External Courses and Events
This section provides details about courses and events provided by external organisations. Please note, that the College does not necessarily recognise or endorse these courses or events and we are unable to answer questions about them. If you would like your course or event to appear on this page, please download the external events form and return to education@rcsed.ac.uk.
Please see the information provided for each individual course/event for contact details.
Fundamentals of Transurethral Resection and Ureteroscopic Skills using animal and human Cadaveric models
Organisation: Surgical Skills Centre Dundee
Event Date(s): 18-19 September 2025
Fee: £1350
Venue: Surgical Skills Centre, Ninewells Hospital, Dundee, Scotland
Aimed at: Urology Trainees who are already undertaking or about to start training in endoscopic urology
CPD: 9 credits
Contact for further information
E-mail: cscbookings@dundee.ac.uk
Web Link: https://dihs.dundee.ac.uk/surgical-skills/course-calendar
BOASTic
Organisation: Bristol Centre for Surgical Research
Event Date(s): 20th - 22nd September 2025
Fee: £300.00 (includes lunches, refreshments and one conference dinner)
Venue: Engineer's House, Bristol, BS8 3NB
Aimed at: Surgical Trainees (all Levels and Specialties)
Contact for further information
E-mail: csr-bristol@bristol.ac.uk
Perio/Occlusion Symposium – Pink Aesthetics & Does Occlusion Matter Before and After Aligner Therapy
Organisation: The Tom Bereznicki Charitable Educational Foundation
Event Date(s): 20th September 2025
Fee: £70 for postgraduates up to and including 5th year - All others £90
Venue: Small Theatre, Kensington Town Hall, Kensington Lonon W8
Aimed at: 1st year post grads dental health professionals onwards - All others £90
CPD: 6 Hours
Contact for further information
E-mail: tbereznicki@gmail.com or clare.denton@cgdent.uk
Web Link: https://cgdent.uk/2024/10/11/perio-occlusion-symposium-for-early-career-dentists/
Robotic Adrenal Course
Organisation: Newcastle Surgical Training Centre
Event Date(s): 29th September 2025
Fee: Upon request
Venue: Venue: Newcastle Surgical Training Centre, Freeman Hospital, Freeman Road, Newcastle NE7 7DN
Aimed at: • Trainees ST7/ST8 • Senior Clinical Fellows • Consultants
CPD: N/A
Contact for further information
E-mail: nuth.nstc.enquiries@nhs.net
Web Link: https://nstcsurg.org/courses/robotic-adrenal-surgery/
Robotic Surgical Skills Course
Organisation: Newcastle Surgical Training Centre
Event Date(s): 6th of October 2025
Fee: Fee upon request
Venue: Newcastle Surgical Training Centre, Freeman Hospital
Aimed at: First assistants; scrub nurses and theatre practioners and surgical trainees.
Contact for further information
E-mail: nuth.nstc.enquiries@nhs.net
Telephone: +44 (0)191 21 38589
Web Link: https://nstcsurg.org/courses/robotic-surgical-skills/
Robotic HPB Cadaveric Dissection Course
Organisation: Newcastle Surgical Training Centre
Event Date(s): 16th-17th October 2025
Fee: Upon request
Venue: Newcastle Surgical Training Centre, Freeman Hospital, Freeman Road, Newcastle NE7 7DN
Aimed at: Trainees ST5 – ST8 / HPB Consultants
CPD: N/A
Contact for further information
E-mail: nuth.nstc.enquiries@nhs.net
Web Link: https://nstcsurg.org/courses/robotic-hpb/
Rectal Prolapse Surgical Management Cadaveric Course
Organisation: Surgical Skills Centre Dundee
Event Date(s): 29 – 31 October 2025
Fee: £1400
Venue: Surgical Skills Centre, Ninewells Hospital, Dundee, Scotland
Aimed at: Consultants, Fellows and ST7 - ST8
CPD: 16 credits
Contact for further information
E-mail: cscbookings@dundee.ac.uk
Web Link: https://dihs.dundee.ac.uk/surgical-skills/course-calendar
All Day Symposium - Introduction to Occlusion
Organisation: The Tom Bereznicki Charitable Educational Foundation
Event Date(s): Saturday 1st November 2025
Fee: £90 for early Carer dentists up to including 5th year postgraduate - £110 for all other dentists, technicians
Venue: Appleton Tower, Edinburgh
Aimed at: The topic is an introduction to Occlusion so aimed at younger dentists and any other dentists and technicians that feel they need to refresh their knowledge. Stands will be present showcasing different occlusion courses attendees can sign up for further education.
CPD: 6 Hours
Contact for further information
E-mail: tbereznicki@gmail.com or clare.denton@cgdent.uk
Web Link: https://cgdent.uk/2024/10/23/introduction-to-occlusion-symposium-edinburgh/
2025 Annual Scientific Meeting
Organisation: ALSGBI
Event Date(s): 3 – 4 November 2025
Fee: Various: https://www.alsgbi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/ALSGBI-ALTS-Registration-2025.pdf
Venue: Radisson Blu Hotel, London Stansted
Aimed at: Trainee & Consultant Surgeons, Specialty Doctors & Theatre Practitioners in the field of minimally invasive surgery
CPD: 8 CPD points per day
Contact for further information
E-mail: Jenny Treglohan - jtreglohan@alsgbi.org
Web Link: https://www.alsgbi.org/2025-alsgbi-asm/
Reconstruction Urology Surgical Skills Course
Organisation:
Event Date(s): 3rd-4th November 2025
Fee: £930
Venue: Surgical Skills Centre, Ninewells Hospital, Dundee, Scotland
Aimed at: ST3+
Contact for further information
E-mail: cscbookings@dundee.ac.uk
Web Link: https://dihs.dundee.ac.uk/surgical-skills/course-calendar
Cadaveric Open Radical Cystectomy and Urinary Diversion Surgical Skills Course
Organisation: Surgical Skills Centre Dundee
Event Date(s): 3-4 November 2025
Fee: £2200
Venue: Surgical Skills Centre, Ninewells Hospital, Dundee, Scotland
Aimed at: ST3+
CPD: 12 credits
Contact for further information
E-mail: cscbookings@dundee.ac.uk
Web Link: https://www.dundee.ac.uk/healthcare-simulation/surgical-skills/upcoming
Cadaveric Open Radical Cystectomy and Urinary Diversion Surgical Skills
Organisation:
Event Date(s): 5th-6th November 2025
Fee: £2200.00
Venue: Surgical Skills Centre, Ninewells Hospital, Dundee, Scotland
Aimed at: ST4+
Contact for further information
E-mail: cscbookings@dundee.ac.uk
Web Link: https://dihs.dundee.ac.uk/surgical-skills/course-calendar
Reconstruction Urology Surgical Skills
Organisation: Surgical Skills Centre Dundee
Event Date(s): 5-6 November 2025
Fee: £930
Venue: Surgical Skills Centre, Ninewells Hospital, Dundee, Scotland
Aimed at: ST4+
CPD: 12 credits
Contact for further information
E-mail: cscbookings@dundee.ac.uk
Web Link: https://www.dundee.ac.uk/healthcare-simulation/surgical-skills/upcoming
EAES Laparoscopic Lower GI Surgery Course
Organisation: Surgical Skills Centre Dundee
Event Date(s): 10-13 November 2025
Fee: £1800 (£900 reimbursed by STORZ after attending)
Venue: Surgical Skills Centre, Ninewells Hospital, Dundee, Scotland
Aimed at: SPR5-6+
CPD: 20 credits
Contact for further information
E-mail: cscbookings@dundee.ac.uk
Web Link: https://www.dundee.ac.uk/healthcare-simulation/surgical-skills/upcoming
Advanced Sinus Surgery Course
Organisation: Newcastle Surgical Training Centre
Event Date(s): 17th & 18th November 2025
Fee: Upon request
Venue: Newcastle Surgical Training Centre, Freeman Hospital, Freeman Road, Newcastle NE7 7DN
Aimed at: • Senior Trainees (ST5+) • Fellows (ENT, Neurosurgery) • Associate Specialist and Specialty Doctors • Consultants
CPD: NA
Contact for further information
E-mail: nuth.nstc.enquiries@nhs.net
Web Link: https://nstcsurg.org
Inaugural cadaveric HOLEP Masterclass
Organisation: Surgical Skills Centre Dundee
Event Date(s): 25-26 November 2025
Fee: £1700
Venue: Surgical Skills Centre, Ninewells Hospital, Dundee, Scotland
Aimed at: Consultant Urologists and Senior Registrars
Contact for further information
E-mail: cscbookings@dundee.ac.uk
Web Link: https://www.dundee.ac.uk/healthcare-simulation/surgical-skills/upcoming
Transanal Endoscopic Surgery Course
Organisation: York & Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Event Date(s): 2nd & 3rd December 2025, 23rd & 24th April 2026, 9th & 10th July 2026
Fee: £750.00
Venue: Medical Education Centre, York Hospital, Wigginton Road, York, YO31 8HE
Aimed at: Higher colorectal surgical trainees and consultants who are interested in developing and implementing the service.
CPD: 6.5 hours
Contact for further information
E-mail: yhs-tr.mecyork@nhs.net
Telephone: 01904 721425
Intermediate Skills for Laparoscopic Surgeons
Organisation: Surgical Skills Centre Dundee
Event Date(s): 8-10 December 2025
Fee: £990
Venue: Surgical Skills Centre, Ninewells Hospital, Dundee, Scotland
Aimed at: CT1+
CPD: 18 credits
Contact for further information
E-mail: cscbookings@dundee.ac.uk
Web Link: https://www.dundee.ac.uk/healthcare-simulation/surgical-skills/upcoming
Hysteroscopy, Hysteroscopic Surgery and Endometrial Ablation Course
Organisation: Surgical Skills Centre Dundee
Event Date(s): 12 – 15 December
Fee: £450 or £1200 when also booking Intermediate and Advanced Gynaecological Laparoscopic Surgery Course
Venue: Surgical Skills Centre, Ninewells Hospital, Dundee, Scotland
Aimed at: CT1+
CPD: 6 credits
Contact for further information
E-mail: cscbookings@dundee.ac.uk
Web Link: https://dihs.dundee.ac.uk/surgical-skills/course-calendar
ECMC Surgery & Interventional Science Masterclass 2025
Organisation: Imperial Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre
Event Date(s): 12th December 2025
Fee: £0
Venue: W12 Conferences, Hammersmith Hospital, London W12 0
Aimed at: Aimed at: Early-career researchers in surgery and interventional sciences
CPD: Application Pending
Contact for further information
E-mail: Tayla Perreau t.perreau@imperial.ac.uk
Web Link: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/imperialcollegelondon10/1762750
EAES Laparoscopic Upper GI Surgery Course
Organisation: Surgical Skills Centre Dundee
Event Date(s): 15-18 December 2025
Fee: £1800 (£900 reimbursed by STORZ after attending)
Venue: Surgical Skills Centre, Ninewells Hospital, Dundee, Scotland
Aimed at: SPR5-6+
CPD: 20 credits
Contact for further information
E-mail: cscbookings@dundee.ac.uk
Web Link: https://www.dundee.ac.uk/healthcare-simulation/surgical-skills/upcoming
Newcastle 9th Cadaveric Speech & Cleft Rhinoplasty Course
Organisation: Newcastle Surgical Training Centre
Event Date(s): 15 and 16 December 2025
Contact for further information
Telephone: 01912138589
Web Link: https://nstcsurg.org/courses/cleft-palate-course/
Advanced Emergency Trauma Course (ACTS)
Organisation: Newcastle Surgical Training Centre
Event Date(s): 15th & 16th January 2026
Fee: Upon request
Venue: Newcastle Surgical Training Centre, Freeman Hospital, Freeman Road, Newcastle NE7 7DN
Aimed at: ST8 and Consultants in General Surgery, Vascular Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery & Plastic Surgery, ST8 & Consultant Anaesthetists, Operating Department Practitioners
Contact for further information
E-mail: nuth.nstc.enquiries@nhs.net
Web Link: https://nstcsurg.org/courses/advanced-emergency-trauma-course-acts/
Functional Endonasal Sinus Surgery Course
Organisation: Newcastle Surgical Training Centre
Event Date(s): 9th & 10th February 2026
Fee: Upon request
Venue: Newcastle Surgical Training Centre, Freeman Hospital, Freeman Road, Newcastle NE7 7DN
Aimed at: ENT Trainees ST3 –ST8, Consultants
CPD: N/A
Contact for further information
E-mail: nuth.nstc.enquiries@nhs.net
Web Link: https://nstcsurg.org/courses/fess/
Temporal Bone Dissection Course
Organisation: Newcastle Surgical Training Centre
Event Date(s): 13th February 2026
Fee: Upon Request
Venue: Newcastle Surgical Training Centre, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne
Aimed at: Core Trainees, Registrars, SAS , New Consultants
CPD: N/A
Contact for further information
E-mail: nuth.nstc.enquiries@nhs.net
Telephone: +44 (0)191 2138628
Web Link: https://nstcsurg.org/courses/temporal-bone/
