Human Factors Training
Participants: Compulsory for all CT2s (including LATs).
Availability: This one-day training course will be run twice to provide availability for all CT2s to attend. Each day has a maximum of 16 places.
Registration: via individual Event registration.
Objective: An introduction to ‘Human Factors/Non-technical Skills’;
- leadership
- team working
- error avoidance
- communication skills
- time management and prioritisation
- decision making
- situation awareness
- working under pressure
- dealing with uncertainty
It employs highly sophisticated role-play with the use of world-class simulation techniques directly tailored to the field of surgery.
Dates
Wednesday 18th January 2012 9am to 5pm
Venue: Bristol Medical Simulation Centre, Postgraduate Education Centre, Bristol Royal Infirmary
Travel: No car-parking arrangements are available at the Bristol Royal Infirmary. There are NCP car parks available 10 minutes away by foot. Good bus and train links are available to Bristol and the BRI. Trainees are advised to plan their travel and if coming by car are advised to offer a lift to colleagues.
Attendance outcomes: A record of attendance will be kept by the Deanery. Attendance details are provided to your Programme Directors and will be assessed at the yearly ARCPs. Certificates will be provided for each module to trainees, who attend, for their portfolio.
Trainee feedback: Trainees will be asked to provide anonymised feedback on each module. This is important for the School of Surgery to ensure that the standards of delivery and content of the teaching is maximized for Severn School of Surgery core trainees in the future.
Non-attendance: Failure to attend this course requires a trainee to complete an explanation form (Non-Attendance Form) which is available on-line at the School website and is returnable to Chad Elliott at the School of Surgery.