This course covers diagnostic to complex operative procedures both in the outpatient and theatre settings. It is designed to equip the novice and enhance the range of skills of the more experienced trainee or consultant.
The scope of the course covers the curriculum for the RCOG hysteroscopy ATSM with both theory and practical elements. Using a flipped classroom approach for much of the theoretical content and modified team based learning classroom teaching is mainly delivered through facilitated discussions, practical demonstrations, and using simulators.
This approach makes the most of the faculty during classroom sessions. Pre-course reading, assessments and problem solving and simulator practice are all part of the make up of this course.
- Texts, papers and videos online reducing didactic classroom teaching
- Assessments and facilitated discussions: pre-course reading essential
- In class practical and theoretical presentations
- Video review sessions
- Interactive discussions
- Hands on sessions with instruments and simulators
Topics covered within the course will include
- How hysteroscopy is changing within the NHS
- The role of the hysteroscopy clinical nurse specialist
- Data management and data collection in hysteroscopy clinics
- Operative hysteroscopy in the outpatient setting
- Glycine and saline distension media
- The principles of electro-surgery
- Managing complications of operative hysteroscopy
- Managing patient and colleague apprehension of out patient hysteroscopy
The practical aspects of the course will include
- Video review of cases
- Setting up an outpatient hysteroscopy service
- Handling and assembling instruments
- “Hands on” use of simulators
This course aims to develop the knowledge and confidence of both the novice and intermediate user of hysteroscopy. To gain the maximum benefit from this course review of the online material prior to the class room sessions is vital.