Thread by @daphnetchia

In light of the new #CST Portfolio changes, I'm collating a spreedsheet of all free-cheap conferences and courses suitable for FYs and med students. Please reply and RT with any suggestions! Let's make training accessible for all 💪🏻 (1/-)

COURSES

1. @ASiTofficial Preparing for a career in surgery (P4CS) - free for members
asit.org/events/prepari…

2. @ASiTofficial Foundation skills in surgery (FFS) - free for members
asit.org/events/asit-fo…

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COURSES
3. National catheter education programme (Free)
nationalcathetereducationprogramme.org

4. @RCSnews Systematic Training in Acute Illness Recognition and Treatment START (£139.50)
rcseng.ac.uk/education-and-…

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COURSES

5. @RCSnews Surgical skills for Students and Health professionals (£99- was worth it imo!!)

rcseng.ac.uk/education-and-…

6. @RCSEd Future suegeon key skills (£110) similar content to RCS course above
rcsed.ac.uk/events-courses…

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COURSES

7. @RouleauxClub So you want to be a vascular surgeon / Introduction to vascular surgery (free! And one of my favourites 😍)

rouleauxclub.com/2021/04/so-you…

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CONFERENCES
1. @VSGBI The Vascular Societies Annual Scientific Meeting VSASM (free if you enter the student/FY essay prize)

vascularsociety.org.uk/vsasm_2021.aspx

2. @RCSEd Student and foundation years research symposium (free)
rcsed.ac.uk/events-courses…

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3. @RCSEd Annual audit & QI symposium (£35 for students, £95 for FYs 😕

rcsed.ac.uk/events-courses…

4.@RSMOrtho Future orthopaedic surgeons conferences (20 free spots)

rsm.ac.uk/events/orthopa…

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CONFERENCE/COURSE

5. @Dukes_Club educational weekend (free)

thedukesclub.org.uk

6. @herricksociety Education day (free for members)

herricksociety.org.uk/news/?p=121

(Not sure if above is suitable for keen FYs, or is it SpR and above. @herricksociety thoughts please?)

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CONFERENCES

7. Don't forget the regional meetings organized in the deanery. Often free and great presentation opportunity. For example @eoeortho Cambridge Trauma & Orthopaedic Club meeting

cambridgeorthopaedicclub.co.uk

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COURSES

8. @ucl Perioperative medicine in action (free futurelearn course)

ucl.ac.uk/short-courses/…

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COURSES

9. @ASiTofficial

https://twitter.com/ASiTofficial/status/1497874321074753536?t=ib-6H98hnd5ROAnWjb7w7Q&s=19

CONFEFENCE

10. British association of urological surgeons (BAUS) conference 2022 for £15 @BAUSurology

https://twitter.com/TonyTien90/status/1508535785020182538?t=wWws6I35Fu2eC1giKvXLGg&s=19