Doncaster intermediate surgical skills course

This intensive one day course concentrates on building on the skills learnt in basic surgical skills. The focus is on technique rather than end results, as good technique inevitably leads to good practice regardless of the surgical discipline. The course is almost entirely practical, with intensive sessions learning how to perform various types of knot tying, including slip knots, surgical knots, and the tying of knots in confined and deep spaces. The few lectures are on topics such as theatre and patient preparation and identification of the instruments commonly used in theatre, the names of which many trainees are not familiar with. There are sessions on instrument …