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3 Sponsors of individual programming have been acknowledged throughout the booklet next to their supported activity. Further, Together Professional Development Activities: with your Peers

4 Table of Contents INTRODUCTION 4 Surgical Career Transitions Matrix 6 WORKSHOPS BY REGION 7 WORKSHOPS BY DATE 11 TECHNICAL EXPERTISE 15 Management of Acute Neurotrauma in a Rural Setting Online 16 JUDGEMENT AND DECISION MAKING 16 Clinical Decision Making: A Complex Competency (CDM) Blended 16 PROFESSIONALISM 17 Operating With Respect Workshop and Online 17 Surgical Career Transitions Online 18 Combined Meeting of the Australian Orthopaedic Association s Medico-Legal Society (AOA), the Royal Australasian College Of Surgeons Medico-Legal Section (RACS) and the Australian Medico-Legal College (AMLC). Includes AMA Impairment Guidelines 4th, 5th and 6th Editions: Difficult Cases Workshop 19 HEALTH ADVOCACY 20 Australian Indigenous Health and Cultural Learning Online 20 Network for Indigenous, Cultural and Health Education (NICHE) Portal Online 21 Intercultural Learning for Medical Specialists Online 21 COMMUNICATION 22 Process Communication Model (PCM) Seminar 1 Workshop 22 Process Communication Model (PCM) Seminar 2 Workshop 23 COLLABORATION AND TEAMWORK 24 Non-Technical Skills for Surgeons (NOTSS) Blended 24 2 Royal Australasian College of Surgeons The College of Surgeons of Australia and New Zealand

5 Safer Australian Surgical Teamwork (SAST) Blended 25 MANAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP 26 Surgeons As Leaders in Everyday Practice Residential Workshop 26 Younger Fellows Forum (YFF) Residential Workshop 27 Bioethics Forum 28 Preparation for Practice Workshop 29 SCHOLARSHIP AND TEACHING 30 Foundation Skills for Surgical Educators (FSSE) Blended 30 Supervisors and Trainers for SET (SAT SET) Workshop and Online 32 Keeping Trainees on Track (KTOT) Workshop and Online 33 Surgical Teachers Course (STC) Residential Workshop 34 Standards of Performance Online 35 SET Selection Interviewer Training (SET SIT) Online 35 Academy of Surgical Educators Forum (ASE) Seminar 36 Academy Educator Studio Sessions (ASE) Webinar Seminar 37 Graduate Programs in Surgical Education Higher Education 37 Critical Literature Evaluation and Research (CLEAR) for Consultants Workshop 38 DELIVERY MODALITIES 39 REGISTRATION INFORMATION 40 Professional Development Activities: with your Peers

6 Introduction As a surgeon, you are well supported by the College with over 140 professional development courses and resources delivered free of charge or for a nominal fee. These activities focus mainly on the non-technical aspects of competence relevant to all surgical specialties and include scholarship and teaching, communication, judgement and decision making, leadership, team work and professionalism. Surgical educators also have an opportunity to contribute to the community of practice that is the Academy of Surgical Educators. Professional development programming is delivered in a range of modalities including workshops, residential workshops, courses, online learning Congress. As part of the RACS Building Respect, Improving Patient Safety Action Plan, the College has mandated the completion of the Foundation Skills for Surgical Educators (FSSE) and Operating with Respect online and face to face courses for all SET Supervisors, IMG Clinical Assessors, College Education Committee members and others involved in training. The FSSE is a one-day introductory course to expand knowledge and skills in surgical teaching and education, including feedback and assessment. The Operating with Respect online module is an evidence-based training program designed to help surgeons identify discrimination, bullying and sexual harassment, understand the impact it has and show them how to deal with it effectively. The Operating with Respect Face to Face Course provides advanced training in recognising, managing and preventing discrimination, bullying and sexual harassment. The aim of this course is to strengthen patient safety by enabling participants to develop skills in respectful behaviour and practice strategies in responding to unacceptable behaviour. There are two new courses for the 2018 calendar. These include the Advanced Feedback and Surgeons as Everyday Leaders modules. In addition, there will be additional Educator Studio Sessions throughout The Educator Studio Sessions are hosted through the Academy of Surgical Educators. Furthermore, RACS recognises the importance of collaboration and interprofessional teamwork; hence a greater number of Safer Australian Surgical Teamwork courses will be delivered for Royal Australasian College of Surgeons The College of Surgeons of Australia and New Zealand

7 A range of elearning activities have been developed including Supervisors and Trainers for Surgical Education and Training, Keeping Trainees on Track, an electronic multi source feedback tool, Selection Interviewer Training, Clinical Assessors for IMGs, Standards of Performance and Acute Neurotrauma. Each of the professional development activities is supported by a platform on the Learning Management System that hosts slides, additional readings, discussion and podcasts. The Surgical Career Transitions Guide is an online resource that highlights the key opportunities and challenges that occur during the various stages of a surgeon s career. It consists of a progressively staged framework from when a the mid-career stage, and into the Senior Surgeon phase. It highlights the key issues that may be experienced during those periods and links these issues to relevant educational opportunities. Engaging in professional development and lifelong learning helps improve performance and professionalism. All Professional Development courses are approved under the RACS CPD Program. Fellows can expect their attendance at these activities to be populated in CPD Online within two weeks of attendance. I encourage you to participate in these educational activities that our College offers. Dr Sally Langley, FRACS Chair, Professional Development Committee Professional Development Activities: with your Peers

8 Surgical Career Transitions Matrix All areas are linked to the RACS core competencies, education and training opportunities and resources that are available to support each theme. The Surgical Career Transitions guide highlights the key opportunities and challenges that occur during the various stages of a surgeon's career. It consists of a progressively staged framework from when a surgeon enters their first ten years of practice as a Younger Fellow, through to the Mid career stage, and into the Senior Surgeon phase, highlighting the key issues that may be experienced during those periods. RACS Core Competencies Progressively staged framework: Younger Mid-career Senior Fellow Surgeon Technical Expertise Acute Neurotrauma Management (Rural) elearning Module Judgement and Decision Making Clinical Decision Making A Complex Competency Professionalism International Medical Symposium AMA Impairment Guidelines 4th & 5th Edition: Difficult Cases Writing Medico Legal Reports Multi Source Feedback Operating With Respect elearning module Operating with Respect face to face course Comcare: Difficult Cases Health Advocacy Australian Indigenous Health and Cultural Learning elearning Module Network for Indigenous, Cultural and Health Education (NICHE) Portal Intercultural Learning for Medical Specialists elearning Module Communication Responding to Emotions in Cancer Breaking Bad News Effective Cancer Communication for End of Life Process Communication Model: Seminar 1 Process Communication Model: Seminar 2 Process Communication Model Refresher Collaboration and Teamwork Non Technical Skills for Surgeons (NOTSS) Safer Australian Surgical Teamwork (SAST) Management and Leadership Surgeons As Leaders in Everyday Practice Younger Fellows Forum Preparation for Practice Scholarship and Teaching Foundation Skills for Surgical Educators Supervisors and Trainers for SET (SAT SET) Face to Face Supervisors and Trainers for SET (SAT SET) elearning Module Clinical Assessors for International Medical Graduates (IMGs) elearning Module Keeping Trainees on Track Face to Face Keeping Trainees on Track elearning Module Surgical Teachers Course Facilitator Skills for Surgeons International Conference on Surgical Education and Training (ICOSET) Standards of Performance SET Selection Interviewer Training (SET SIT) elearning Module The Academy of Surgical Educators Forum The Academy Educator Studio Sessions Graduate Programs in Surgical Education National Simulation Health Educator Training Program CLEAR Course for Consultants Rural Health Rural Health Continuing Education Other courses and resources Surgical Career Transitions: a guide to opportunities and challenges elearning courses Courses and activities accredited by RACS Courses and activities approved by RACS Courses for trainees Skills Courses Graduate Programs in Surgical Education 6 Royal Australasian College of Surgeons The College of Surgeons of Australia and New Zealand

9 WORKSHOPS BY REGION DATE WORKSHOP ACT 17 March Clinical Decision Making, Canberra 2 December Foundation Skills for Surgical Educators, Canberra NSW 3 February Foundation Skills for Surgical Educators, Sydney 17 February Foundation Skills for Surgical Educators, Sydney 18 February Foundation Skills for Surgical Educators Faculty Training Day, Sydney 26 February Foundation Skills for Surgical Educators, Sydney 3 March Foundation Skills for Surgical Educators, Sydney 10 March Supervisors and Trainers for SET, Sydney 10 March Keeping Trainees on Track, Sydney 19 March Foundation Skills for Surgical Educators, Sydney 24 March Foundation Skills for Surgical Educators, Sydney 7 April Foundation Skills for Surgical Educators, Sydney 14 April Clinical Decision Making, Sydney 21 April Foundation Skills for Surgical Educators, Sydney 29 April Foundation Skills for Surgical Educators, Sydney 4-6 May Younger Fellows Forum, Sydney 6 May Foundation Skills for Surgical Educators, Sydney 7 May Foundation Skills for Surgical Educators, Sydney 19 May Foundation Skills for Surgical Educators, Sydney 26 May Foundation Skills for Surgical Educators, Sydney 1 June Foundation Skills for Surgical Educators Sydney 16 June Foundation Skills for Surgical Educators, Sydney 25 June Foundation Skills for Surgical Educators, Sydney 8 July Foundation Skills for Surgical Educators, Sydney 21 July Safer Australian Surgical Teamwork, Sydney 22 July Foundation Skills for Surgical Educators, Sydney 4 August Foundation Skills for Surgical Educators, Sydney 19 August Foundation Skills for Surgical Educators, Sydney August Surgeons As Leaders in Everyday Practice 2 September Foundation Skills for Surgical Educators, Sydney September Process Communication Model Seminar 2, Sydney 15 September Foundation Skills for Surgical Educators, Sydney Professional Development Activities: with your Peers

10 29 September Foundation Skills for Surgical Educators, Sydney 5 October Foundation Skills for Surgical Educators, Sydney 20 October Foundation Skills for Surgical Educators, Sydney 27 October Bioethics Forum 4 November Foundation Skills for Surgical Educators, Sydney 24 November Non-Technical Skills for Surgeons, Sydney NT 26 May Foundation Skills for Surgical Educators, Darwin NZ 16 February Foundation Skills for Surgical Educators, Auckland February Surgeons As Leaders in Everyday Practice 26 February Foundation Skills for Surgical Educators, Wellington 16 March Foundation Skills for Surgical Educators, Wellington 7 April Foundation Skills for Surgical Educators, Auckland 15 June Foundation Skills for Surgical Educators, Auckland 22 June Clinical Decision Making, Auckland 25 June Foundation Skills for Surgical Educators, Auckland 17 August Foundation Skills for Surgical Educators, Christchurch 5 October Non-Technical Skills for Surgeons, Auckland October Surgical Teachers Course 16 November Safer Australian Surgical Teamwork (SAST), Auckland 8 December Foundation Skills for Surgical Educators, Christchurch QLD 10 February Foundation Skills for Surgical Educators, Brisbane 2 March Foundation Skills for Surgical Educators, Brisbane March Surgical Teachers Course March Process Communication Model Seminar 1, Brisbane 22 April Foundation Skills for Surgical Educators Faculty Training Day, Brisbane May Surgeons As Leaders in Everyday Practice 2 June Foundation Skills for Surgical Educators, Brisbane 15 June Foundation Skills for Surgical Educators, Brisbane 30 June Foundation Skills for Surgical Educators, Brisbane 20 July Foundation Skills for Surgical Educators, Brisbane 4 August Safer Australian Surgical Teamwork (SAST), Brisbane 25 August Foundation Skills for Surgical Educators, Brisbane 8 Royal Australasian College of Surgeons The College of Surgeons of Australia and New Zealand

11 WORKSHOPS BY REGION CONTINUED 8 September Supervisors and Trainers for SET, Brisbane 8 September Keeping Trainees on Track, Brisbane 22 September Non-Technical Skills for Surgeons, Brisbane 7 October Foundation Skills for Surgical Educators, Brisbane 3 November Facilitator Skills for Surgeons, Brisbane 11 November Foundation Skills for Surgical Educators, Brisbane 24 November Foundation Skills for Surgical Educators, Brisbane SA 18 February Foundation Skills for Surgical Educators, Adelaide 9 March Foundation Skills for Surgical Educators, Adelaide 12 May Foundation Skills for Surgical Educators, Adelaide 30 June Australian Surgical Teamwork (SAST), Adelaide 6 July Non-Technical Skills for Surgeons, Adelaide July Surgical Teachers Course 22 September Foundation Skills for Surgical Educators, Adelaide 20 October Foundation Skills for Surgical Educators, Adelaide November Process Communication Model Seminar 1, Adelaide 30 November Clinical Decision Making, Adelaide TAS 20 July Foundation Skills for Surgical Educators, Hobart VIC 3 February Foundation Skills for Surgical Educators, Melbourne 23 February Foundation Skills for Surgical Educators, Melbourne 9 March Foundation Skills for Surgical Educators, Melbourne 16 March Foundation Skills for Surgical Educators, Melbourne 17 March Non-Technical Skills for Surgeons Melbourne 21 April Foundation Skills for Surgical Educators, Melbourne 12 May Foundation Skills for Surgical Educators, Melbourne 19 May Foundation Skills for Surgical Educators, Melbourne 26 May Supervisors and Trainers for SET, Melbourne 26 May Keeping Trainees on Track, Melbourne 2 June Foundation Skills for Surgical Educators, Melbourne 2 June Safer Australian Surgical Teamwork (SAST) June Process Communication Model Seminar 1, Melbourne Professional Development Activities: with your Peers

12 30 June Foundation Skills for Surgical Educators, Melbourne 1 July Foundation Skills for Surgical Educators Faculty Training Day, Melbourne 7 July Foundation Skills for Surgical Educators, Melbourne 22 July Foundation Skills for Surgical Educators, Melbourne 28 July Foundation Skills for Surgical Educators, Melbourne 4 August Foundation Skills for Surgical Educators, Melbourne 18 August Foundation Skills for Surgical Educators, Melbourne 7-8 September Combined Meeting of the Australian Orthopaedic Association s Medico- Legal Society (AOA), the Royal Australasian College Of Surgeons Medico-Legal Section (RACS) and the Australian Medico-Legal College (AMLC). Includes AMA Impairment Guidelines 4th, 5th and 6th Editions: Difficult Cases, Melbourne 15 September Clinical Decision Making, Melbourne 6 October Foundation Skills for Surgical Educators, Melbourne 11 October Victorian Showcase November Surgeons As Leaders in Everyday Practice 1 December Foundation Skills for Surgical Educators, Melbourne 10 December Foundation Skills for Surgical Educators, Melbourne 16 December Foundation Skills for Surgical Educators, Melbourne WA 9 February Foundation Skills for Surgical Educators, Perth 7 March Foundation Skills for Surgical Educators, Perth 24 August Foundation Skills for Surgical Educators, Perth October Process Communication Model Seminar 1, Perth 28 October Foundation Skills for Surgical Educators, Perth 23 November Foundation Skills for Surgical Educators, Perth 24 November Safer Australian Surgical Teamwork (SAST), Perth 10 Royal Australasian College of Surgeons The College of Surgeons of Australia and New Zealand

13 WORKSHOPS BY DATE DATE LOCATION WORKSHOP FEBRUARY 3 February Melbourne Foundation Skills for Surgical Educators 3 February Sydney Foundation Skills for Surgical Educators 9 February Perth Foundation Skills for Surgical Educators 10 February Brisbane Foundation Skills for Surgical Educators 16 February Auckland Foundation Skills for Surgical Educators February NZ Surgeons As Leaders in Everyday Practice 17 February Sydney Foundation Skills for Surgical Educators 18 February Sydney Foundation Skills for Surgical Educators Faculty Training Day 18 February Adelaide Foundation Skills for Surgical Educators 23 February Melbourne Foundation Skills for Surgical Educators 26 February Sydney Foundation Skills for Surgical Educators 26 February Wellington Foundation Skills for Surgical Educators MARCH 2 March Brisbane Foundation Skills for Surgical Educators 3 March Sydney Foundation Skills for Surgical Educators 7 March Perth Foundation Skills for Surgical Educators 9 March Melbourne Foundation Skills for Surgical Educators 9 March Adelaide Foundation Skills for Surgical Educators 10 March Sydney Supervisors and Trainers for SET 10 March Sydney Keeping Trainees on Track 16 March Wellington Foundation Skills for Surgical Educators 16 March Melbourne Foundation Skills for Surgical Educators 19 March Sydney Foundation Skills for Surgical Educators March Brisbane Surgical Teachers Course March Brisbane Process Communication Model Seminar 1 24 March Sydney Foundation Skills for Surgical Educators 24 March Melbourne Non-Technical Skills for Surgeons APRIL 7 April Auckland Foundation Skills for Surgical Educators 7 April Sydney Foundation Skills for Surgical Educators 8 April Sydney Clinical Decision Making 21 April Sydney Foundation Skills for Surgical Educators Professional Development Activities: with your Peers

14 21 April Melbourne Foundation Skills for Surgical Educators 22 April Brisbane Foundation Skills for Surgical Educators Faculty Training Day 29 April Sydney Foundation Skills for Surgical Educators MAY - May Younger Fellows Forum 6 May Sydney Foundation Skills for Surgical Educators 7 May Sydney Foundation Skills for Surgical Educators 12 May Melbourne Foundation Skills for Surgical Educators 12 May Adelaide Foundation Skills for Surgical Educators 19 May Melbourne Foundation Skills for Surgical Educators 19 May Sydney Foundation Skills for Surgical Educators May Brisbane Surgeons As Leaders in Everyday Practice 26 May Darwin Foundation Skills for Surgical Educators 26 May Sydney Foundation Skills for Surgical Educators 26 May Melbourne Supervisors and Trainers for SET 26 May Melbourne Keeping Trainees on Track JUNE 1 June Sydney Foundation Skills for Surgical Educators 2 June Melbourne Foundation Skills for Surgical Educators Faculty Training Day 2 June Brisbane Foundation Skills for Surgical Educators 15 June Auckland Foundation Skills for Surgical Educators 15 June Brisbane Foundation Skills for Surgical Educators 16 June Sydney Foundation Skills for Surgical Educators June Melbourne Process Communication Model Seminar 1 23 June Christchurch Clinical Decision Making 25 June Sydney Foundation Skills for Surgical Educators 25 June Auckland Foundation Skills for Surgical Educatorss 30 June Melbourne Foundation Skills for Surgical Educators 30 June Brisbane Foundation Skills for Surgical Educators JULY 1 July Melbourne Foundation Skills for Surgical Educators Faculty Training Day 12 Royal Australasian College of Surgeons The College of Surgeons of Australia and New Zealand

15 WORKSHOPS BY DATE CONTINUED 7 July Melbourne Foundation Skills for Surgical Educators 8 July Sydney Foundation Skills for Surgical Educators 20 July Brisbane Foundation Skills for Surgical Educators 20 July Hobart Foundation Skills for Surgical Educators 22 July Sydney Foundation Skills for Surgical Educators 22 July Melbourne Foundation Skills for Surgical Educators 28 July Melbourne Foundation Skills for Surgical Educators AUGUST 4 August Melbourne Foundation Skills for Surgical Educators 4 August Sydney Foundation Skills for Surgical Educators 17 August Christchurch Foundation Skills for Surgical Educators 18 August Melbourne Foundation Skills for Surgical Educators 19 August Sydney Foundation Skills for Surgical Educators 24 August Perth Foundation Skills for Surgical Educators August Surgeons As Leaders in Everyday Practice 25 August Brisbane Foundation Skills for Surgical Educators SEPTEMBER 2 September Sydney Foundation Skills for Surgical Educators 7-8 September Melbourne Combined Meeting of the Australian Orthopaedic Association s Medico-Legal Society (AOA), the Royal Australasian College Of Surgeons Medico-Legal Section (RACS) and the Australian Medico-Legal College (AMLC). Includes AMA Impairment Guidelines 4th, 5th and 6th Editions: Difficult Cases 8 September Brisbane Supervisors and Trainers for SET 8 September Brisbane Keeping Trainees on Track September Sydney Process Communication Model Seminar 2 15 September Sydney Foundation Skills for Surgical Educators 16 September Melbourne Clinical Decision Making 22 September Adelaide Foundation Skills for Surgical Educators 22 September Brisbane Non-Technical Skills for Surgeons 29 September Sydney Foundation Skills for Surgical Educators Professional Development Activities: with your Peers

16 OCTOBER 5 October Sydney Foundation Skills for Surgical Educators 6 October Auckland Non-Technical Skills for Surgeons 6 October Melbourne Foundation Skills for Surgical Educators 7 October Brisbane Foundation Skills for Surgical Educators October Perth Process Communication Model Seminar October Surgical Teachers Course 20 October Adelaide Foundation Skills for Surgical Educators 20 October Sydney Foundation Skills for Surgical Educators 28 October Perth Foundation Skills for Surgical Educators NOVEMBER 3 November Brisbane Foundation Skills for Surgical Educators 4 November Sydney Foundation Skills for Surgical Educators 11 November Brisbane Foundation Skills for Surgical Educators November Adelaide Process Communication Model: Seminar 1 23 November Perth Foundation Skills for Surgical Educators 23 November Sydney Non-Technical Skills for Surgeons November Surgeons As Leaders in Everyday Practice 24 November Brisbane Foundation Skills for Surgical Educators DECEMBER 1 December Brisbane Clinical Decision Making 1 December Melbourne Foundation Skills for Surgical Educators 2 December Canberra Foundation Skills for Surgical Educators 8 December Christchurch Foundation Skills for Surgical Educators 10 December Melbourne Foundation Skills for Surgical Educators 16 December Melbourne Foundation Skills for Surgical Educators 14 Royal Australasian College of Surgeons The College of Surgeons of Australia and New Zealand

17 TECHNICAL EXPERTISE Management of Acute Neurotrauma in a Rural Setting Duration: 1 hour Modality: Online Cost: No cost CPD points: 1 point per hour (maximum of 1 point) in Maintenance of Knowledge and Skills (Category 3) Audience: Fellows, IMGs, Trainees and other medical specialists This online course consists of a series of four modules designed to introduce Acute Neurotrauma and its appropriate treatment and management. It has been designed for use particularly by non-surgical medical professionals as well as emergency doctors, surgical and anaesthesia Trainees and district medical and nursing staff working in rural and remote locations. The modules introduce the protocols and guidelines used in treating head injuries with reference to The Management of Acute Neurotrauma in Rural and Remote Locations A set of guidelines for the care of head and spinal injuries. The modules incorporate five interactive case studies presenting learners with a range of typical head injury scenarios requiring treatment and management following the guidelines. Key Learning Objectives: Outline the guidelines and processes used to assess head injury severity and appropriate treatment Apply the guidelines and procedures in the management of head trauma patients This project has been funded by the Australian Government Department of Health under the Rural Health Continuing Education Sub-program (RHCE) Stream One which is managed by the Committee of Presidents of Medical Colleges. Professional Development Activities: with your Peers

18 JUDGEMENT AND DECISION MAKING Clinical Decision Making: A Complex Competency Date(s): 17 March - Canberra, 14 April - Sydney, 22 June - Auckland, 15 September - Melbourne, 30 November - Adelaide, Duration: 4 hours Modality: Blended Cost: $265 AUD (incl. GST) or $295 NZ (incl. GST) Members $330 AUD (incl. GST) or $370 NZ (incl. GST) Non Members CPD points: 1 point per hour (maximum of 4 points) in Maintenance of Knowledge and Skills (Category 3) Presenters: RACS Fellows Audience: Fellows, IMGs, Trainees and other medical specialists This four hour workshop is designed to enhance a participant s understanding of their decision making process and that of their trainees and colleagues. The workshop will provide a roadmap, or algorithm, of how the surgeon forms a decision. This algorithm illustrates the attributes of expert clinical decision making and was developed as a means to address poor clinical decision making processes, particularly as a guide for the supervisor dealing with a struggling trainee or as a self-improvement exercise. This workshop provides participants with the opportunity to discuss and dissect clinical case studies related to the decision making process. Key Learning Objectives: Outline the range of cognitive processes involved in CDM Describe and explain the four stages of CDM Facilitate decision making in the clinical environment and understand the process behind it Improve the ability to make clinical decisions under stress Improve the ability to recognise the factors that influence the quality of decision making 16 Royal Australasian College of Surgeons The College of Surgeons of Australia and New Zealand

19 PROFESSIONALISM Operating With Respect elearning module Duration: 45 minutes Modality: Online Cost: Free CPD points: Meets annual Reflective Practice (Category 4) requirement for 2017 Audience: Fellows, Trainees, IMGs, Skills Course Faculty The Operating with Respect elearning module aims to help improve knowledge and understanding of unacceptable behaviours, enabling participants to recognise when they occur and the adverse impact these have on individuals, team performance and patient safety. Completion of this module meets the mandatory requirement for training in discrimination, bullying and sexual harassment for CPD and SET. Key Learning Objectives: Identify acceptable standards of professional behaviour in the healthcare setting Identify the principles within legislation relating to discrimination, bullying and sexual harassment Identify what unacceptable behaviour looks like in healthcare, and specifically in surgical settings Recognise the impacts of unacceptable behaviour on individuals, team performance and patient safety Recognise stressors that may contribute to unacceptable behaviour, and understand how to better manage these Recognise the professional responsibility to speak up when exposed to unacceptable behaviours Identify intervention strategies and responses to unacceptable behaviours Locate resources to support yourself and others in addressing unacceptable behaviours within the workplace. Professional Development Activities: with your Peers

20 Operating with Respect face to face course Date: Refer to Duration: 1 day Modality: Workshop Cost: Free CPD points: 7 points (1 point per hour), Reflective Practice (Category 4)) Presenters: Operating with Respect faculty Audience: SET Surgical Supervisors, IMG Clinical Assessors, Research Supervisors and RACS committee members (complete list of mandated committees available at The Operating with Respect course aims to equip surgeons with the ability to self-regulate behaviour in the workplace and to moderate the behaviour of colleagues, in order to build respect and strengthen patient safety. Key Learning Objectives: Appraise why a culture of respect matters Evaluate behaviours that support respectful environments Recognise the importance of resilience in maintaining respectful interactions Practise how to address unacceptable behaviours. Surgical Career Transitions Duration: 2 hours Modality: Online Cost: Free CPD points: 1 point per hour (maximum of 2 points) in Maintenance of Knowledge and Skills (Category 3) Audience: Fellows, IMGs, Trainees, junior doctors, medical students and other medical specialists The Surgical Career Transitions guide highlights the key opportunities and challenges that occur during the various stages of a surgeon s career. It consists of a progressively staged framework from when a surgeon enters their first ten years of practice as a Younger Fellow, through to the Mid-career 18 Royal Australasian College of Surgeons The College of Surgeons of Australia and New Zealand

21 stage, and into the Senior Surgeon phase, highlighting the key issues that may be experienced during those periods. Through the online resource, you will be presented with a framework across the three stages of a surgical career, grouped into the four common themes of Surgical Practice, Life Long Learning, Professional Standards and Personal and Professional Integration. Each theme highlights a list of issues that are illustrated by interviewed videos with surgeons who have experienced them. The surgeons share their experiences and suggest strategies for addressing them. Each issue is then linked to relevant education and training opportunities, resources and core competencies that are available to support you. Combined Meeting of the Australian Orthopaedic Association s Medico-Legal Society, (AOA) the Royal Australasian College Of Surgeons Medico-Legal Section (RACS) and the Australian Medico-Legal College (AMLC). Includes AMA Impairment Guidelines 4th, 5th and 6th Editions: Difficult Cases Date(s): 7-8 September - Melbourne Duration: 2 days Modality: Conference incl. Workshops Cost: Please refer to website (external registration through AOA medico-legal.aoa.org.au/) CPD points: Please refer to website Presenters: RACS Fellows and others Audience: Fellows, IMGs, Trainees and other medical specialists This meeting includes: Clinical updates on micro-invasive surgery, on elbows, particularly the stiff elbow, on surgery for arthritis of the ankle, foot surgery, and on degenerative and post traumatic conditions. Risk management in bariatric surgery. Robotic surgery. Medico-legal matters such as operating on the futile case. Current litigation presentations by indemnity providers. Professional Development Activities: with your Peers

22 Expert Evidence. Pain Management including opiate overload and complex regional pain syndrome. Difficult cases assessed under AMA 4th, 5th and 6th Editions or Comcare. Includes AMA Impairment Guidelines 4th, 5th and 6th Editions: Difficult Cases The American Medical Association (AMA) Impairment Guidelines inform medico legal practitioners as to the level of impairment suffered by patients and assists with their decision determining the suitability of a patient s return to work. While the guidelines are extensive, they sometimes do not account for unusual or difficult cases that arise from time to time. This workshop provides surgeons involved in the management of medico legal cases with a forum to discuss their difficult cases, the problems they encountered and the steps they applied to satisfactorily resolve the issues faced. This workshop complements the accredited AMA Guideline Training Courses. Key Learning Objectives: Comprehend the AMA Impairment Guidelines Apply principles of AMA guidelines to difficult or challenging cases Improve overall patient care through a better understanding of the guidelines and how to apply these principles to difficult cases Registrations will be taken by AOA. Please view website for further details. HEALTH ADVOCACY Australian Indigenous Health and Cultural Learning Modules Duration: 1 hour per module Modality: Online Cost: No cost CPD points: 1 point per module in Reflective Practice (Category 4) Audience: Fellows, IMGs, Trainees and other medical specialists The Australian Indigenous Health and Cultural Learning is a series of three online learning modules coupled with additional resources exploring a multidisciplinary approach. The modules can be used by surgeons in rural and remote locations who care for Indigenous patients. The aim is to inform 20 Royal Australasian College of Surgeons The College of Surgeons of Australia and New Zealand

23 surgeons about Indigenous-specific health issues and provide a support network to assist in resolving current and future specialist medical issues. The content focuses on issues that reflect the complexity of working with Indigenous communities in an often fragmented system that makes delivery of health care difficult. Network for Indigenous Cultural and Health Education (NICHE) Portal Modality: Online Cost: No cost CPD points: 1 point per module in Reflective Practice (Category 4) Audience: Fellows, IMGs, Trainees and other medical specialists Address: nicheportal.org The portal provides a link to Indigenous health professional development opportunities for the members of all medical colleges. These activities relate to Australian Indigenous cultural competency and cultural safety training e.g. interviews with specialists and Indigenous doctors, online modules, information websites, conferences and workshops. Learn more at nicheportal.org Intercultural Learning for Medical Specialists Duration: 1 hour per module Modality: Online Cost: No cost CPD points: 1 point per module in Reflective Practice (Category 4) Audience: Fellows, IMGs, Trainees and other medical specialists These cultural competency and safety elearning activities have been developed to provide professional development in intercultural skills using examples from a range of cultures within Australia. These modules will provide information on recognising a surgeon s own and other s cultural expectations; intercultural communication; the links among values; beliefs and behaviours and strategising skills for cultural adaptation. They include a range of activities to promote self-reflection regarding the impact of cultural issues on medical practice. Professional Development Activities: with your Peers

24 The above projects have been funded by the Australian Government Department of Health under the Rural Health Continuing Education Sub-program (RHCE) Stream One which is managed by the Committee of Presidents of Medical Colleges. COMMUNICATION Process Communication Model (PCM) Seminar 1 Date(s): 16 to 18 March - Brisbane, 22 to 24 June - Melbourne, 12 to 14 October - Perth, 16 to 18 November - Adelaide Duration: 3 days Modality: Workshop Cost: $1165 AUD (incl. GST) Members $1460 AUD (incl. GST) Non Members CPD points: 1 point per hour (maximum of 22 points) in Maintenance of Knowledge and Skills (Category 3) Presenters: RACS and ANZCA Fellows Audience: Fellows, IMGs, Trainees, junior doctors and other medical specialists Patient care is a team effort and a functioning team is based on effective communication. Process Communication Model (PCM) is a tool which can help surgeons understand, motivate and communicate more effectively with others. It can help detect early signs of miscommunication and thus avoid errors. PCM can also help to identify stress in the individual and others, providing participants with a means to re-connect with those they may be struggling to understand. PCM theory proposes that each person has motivational needs that must be met if that person is to be successful. These needs are different for each of the six different personality types and each person represents a combination of these types but usually one is dominant. If these needs are met positively, individuals are happier, healthier and more productive. If they are not, individuals exhibit signs of distress and do things either consciously or subconsciously to get their needs met negatively. Before the Introductory PCM course each participant is required to complete a diagnostic questionnaire which forms the basis of an individualised report about their preferred communication style. 22 Royal Australasian College of Surgeons The College of Surgeons of Australia and New Zealand

25 Key Learning Objectives: Establish relationships necessary to lead and develop teams Motivate the people around you according to individual needs Identify signs of distress within individuals and develop ways of responding Communicate with patients in a way that suits their preferred style of communication Process Communication Model (PCM) Seminar 2 Date(s): Duration: Modality: Cost: 14 to 16 September - Sydney 3 days Workshop $1165 AUD (incl. GST) Members $1460 AUD (incl. GST) Non Members CPD points: 1 point per hour (maximum of 20 points) in Maintenance of Knowledge and Skills (Category 3) Presenters: RACS and ANZCA Fellows Audience: Fellows, IMGs, Trainees, junior doctors and other medical specialists The advanced three day program allows surgeons to build on and deepen their knowledge while practising the skills learned during PCM Seminar 1. Participants learn more about understanding their own reactions under distress, recognising distress in others, understanding their own behaviour and making communication happen. PCM enables participants to listen to what has been said, while at the same time being aware of how it has been said. At times we are preoccupied with concentrating on what is said, formulating our own reply and focussing solely on the contents of the conversation. To communicate effectively, we need to focus on the communication channels others are using and to recognise when they are under distress. Advanced PCM concentrates more strongly on the failure mechanisms of distress, making it easier to apply PCM in order to resolve conflict and motivate others. Key Learning Objectives: Understand the underlying emotional issues each personality phase has Professional Development Activities: with your Peers

26 which may cause periods of long-term and intense distress Appreciate the role our early environment plays in our behaviour and how it can lead to miscommunication Synthesise how personality types, their psychological needs, communication channels, their perceptions and distress patterns all come together and are highly predictable Identify the distress patterns that are linked to particular scripts Understand how failed communication and not having our needs met may invite us into distress List the verbal and non-verbal clues that help us to assess a situation Explain how we can motivate ourselves and others to communicate effectively Note: In order to participate in PCM Seminar 2, registrants must have attended and be familiar with the content of PCM Seminar 1. COLLABORATION AND TEAMWORK Non-Technical Skills for Surgeons (NOTSS) Date(s): 17 March - Melbourne, 6 July - Adelaide, 21 September - Brisbane, 5 October - Auckland, 23 November - Sydney Duration: 1 day Modality: Blended Cost: $460 AUD (incl. GST) or $515 NZ (incl. GST) Members $570 AUD (incl. GST) or $640 NZ (incl. GST) Non Members CPD points: 1 point per hour (maximum of 8 points) in Maintenance of Knowledge and Skills (Category 3) Presenters: RACS Fellows Audience: Fellows, IMGs, Trainees and other medical specialists This educational program is proudly supported by Avant Mutual Group This whole day NOTSS blended learning workshop focuses on the nontechnical skills which underpin safer operative surgery. It explores a behaviour rating system developed by the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (RCSEd) which assists develop the knowledge and skills to improve a 24 Royal Australasian College of Surgeons The College of Surgeons of Australia and New Zealand

27 surgeon s performance in the theatre. The rating system identifies behavioural markers that contribute to superior or substandard performance in relation to situational awareness, communication, decision making and leadership/ teamwork. A faculty of RACS Fellows lead participants through a series of interactive exercises to help them explore how these markers can be used to reflect on their own performance and that of the Trainees and surgeons they work with. Key Learning Objectives: Gain a better understanding of how non-technical skills underpin safer operative performance Use structured observation and a rating scale to assess non-technical skills Safer Australian Surgical Teamwork (SAST) Date(s): 2 June - Melbourne, 6 June - Adelaide, 21 July - Sydney, 4 August - Brisbane, 16 November - Auckland, 24 November - Perth Duration: 1 day Modality: Blended Cost: Refer to website CPD points: 1 point per hour (maximum of 8 points) in Maintenance of Knowledge and Skills (Category 3) Presenters: ACN, ACORN, ANZCA and RACS Fellows Audience: Nurses, anaesthetists and surgeons The Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS) with the Australasian College of Anaethetists (ANZCA), the Australian College of Nursing (ACN) and Australian College of Operating Room Nurses (ACORN), is offering a combined workshop for surgeons, anaesthetists and scrub practitioners working in rural and regional Australia. The workshop focuses on non-technical skills which can enhance performance and teamwork in the operating theatre thus improving patient safety. This one day workshop involves surgeons, anaesthetists and nurses as both faculty and participants learning about human factors and non-technical skills (NTS) in order to improve intraoperative team performance and patient outcomes. The workshop explores skills using three frameworks developed by The University of Aberdeen, Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh and the National Health Service - Non-Technical Professional Development Activities: with your Peers

28 Skills for Surgeons (NOTSS), Anaesthetists Non-Technical Skills (ANTS) and Scrub Practitioners List of Intra-operative Non-Technical Skills (SPLINTS). These frameworks can help participants develop the knowledge, skills and attitudes to improve their performance in the operating theatre in relation to communication and teamwork, decision making, task management/leadership and situational awareness. The program explores team dynamics and looks at the relationship between human factors and safer surgical practice. A faculty of four, interdisciplinary facilitators lead participants through a series of interactive exercises to help them reflect on their own performance and that of the operative team they work with. MANAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP Surgeons as Leaders in Everyday Practice Date(s): February - NZ TBC, May QLD TBC, August NSW TBC, November - VIC TBC Duration: 1.5 days Modality: Residential Workshop Cost: $660 AUD (incl. GST) or $740 NZ (incl. GST) Members $795 AUD (incl. GST) or $890 NZ (incl. GST) Non Members CPD points: 1 point per hour in Maintenance of Knowledge and Skills (Category 3) Presenters: Leadership consultants and RACS Fellows Audience: Fellows, IMGs, Trainees and other medical specialists Surgeons as leaders in everyday practice is a one and a half day program which looks at the development of both the individual and clinical teams leadership capabilities. It will concentrate on leadership styles, emotional intelligence, values and communication and how they all influence their capacity to lead others to enhance patient outcomes. It will form part of a leadership journey sharing and gaining valuable experiences and tools to implement in their own workplace. All meals, accommodation and educational expenses are included in the registration fee. The evening session will involve an inspirational leadership speaker. Key Learning Objectives: Identify the role of the clinical leader and the opportunities for leadership in 26 Royal Australasian College of Surgeons The College of Surgeons of Australia and New Zealand

29 surgery Identify own preferred leadership style and how personal values can influence behaviour Discover what motivates team members and how to build cohesive teams Determine strategies for taking action and overcoming barriers to change Identify strategies for dealing with conflict effectively Understand the principles of emotional intelligence and insight Adapt their communication style and behaviour to different settings Recognise and appropriately respond to stressors in themselves and others Younger Fellows Forum Date(s): 4 to 6 May - Sydney Duration: 2.5 days Modality: Residential Workshop Cost: No cost CPD points: 1 point per hour (maximum of 16 points) in Maintenance of Knowledge and Skills (Category 3) Presenters: RACS Fellows and invited speakers Audience: Selected Younger Fellows This educational program is proudly supported by Johnson & Johnson, Covidien and Avant Mutual Group This annual 2½ day residential workshop precedes the RACS ASC and draws Younger Fellows, or those in their first ten years of Fellowship, together to discuss and debate surgical issues. In 201, the primary theme of the Forum is Teamwork. The Younger Fellows Forum will provide an environment for the delegates and guests to address the challenges facing the College s role in maintaining the physical and psychological health of the surgical workforce and their patients in an ever demanding workplace by sharing ideas and experiences. The key issues will include strategies to ensure a healthy career; challenges of starting up a new practice; dealing with occupational hazards and injuries and their impact on the ability to work and the surgeon in crisis. The awareness and involvement of the Younger Fellows in these activities is the key to ensure the continued ability of the College to participate in, and further advance policy to satisfactorily address these issues. Professional Development Activities: with your Peers

30 The core objective of the Forum is to provide an environment that encourages Younger Fellows to address challenging issues relevant to personal, professional and collegiate life. It is a great opportunity to share ideas and experiences with colleagues, international guests, College leaders and external experts and engage Younger Fellows with the College and its activities. Key Learning Objectives: Experience a sense of Fellowship Develop leadership skills Debate surgical challenges on the horizon NB. Please note that the Younger Fellows Forum nominations will close in November 2017 for the 2018 Forum, but will be open again in September 2018 for the 2019 Forum. Bioethics Forum Date(s): 27 October - Sydney Duration: 1 day Modality: Workshop Cost: Refer to website Presenters: RACS Fellows and industry experts Audience: Fellows, IMGs, Trainees and other interested participants RACS Medico Legal Section proudly presents the Bioethics Forum at RACS Sydney, New South Wales Regional Office. The forum will stimulate robust bioethical discussions amongst surgeons. The Forum has a broad clinical emphasis to reveal current medical, surgical and hospital practice and to bring into focus innovations in medicine, nursing, pain relief and surgery that continue to evolve. 28 Royal Australasian College of Surgeons The College of Surgeons of Australia and New Zealand

31 Preparation for Practice Date(s): Modality: Cost: Refer to website for details Workshop 1 day program: $140 AUD (incl. GST) or $155 NZ (incl. GST) Members $170 AUD (incl. GST) or $190 NZ (incl. GST) Non Members 2 day program: $265 AUD (incl. GST) Members $330 AUD (incl. GST) Non Members CPD points: 1 point per hour in Maintenance of Knowledge and Skills (Category 3) Presenters: RACS Fellows and invited speakers Audience: Younger Fellows, IMGs, Trainees and other medical specialists The purpose of this workshop is to provide surgeons and Trainees with information and practical skills to set up private practice. Participants acquire practical strategies and tools for practice operations, develop a practice framework and improve practice performance by addressing topics such as medico legal issues, alternative incomes while establishing themselves in practice, clinical records and technology, medical billing, room fit out, hiring and firing, funding your practice and marketing and promotion. Each program is delivered by the local regional office and is customised for regional variation. Each program is delivered by the local regional office and is customised for regional variation. Key Learning Objectives: Detail the essentials for setting up private practice Outline issues involved in setting up private practice Acquire practical strategies and tools for practice operations Develop practice framework and improve practice performance Professional Development Activities: with your Peers

32 SCHOLARSHIP AND TEACHING Foundation Skills for Surgical Educators Date(s): 3 February - Sydney 3 February - Melbourne 9 February- Perth 10 February- Brisbane 16 February- Wellington 17 February- Sydney 18 February- Sydney (Faculty Training) 18 February-Adelaide 23 February-Melbourne 26 February- Sydney 26 February-Wellington 3 March-Sydney 7 March-Perth 9 March- Adelaide 19 March- Sydney 23 March-Wellington 24 March-Sydney 7 April- Auckland 7 April-Sydney 21 April-Melbourne 21 April-Sydney 22 April-Brisbane ( Faculty Training) 6 May - Sydney 7 May-Sydney 12 May- Melbourne 12 May-Adelaide 19 May-Melbourne 19 May-Sydney 26 May-Sydney 26 May -Darwin 1 June-Sydney 2 June- Melbourne 2 June- Brisbane 15 June-Auckland 16 June-Sydney 25 June-Sydney 25 June-Auckland 30 June-Melbourne 30 June-Brisbane 1 July- Melbourne ( Faculty Training) 7 July-Melbourne 8 July-Sydney 20 July-Brisbane 20 July-Hobart 22 July-Sydney 22 July-Melbourne 28 July-Melbourne 4 August-Melbourne 4 August-Sydney 17 August-Christchurch 18 August-Melbourne 19 August-Sydney 24 August-Perth 25 August-Brisbane 2 September-Sydney 15 September-Sydney 22 September-Adelaide 29 September-Sydney 5 October-Sydney 6 October-Melbourne 30 Royal Australasian College of Surgeons The College of Surgeons of Australia and New Zealand