The Faculty of Surgical Trainers (FST) recently held its annual conference on Friday 13 October 2023, themed "Excising the Barriers," which drew widespread acclaim from attendees for its engaging content, diverse discussions, and insightful workshops. The conference aimed to address and dismantle the multifarious barriers within surgical training and practice, fostering a culture of inclusivity, understanding, and enhanced collaboration across the surgical community.
The "Excising the Barriers" conference has set a new benchmark for addressing the pressing issues facing the surgical community today. Through a combination of expert-led discussions, interactive workshops, and comprehensive sessions, the conference has empowered attendees to advocate for positive change within their practices and the wider surgical training environment.
In 2022, the ICOSET meeting returned to the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh on 31 May – 1 June. With the theme of 'Making It Better' delegates from all over the globe came together to hear from leading voices within surgical education.
Over thirty speakers shared the stage, and six parallel sessions explored a range of topics including competency, disruption in training and differential attainment. The future of surgical training was a key focus across the conference and sessions focusing on the trainee experience, digital training, and remote learning provided valuable insight.
ICOSET 2022 was a huge success for the Faculty of Surgical Trainers, and we will continue to promote excellence in surgical training and engage our membership to get involved, helping to maintain excellent resources for trainers.
A global online event for all who work in health care, with a focus on the role of the surgical team in delivering care.
The Faculty of Surgical Trainers (FST) welcomed more than 60 enthusiastic trainers to its annual meeting on Friday 25 October 2019 at the Studio in Birmingham. This was supported by the College's Vice-President, Mr Pala Rajesh. It was an excellent meeting that brought together a diverse group of education enthusiasts to discuss important issues and developments in training.
It was clear from both the formal and informal discussions that there is a lack of recognition of the value of a good surgical trainer on many levels. Although the attributes and behaviours of a good trainer are defined, and many tools are available in the system, many poorly used or understood by the trainer, and there are few opportunities to develop and grow as a trainer, especially for trainees interested in becoming trainers.
The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (RCSEd) and the Faculty of Surgical Trainers’ (FST) hosted the 2019 International Conference on Surgical Education and Training (ICOSET), and presented to the nearly 300 international delegates an amazing line-up of world-renowned speakers and an innovative programme. And, as RCSEd President Mike Griffin said as he opened the conference, it is about caring “for our trainees who are the future of surgery – let’s get on with it!”
An astonishing two million people viewed #ICOSET2019, making it a truly global conference and a sell out as 280 delegates from around the world poured in to participate in a programme of demanding and engaging sessions.
A series of packed workshops and parallel sessions through ICOSET took the debate further. Overall, conference wanted to professionalise trainers and training and had clear ideas how to achieve it that included not throwing out some existing models with the bathwater.
How do we ensure time for training? During this conference we explored how we can ensure that trainers have the time to train properly, looking at how you can secure training time in your job plan and how to make the most of that time. It looked at how further professionalisation of the trainer role can be achieved through projects such as the Improving Surgical Training project and a move towards competency based training.
The conference examined competency-based training in surgery, exploring concepts through state-of-the-art presentations from the world’s leading experts in surgical education and training, and through discussion and Q&A sessions from the audience. It featured a series of practical breakout workshops with topics such as simulation-based training, how to give effective feedback and getting the most from the ISCP.
The 2015 conference delivered a comprehensive programme, combining personal insights with national and international research on how to improve training
Take-home practical advice on how to improve as a trainer was one of the key promises ahead of this FST conference. The presence of two Silver Scalpel winners among the speakers ensured that this promise was met, and there were also reviews of studies and initiatives from the UK and North America that provided a broader context to personal tips and insights.
‘Assessment drives learning’ was a key message at the Faculty of Surgical Trainers’ conference ‘Who Makes the Cut? Assessment in Surgical Training’, held in Edinburgh on 22 October 2014.
The Faculty of Surgical Trainers' Annual Meeting 2013 took place at the Macdonald Burlington Hotel, Birmingham on 24 October 2013 on the subject 'Playing for Real: Simulation in Surgical Training'.
This meeting brought together world experts on simulation from the surgical training world and beyond to address how simulation can be used to enhance both technical and non-technical performance in surgery.
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