse) Suitable for: CORE 1-4 RANZCOG Trainees and Advanced RANZCOG Trainees. Limited places for Theatre Nurses in the role of assistant. Thursday
Aug 8
2024
Aug 8
2024
Core Skills: Workshop in Neck Dissection for Thyroid Carcinoma
Workshop
Available (doctor)Available (nurse)Available (observer) Suitable for: Consultants, Fellows, RMOs, Unaccredited Registrars & SET Trainees in Endocrine, General and Head & Neck Surgery. Limited free of charge assistant Theatre Nurse positions available. Thursday
Aug 22
2024
Aug 22
2024
Core Skills: Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery
Workshop
Available (doctor) Suitable for: Unaccredited Registrars, Junior SET Trainees in General Surgery and Junior GSET Trainees. It is recommended participants have laparoscopic and suturing experience. This workshop is not suitable for Junior Doctors below the level of Unaccredited Registrar. Saturday
Aug 24
2024
Aug 24
2024
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 Unaccredited Registrars. This workshop is not suitable for Junior Doctors below the level of Unaccredited Registrar. Limited places for Observers and assistant Theatre Nurses. Friday
Aug 30
2024
Aug 30
2024
The Cutting Edge: Proceduralist Obstetrics and Gynaecological Skills
Workshop
Available (doctor) Suitable for: GP Proceduralists, GP Obstetricians, particularly medical practitioners with a DRANZCOG qualification. Limited places are available for King Edward Memorial Hospital Registrars in Gynaecological Surgery. Friday
Sep 6
2024
Sep 6
2024
Core Skills: Intermediate Laparoscopic Skills Workshop
Workshop
Available (doctor) Suitable for: Unaccredited Registrars, Junior SET Trainees and Core Training GSET Trainees Levels 1-3. Doctors at RMO level and above who have completed CTEC’s Core Skills or JDocs: Foundations of Minimal Access Surgery are welcome. Friday
Oct 18
2024
Oct 18
2024
Core Skills: Advanced Laparoscopic Colorectal Skills
Workshop
Available (doctor)Available (nurse)Available (observer) Suitable for: Senior SET Trainees and Consultants in Colorectal Surgery. Theatre Nurses in assisting and scrubbing for workshop participants. Limited Observer positions are available. Friday
Nov 1
2024
Nov 1
2024
Core Skills: ENT Sinus Surgery Workshop
Workshop
Available (doctor)Available (nurse)Available (observer) Suitable for: RACS Trainees, Fellows and Junior Consultants in ENT Surgery. Limited Observer and free of charge assistant Theatre Nurse positions available. Saturday
Nov 2
2024
Nov 2
2024
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. Friday
Nov 15
2024
Nov 15
2024