Annual Conference of the Faculty of Surgical Trainers Surgical Training: 'Enhancing Training Effectiveness through Evidence-Based Practices'- Online

Overview

The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh are delighted to announce they will be running the next Annual Faculty of Surgical Trainers conference.  This Half day online afternoon conference focuses on Evidence-Based Training in medical education. It features expert speakers discussing the importance of evidence-based practices, exploring curricula from abroad, and sharing real-life experiences in training.  The conference will be led by Professor Alexander Phillips and joined by our very committed FST Executive

Target Audience

This half day conference is aimed at Medical Students through to Consultants

Relevant Grades

Medical Students, Foundation Doctors, ST1-ST8, Core Trainees, Consultants

Learning Style

Online conference with talks and panel discussion  

Conference Aims & Objectives

Introduce and emphasize the significance of evidence-based training in surgical education

To explore international curriculum approaches and their effectiveness

To provide insights into the practical aspects of implementing evidence-based training

To facilitate discussion and knowledge sharing among participants and experts in the field

Learning Outcomes

Identify benefits and challenges of implementing evidence-based approaches

Apply key adult learning principles to training practices

Gain insights from real-life experiences in medical training

Develop strategies for designing more effective and engaging training programs

Costs

Fee: £15.00

Fee for FST Members: £5.00

Fee for RCSEd Members/Fellows: £5.00

Conference Director

Professor Alexander Phillips, RCSEd Faculty of Surgical Trainers Director

Speakers

Professor Jennifer Clelland, Professor, Medical Education Research, Vice Dean (Education) and Director of Medical Education Research & Scholarship Unit (MERSU), Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, President's Chair in Medical Education, Professor, Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Singapore

Professor Pawanindra Lal - Head of Surgery, Maulana Azad Medical College (University of Delhi) & Associated Lok Nayak Hospital

Professor Stephen Tobin - CEO & Dean of NewMed, Australia

Mr James Tomlinson - Consultant Spinal Surgeon, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals, Associate Medical Director (Education) Deputy Director FST

Ms Lisa Hadfield-Law - Surgical Educationalist 

Mr Iain Rankin - Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery Specialist Registrar & FST Committee Representative, Aberdeen

Additional Information

If you wish to attend, please do ensure that you have booked on by 4PM on the 1st of December.  After this time has passed, bookings will be closed and you will not be able to register for this event

This half day conference will be ran via Zoom.  Therefore, we advise the following:

1) All candidates must have a MAC / PC with admin access to install Zoom
2) All candidates must ensure that they have a strong broadband/internet connection

As per the programme, the day will begin at 1.30PM UK time and will finish at 4PM UK TIme (please note that this time is subject to change, however any changes made to the schedule will be communicated to all those booked on)

For more information on the RCSEd Faculty of Surgical Trainers, please see: Welcome to the Faculty of Surgical Trainers! - The Faculty of Surgical Trainers, FST (rcsed.ac.uk)