Learning Outcomes:

On completion of this course, participants will be able to:

• Demonstrate an appropriate procedure for 'gowning' and 'gloving' in accordance with recommended standards of practice
• Tie a variety of reliable knots, including, surgical reef knots and the Aberdeen knot and tying at depth.
• Describe correct handling and use of surgical instruments.
• Suture a variety of tissues, including skin, bowel, vascular tissue and tendons effectively.
• Perform abscess drainage and contaminated wound debridement in accordance with the basic principles of wound management.
• Demonstrate safe fine tissue handling utilising small bowel, vascular and tendon models for basic anastomoses technique.
• Demonstrate an understanding of basic diathermic technique.
• Demonstrate effective management of ergonomic issues commonly encountered in endoscopic surgery.