Surgical simulation training in low resource areas
9th December 2025, 18:00 to 19:15 GMT
Overview
There is a widening gap between those requiring surgical care globally and those trained with the abilities to deliver that care. Current training models are contributing to that widening gap. New models of self constructed, self learning and self-administered self-assessment have been developed. This webinar will provide an overview of them with a panel of contributors from the SELF group (https://www.self.surgery).
Aims
To inform people about new ideas for self directed learning and skill acquisition in surgery.
Learning Objectives
By the end of this webinar, attendees should be able to:
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Understand the global surgical provider gap and reasons for it
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Learn about low fidelity simulator construction and use for technical skill acquisition
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Understand the concept of self-administered, self-assessment
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Help in the design of programs
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Help in the design of outcome research.
Panellists
Our panellists include:
- Mr Nigel Rossiter - FRCSEd(Tr&Orth) FFSTEd FIOTA. Nigel is a clinically retired T&O Consultant who helped lead the Trauma Systems setup in England, has been on the BOA Trauma group helping write many of the BOASTs, has sat on NICE committees co-authoring recommendations, has been President of the OTS & CSOS, has Chaired AOUK&Ireland education, has led Life+Limb / the Primary Trauma Care Foundation, has had multiple awards for teaching and Trauma care, and is presently leading a project to deliver the Primary Trauma Care course digitally with the SELF group.
- Dr Ines Peric - Dr Ines Perić is the Education Project Manager at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) Institute of Global Surgery. She holds an MA in English Language and Literature and Pedagogy, as well as a PhD in Pedagogy. Her professional background spans education, teacher training, and e-learning, with experience across institutions in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Ireland. At the Institute of Global Surgery, Ines leads on the development of e-learning programmes for paediatric surgeons, paediatric anaesthesiologists, and peri-operative nurses. She is also engaged in projects focused on simulation-based skills training for surgical practitioners, as well as the open-access e-learning platform, the United Nations Global Surgery Learning Hub.
- Mr Eric O’Flynn - Mr Eric O’Flynn is Programme Director for Education, Training and Advocacy in the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland Institute of Global Surgery – which works to improve access to high-quality, essential surgical care for underserved populations. With a background in international development and education project management, Mr O’Flynn has worked on partnerships to develop surgical, anaesthetic, obstetric and peri-operative nursing training programmes in low-resource settings since 2011.
- Dr Catherine Mohr
- Mr Ad Gandhe
- Mr Ollie Wylie
CPD
1 Hour
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Recording
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