Description
Jointly organised by the RSM and the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, this meeting will give useful information for those sitting the FRCS (Urol) examination as well as providing an insight into the modern tools of surgical education. Delegates will also get the chance to hear trainee presentations from around the UK.
All surgical and urology trainees as well as consultants with an interest in surgical education will benefit from attending this event.
topics include:
Useful advice and information to those sitting the FRCS (Urol) examination
Explore contemporary tools used in adult education
Update on the NHS Transformation Project
key speakers:
Wendy Reid, Director of Education and Quality, Health Education England
Cara Featherstone, Psychometrician, RCS Edinburgh
Craig McIlhenny, Director, Faculty of Surgical Trainers, RCS Edinburgh
Mr Neil Burgess, Consultant Urological Surgeon and Chairman, Intercollegiate Examination Board for Urology, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
James Gilbert, Training Programme Director, HEE TV
Mr Ian Walsh, Clinical Academic, Queen’s University Belfast
live stream
This meeting will be live streamed at the following colleges:
Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
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agenda
9.00 am
Registration
9.30 am
Welcome and introduction
Mr Jeremy Noble, President, Urology Section, Royal Society of Medicine
SESSION ONE
9.40 am
The intercollegiate examination in urology – maintaining standards
Mr Neil Burgess, Consultant Urological Surgeon and Chairman, Intercollegiate Examination Board for Urology, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
10.00 am
Educational supervision and trainer recognition
James Gilbert
10.20 am
Surgical training and the arts
Mr Ian Walsh, Clinical Academic, Queen’s University Belfast
10.40 am
Psychometrics in assessment and analysis
Cara Featherstone
11.00 am
Faculty of surgical education
Craig McIlhenny
11.20 am
Tea and coffee break
SESSION TWO
11.45 am
Winter short papers prize presentations
1.00 pm
Lunch
SESSION THREE
1.45 pm
The HEE workforce plan
Wendy Reid
2.15 pm
Debate: Workplace based assessments are a waste of time
For: Daron Smith Against: Roland Morley
3.15 pm
Tea and coffee break
SESSION FOUR
3.45 pm
Winter short papers prize presentations
5.00 pm
Comfort break
5.15 pm
Announcement of prize winners
5.30 pm
Closing remarks and close of meeting