Abdominal surgery

When you have completed this course, you will be able to:

• recognise the correct choice of incision appropriate to the clinical situation
• open and close incisions effectively
• describe the principles involved in performing the most common abdominal procedures in gynaecology.

Dr Emmanuel Emovon MBBS MRCOG (2019, 2023)

Dr Emovon is a Clinical Fellow in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Teaching Trust, UK.

This course is intended to help clinicians gain core knowledge for O&G training and the MRCOG examinations. It can also be used by O&G consultants to refresh their knowledge of the area or for teaching.

The content of this course relates to the following Capabilities in Practice (CiPs) and key skills:

CiP 1: Clinical skills and patient care
Provides treatment

CiP 9: Emergency gynaecology and early pregnancy
Manages non-pregnancy pelvic pain
Manages non-pregnancy vaginal bleeding
Manages complications of treatment
Manages other early pregnancy complications

CiP 11: Non-emergency gynaecology and early pregnancy
Manages abnormal vaginal bleeding
Manages pelvic and vulval bleeding
Manages pelvic masses

Further details about each CiP can be found within the O&G Core Curriculum 2024 Definitive Document, available here.

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