Events and Courses

GP Education – Scotland’s House of Care Workshop

Scotland's House of Care Programme showing how General Practice can meet the needs of those living with long term conditions, involve people more in their care, and help them to identify their goals and support for self-management.

Booking details: dg.educationcentre@nhs.net
Max participants: 50
Target audience: General Practitioners and their teams, GP trainees, Practice nurses, ANPs, Practice Managers
Venue: Education Centre, DGRI, Cargenbridge, Dumfries, DG2 8RX

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Paediatric Life Support (PLS) (In-House Only)

PLS exists to teach the practical procedures necessary for the initial effective management of childhood emergencies.

Booking details: eilidh.stenton@nhs.net (direct dial 34968)
Max participants: 12
Target audience: In-house medical staff, nurses and all professions allied to medicine (PAMS)
Venue: Clinical Skills Room, Education Centre, DGRI
Booking notes: 08:00-18:00 1 day course (usually Wednesdays)
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The Scottish Core Teaching and Training in Emergencies (SCOTTIE) (In-House Only)

SCOTTIE designed to cover the fundamental aspects of maternal emergencies and is suitable for all maternity-care professionals working in all care environments.

Booking details: diane.dickie@nhs.net (direct dial 33207)
Max participants: 20 (Minimum delegates 8)
Target audience: In-House health-care professionals who participate in the care of pregnant women
Venue: Clinical Skills Room, Education Centre, DGRI
Booking notes: 2 Day course, delivered twice a year (usually June and October)
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Advanced Paediatric Life Support (APLS)

The 3-day APLS course comprises of a flexible 1-day on-line component (VLE) and a 2-day face-to-face course.

Booking details: Samantha.jamieson@nhs.net (direct dial 33707)
Max participants: 20
Target audience: Medical & RNs working in A&E, Anaesthetic, Paediatric departments
Venue: Clinical Skills Room, Education Centre, DGRI
Booking notes: 08:00-18:00 3 day course (usually ran twice a year, April and October)
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Advanced Life Support (ALS)

Advanced Life Support (ALS) course programme consists of lectures, workshops, skill stations and cardiac arrest simulations.

Booking details: w.pollock@nhs.net
Max participants: 24 - 30 (Costs: £350 External or £250 Internal)
Target audience: Healthcare professionals who would be expected to apply the skills taught as part of their clinical duties.
Venue: Clinical Skills Room, Education Centre, DGRI
Booking notes: 08:00-18:00 2 day course, delivered twice a year, usually May and November
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RCPE Evening Medical Update – Abdominal Pain

Abdominal Pain, Update in inflammatory bowel disease, a surgical approach, diagnosing and treating functional bowel disorders.

Booking details: http://events.rcpe.ac.uk/events/615/abdominal-pain
Target audience: All hospital doctors, GPs, other healthcare professionals, and medical students
Venue: Seminar Room 1 Education Centre, DGRI
Booking notes: 18:30-20:15
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Human Factors Course

Understand the situations under which humans make errors, implications, how to improve reliability and tools to support increased reliability.

Booking details: dg.educationcentre@nhs.net
Max participants: 16
Target audience: Anyone working in healthcare, particularly those working in teams
Venue: Education Centre, DGRI
Booking notes: 2 full days
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