Session dates for ST5 and ST6 Trainees, 2023-2024

  • All sessions are 9am – 12pm (unless otherwise stated)
  • Assessment sessions will be EITHER 8.30am - 12.30pm OR 1pm - 5pm

ST5 and ST6

Group BR (Breast) – 9am - noon

  • Tuesday 7 November 2023 - wide local excision and wire-guided surgery
  • Monday 15 January 2024 - axillary node clearance  
  • Wednesday 28 February 2024 - mammoplasty
  • Monday 8 April 2024 - lipomodelling
  • Tuesday 30 April 2024 - nipple reconstruction
  • Thursday 9 May 2024 - lateral intercostal artery perforator flaps (human cadaver session - 8.45am-3pm)
  • Thursday 27 June 2024 -  breast imaging and needle localisation/biopsy
  • Wednesday 24 July 2024 - topic TBC
  • ASSESSMENT - Tuesday 17 September 2024 (8.30am-12.30pm OR possibly 1-5pm)

Please note that sessions are subject to change, and may take the form of webinars.

Group CR1 (Colorectal) – 9am - noon

  • Tuesday 31 October 2023 - laparoscopic suturing
  • Friday 24 November 2023 - hand-sewn coloanal anastomosis 
  • Tuesday 12 December 2023 - proctological workshop (optional)
  • Wednesday 17 January 2024 - laparoscopic TAPP inguinal hernia repair
  • Tuesday 20 February 2024 - rectal prolapse surgery (Delorme's procedure)
  • Tuesday 19 March 2024 - laparoscopic right hemicolectomy 
  • Monday 29 April 2024 - lower GI trauma/emergencies (human cadaver session - 8.45am-3pm)
  • Friday 17 May 2024 - hand-sewn and stapled ileoanal pouch formation
  • Thursday 20 June 2024 - haemorrhoid surgery and treatments
  • ASSESSMENT - Friday 13 September 2024 (8.30am-12.30pm OR possibly 1pm-5pm)

Group CR2 (Colorectal) – 9am - noon

  • Thursday 26 October 2023 - laparoscopic suturing
  • Tuesday 28 November 2023 - hand-sewn coloanal anastomosis
  • Tuesday 12 December 2023 - proctological workshop (optional)
  • Thursday 11 January 2024 - laparoscopic TAPP inguinal hernia repair
  • Thursday 8 February 2024 - rectal prolapse surgery (Delorme's procedure)
  • Monday 4 March 2024 - laparoscopic right hemicolectomy 
  • Wednesday 8 May 2024 - lower GI trauma/emergencies (human cadaver session - 8.45am-3pm)
  • Thursday 23 May 2024 - hand-sewn and stapled ileoanal pouch formation 
  • Tuesday 25 June 2024 - haemorrhoid surgery and treatments
  • ASSESSMENT - Thursday 5 September 2024 (8.30am-12.30pm OR possibly 1pm-5pm)

Group UGI1 (Upper GI/HPB) – 9am - noon

  • Wednesday 8 November 2023 - laparoscopic perforated peptic ulcer repair and laparoscopic suturing
  • Thursday 7 December 2023 - biliary bypass surgery
  • Tuesday 16 January 2024 - laparoscopic TAPP inguinal hernia repair 
  • Wednesday 21 February 2024 - hand-sewn oesophagogastric anastomosis
  • Friday 22 March 2024 - laparoscopic fundoplication and Heller's myotomy 
  • Wednesday 17 April 2024 - laparoscopic common bile duct exploration
  • Tuesday 30 April 2024 - upper GI trauma/emergencies (human cadaver session - 8.45am-3pm) 
  • Tuesday 18 June 2024 - pancreatic anastomoses
  • ASSESSMENT - Friday 6 September 2024 (8.30am-12.30pm OR possibly 1pm-5pm)

Group UGI2 (Upper GI/HPB) – 9am - noon

  • Monday 13 November 2023 - laparoscopic perforated peptic ulcer repair and laparoscopic suturing
  • Wednesday 13 December 2023 - biliary bypass surgery
  • Friday 12 January 2024 - laparoscopic TAPP inguinal hernia repair
  • Friday 9 February 2024 - hand-sewn oesophagogastric anastomosis
  • Tuesday 5 March 2024 - laparoscopic fundoplication and Heller's myotomy 
  • Tuesday 23 April 2024 - laparoscopic common bile duct exploration
  • Friday 10 May 2024 - upper GI trauma/emergencies (human cadaver session - 8.45am-3pm) 
  • Wednesday 26 June 2024 - pancreatic anastomoses
  • ASSESSMENT - Thursday 12 September 2024 (8.30am-12.30pm OR possibly 1pm-5pm)

Group V1 (Vascular) – 9am - noon

  • Monday 30 October 2023 - femoral popliteal bypass
  • Thursday 14 December 2023 - open abdominal aortic aneurysm repair
  • Monday 22 January 2024 - carotid endarterectomy
  • Thursday 29 February 2024 - renal transplant workshop (9am-4pm, optional)
  • Wednesday 20 March 2024 - EVAR workshop (9am-5pm)
  • Thursday 18 April 2024 - vascular access surgery
  • Tuesday 7 May 2024 - neck dissection, carotid/subclavian exposure, femoro-femoral bypass, tunnelling (human cadaver session - 8.45am-3pm)
  • Friday 14 June 2024 - femoro-distal anastomosis
  • ASSESSMENT - Monday 9 September 2024 (8.30am-12.30pm OR possibly 1pm-5pm)

Group V2 (Vascular) - 9am - noon

  • Monday 4 December 2023 - open abdominal aortic aneurysm repair
  • Thursday 18 January 2024 - carotid endarterectomy
  • Thursday 22 February 2024 - femoral popliteal bypass
  • Thursday 29 February 2024 - renal transplant workshop (9am-4pm, optional)
  • Wednesday 20 March 2024 - EVAR workshop (9am-5pm)
  • Tuesday 9 April 2024 - vascular access surgery
  • Wednesday 1 May 2024 - neck dissection, carotid/subclavian exposure, femoro-femoral bypass, tunnelling (human cadaver session - 8.45am-3pm)
  • Wednesday 19 June 2024 - femoro-distal anastomosis
  • ASSESSMENT - Tuesday 3 September 2024 (8.30am-12.30pm OR possibly 1pm-5pm)

Group T (Transplant) - various timings

  • Thursday 29 February 2024 - retrieval, benching, vascular anastomoses, and ureteric techniques (9am-4pm)
  • Tuesday 9 April 2024 - vascular access surgery (9am-12pm)
  • Thursday 18 April 2024 - vascular access surgery (9am-12pm)
  • Friday 3 May 2024 - full abdominal retrieval and benching (human cadaver session - 8.45am-3pm)
  • Tuesday 18 June 2024 - pancreatic anastomoses (9am-12pm)
  • Wednesday 26 June 2024 - pancreatic anastomoses (9am-12pm)