Thoracoscopy Assistants Course 2025

£180.00

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Thursday 24 April 2025

FULLY BOOKED

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SKU: Assistants2025
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This course has been developed to train thoracoscopy assistants and is now in its tenth year. The course covers the basics of thoracoscopy and includes sessions on pre-procedure care, monitoring and post-procedure care. There will be lectures, small group work and a strong practical element. The course will be of benefit to all involved in medical thoracoscopy in particular endoscopy staff, specialist nurses and theatre staff.  The course is run by the King’s Mill team.

It will take place alongside the training course for thoracoscopists

The course will take place at King’s Mill Hospital, Sutton-in-Ashfield. NG17 4JL

0830 Registration

0900 Introduction and indications – Dr Giles Cox

0930 Anatomy of the pleura – Dr Mark Roberts

1000 Semi-rigid thoracoscopy (virtual) – Dr M Munavvar

1030 Coffee Break

1045 How to do it overview – Prof Najib Rahman

1130 Assistant-centred approach to the procedure – Dr Mohameed Saeed and Sr Kimberley Whysall

1200 Practical session – simulated procedure and setup

1300 Lunch

1345 Practicalities including ambulatory thoracoscopy (virtual) – Dr Eleanor Mishra

1415 Complications of thoracoscopy including difficult cases – Dr Nicola Downer

1430 Patient-centred management of malignant pleural effusions – Dr Helen Roberts

1445 Future developments in Thoracoscopy – Prof Najib Rahman

1515 Post procedure considerations for assistants (including question and answer and problem solving) – Dr Mohammed Saeed and Sr Kimberley Whysall

Thoracoscopy Assistants programme 2025

Payment should be made by Stripe or Paypal at the time of booking.  We apologise that it has been necessary to make this change.  We are a small team and chasing unpaid invoices is a time-consuming process!

By far the best course I have attended. Much appreciated the clinical information and case presentations.

Thank you very much for the supportive materials

Very helpful and well run day

Overall very useful and informative course – will recommend to other staff in the unit.

Excellent informative day. Very useful – learned a lot. I am sure the CD will be very useful

Our thoracoscopy ward is starting thoracoscopies this month, so the course has covered all material needed for me to be the nursing assistant

I have really enjoyed this day and learnt a lot. I feel I have taken a lot of information away from the day

Very friendly and approachable

The whole day was run very well, I found it very informative. All questions/answers covered

King’s Mill Conference Centre, Sutton-in-Ashfield. NG17 4JL