NS5057 Surgical Skills for Healthcare Practitioners
Channel: snhs.dcu
Date: 02/04/2019

https://www.dcu.ie/sites/default/files/snhs/surgery_flyer_ns5057_final.pdf
https://www.dcu.ie/snhs/professional.shtml

Application details available from: T 353 (0) 1 700 8975  | Email science@dcu.ie 

This DCU accredited, NFQ level nine, ten credit module targets practitioners who are likely to utilise minor surgical procedures in a variety of settings, including: A&E, dermatology and theatres or primary care settings. 

Using a blended mode of delivery (4 x days attendance plus online learning activities) students will engage with a variety of topics including: patient assessment and treatment options; lesion identification and management; local anaesthesia administration; suturing; punch biopsies and curettage; ellipse marking and excision; abscess and cyst management; cryosurgery; wound debridement; discharge advice and aftercare; clinical governance, protocol development and audit. 

The module can be undertaken on a stand-alone basis or taken as part of the newly developed Graduate Certificate in Dermatology launching September 2019 in DCU (subject to Accreditation).