Description
Course Directors
Mubarak Chaudhry
Consultant Cardiac Surgeon
Castle Hill Hospital, Hull
Keng Ang
Consultant Thoracic Surgeon
Glenfield Hospital, Leicester
Course Registration
Current ST2s in Cardiothoracic surgery programme will be invited to submit application for this course.
Other applicants need to seek nomination by the Foundation/Core TPD in conjunction with the local Cardiothoracic TPD, using the enclosed application form.
Applications need to be sent with a copy of current CV to the following email: education@scts.org
Selected applicants need to pay refundable deposit of £200 to SCTS Education to confirm their place. The deposit will be returned on attending the course
Essential Skills in
Cardiothoracic Surgery
Overview
The aim of the course is to provide a systematic overview of all the Essential Skills required for a trainee early in their cardiothoracic surgery career, including small-group teaching on cardiothoracic anatomy, imaging, preoperative assessment and post-operative management.
The course will also give the candidates the opportunity to perform operative cardiothoracic surgical procedures during the wet-lab sessions. In addition, the candidates will be given an understanding of the National Selection process for cardiothoracic ST1 and ST3 posts from the SAC chairman and a recently successful trainee, as well as insight into life as a day 1 cardiothoracic ST3 trainee.
This is the only course that has been formally approved by the SCTS and scores points on the cardiothoracic surgery National Selection matrix.
COURSE CONTENT
• Cardiothoracic & conduit anatomy
• Cardiothoracic pathology
• Pre-operative assessment and risk stratification
• Cardiopulmonary bypass
• Cardiothoracic incisions and access
• Angiography
• Echocardiography & ECG
• Cardiothoracic radiology (CXR, CT, MRI, PET)
• Cardiac ITU management
• Re-exploration for bleeding & tamponade
• Oxygenation & ventilation
• Thoracic postoperative management
Plus HANDS-ON WET LAB
• Median sternotomy & conduit harvesting
• Thoracotomy & pulmonary resection