Courses
Introduction to Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Course
Course Date: Friday 19 January 2024
Fee: £295 (reduced rate for ESNEFT staff & Dukes Club members)
Course duration: 1 Day
Level: FY2 – ST4
Programme includes:
- History of endoscopy
- Layout of endoscopy unit
- Equipment & functionality
- Patient preparation
- Analgesia & sedation
- Common pathology
- JAG & training pathways
Plus hands-on VR and box trainer endoscopy simulator sessions
Complex Abdominal Wall Repair
Date: Date TBC
Venue: Vesalius Clinical Training Centre, University of Bristol
Suitable for: ST7+
Limited to 10 delegates.
Course Fee: £750 (includes lunch and venue parking on day 1, and evening meal)
Please note delegates to find their own accommodation and travel arrangements to the venue.
This course has been accredited by the Royal College of Surgeons of England for 7.5 CPD Points
This course was quality assured by the Royal College of Surgeons, www.rcseng.ac.uk/courses

David Messenger
Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair
Dates: 12 October 2023
Suitable for: Senior registrars and junior consultants
Course fee: £450
This 1-day intensive course is aimed at senior registrars and junior consultants who want to explore the different methods of Groin Hernia Repair.
The day incorporates and encourages discussion, review of surgical experience with peers, interaction with expert surgeons on technique followed by suturing tuition and practical experience with dissection and mesh placement in our state-of-the-art laparoscopic skills lab. Features include:
- Hands-on practice & Suturing tuition
- Personal feedback on performance, with advice for further practice
This course has been accredited by the Royal College of Surgeons of England for 5.5 CPD Points
This course was quality assured by the Royal College of Surgeons, www.rcseng.ac.uk/courses
The course will be open for booking soon.
Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy, IOC & CBD Exploration Course
Dates:
Dates TBC
Course Fee:
Non ESNEFT: £395
ESNEFT and East of England Trainees: £200
Suitable for:
Senior Registrar & higher level trainees
Course Directors:
Ms Nienke Warnaar, Consultant Surgeon
Course Includes:
This one day intensive course is aimed at more senior specialist registrars and consultants who want to learn about exploration of the common bile duct. The course includes Normal Cholecystectomy, Difficulties and Troubleshooting, Common Bile Duct Stones and Laparoscopic Choledochoscopy.
Delegate comments from our most recent course:
- Very good faculty. Excellent technology great quality images and explanation. Overall very helpful.
- Very well organised. Courteous, helpful staff, excellent presentation. Must for every one dealing with Gall bladder surgery.
This course has been accredited by the Royal College of Surgeons of England for 6 CPD Points
This course was quality assured by the Royal College of Surgeons, www.rcseng.ac.uk/courses
Gastrointestinal Anastomosis Workshop
NEW Date: Summer 2023 TBC
Course duration: 1 day
Course fee: £250
Suitable for: FY2 – ST2 trainees who have successfully completed a RCS Basic Surgical Skills course
The Royal College of Surgeons of England have awarded up to 6 CPD points for this course.
This one day workshop provides exposure to the theoretical principles and practical techniques of gastrointestinal anastomosis. It gives an opportunity to perform a variety of surgical procedures on tissue models with modern anastomotic technologies under the guidance of Consultant Surgeons, with a high trainer to trainee ratio. It then places these techniques within the context of surgical practice and identifies clinical situations where a deeper knowledge of these relevant aspects leads to improved peri-operative care.
The workshop has been designed to introduce surgical trainees to more advanced surgical skills in the controlled workshop environment, simulating those operative situations in which they would be expected to be proficient when performing duties as a Registrar on call. The workshop will follow the format of structured training courses that form an integral part of current postgraduate surgical training, and the sessions are delivered over a one day course to maximise learning opportunities with minimum impact on study leave allowance.
The workshop is intensively taught and has an emphasis on detailed personal feedback to identify areas of strength and areas for development. Importantly, the skills obtained will be directly applicable to participants’ clinical practice on return to their workplace for all surgical specialties but in particular those currently placed in gastrointestinal surgical units.
A certificate will be presented to those participants who successfully complete the Workshop. Course fees include all tuition, surgical equipment, lunch and all refreshments.
Delegate Feedback from our most recent course:
- “Excellent. Faculty had a lovely manner.”
- “Great faculty. Lots of practical sessions.”
- “Really good course. I am impressed by the faculty. I would definitely recommend this course to my colleagues.”