Overview
Basic Orthopaedic Procedural Skills is an in-person course which aims to develop your skills in the principles of skin suturing, plastering, digital nerve blocks, joint aspiration, emergency fracture treatment and spinal immobilisation.
Learning outcomes
By attending this course, you’ll be able to:
- Enhance your skills inprocedural techniques for emergency orthopaedic care
- Gain foundational knowledge and principles to enhance each skill
- Engage in practical simulations for safe, guided practice
- Boost your confidence and competence in critical procedures
Who is this course for?
- Foundation doctors
- General practice speciality trainees
- Orthopaedic ST1s
- Emergency medicine junior doctors
- Senior medical students
Attending the course
This event is an in-person course. That means you get the chance to join us in Glasgow.
Coming to the College: At the College, you’ll benefit from state-of-the-art facilities, as well as lunch prepared by our award-winning chefs.
The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow is conveniently located in Glasgow City Centre, within easy reach of major train stations, motorways and airports. Hotel and parking discounts can be accessed after booking.
Find out more about the best way to get to us here.
What happens on the day?
Click below to download the programme.
Here's what our previous delegates said
"I really enjoyed the way things were done practically and that’s what I was there to go through; to build my confidence and know what I am doing the next time I am on call."
"It was valuable speaking with orthopaedic surgeons who had lots of insight. Having some one to one tutoring was invaluable."
"A highlight was the focus on practical skills and the trainers were all friendly, approachable and gave lots of guidance."
If you have any questions, feel free to contact the coordinator. Their details can be found below.
