Basic Urology Skills Course

We are also responsible for the appraisal and re-validation of all doctors in Scotland as well as a number of cross cutting and multi-professional programmes, including patient safety, quality improvement of patient care and the development of Scotland’s remote and rural workforce.

The Local Anaesthetic Transperineal Biopsy (LATP) module is delivered in partnership with Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals, and it will equip the student with the necessary skills and techniques to undertake transperineal biopsies under local anaesthetic in men.

This is a one-day surgical simulation workshop with the use of high-fidelity animal tissue models, focusing on laparoscopic hysterectomy and mesh sacrocolpopexy. This will be the first urogynaecology simulation course in the UK using high fidelity animal tissue models.

Aim: The cadaver lab will be a training experience focused on you and your need, with a maximum of four trainees per cadaver (fresh frozen). This gives you a really focused opportunity to put into practice what you are learning during the course.

Explore the topic of urogynaecology, which is a sub speciality of gynaecology, and provides assessment, investigations and treatment for women with urinary incontinence, vaginal prolapse, recurrent urinary tract infections and more.