OVERVIEW

Non-Technical Skills for Surgeons (NOTSS) 2024 is organized by The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (RCSEd) and will be held on Nov 28, 2024 at The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, Birmingham, England, United Kingdom.

Description:
Technical skills alone are insufficient to ensure optimal outcomes following surgery. The Non-Technical Skills for Surgeons (NOTSS) Masterclass provides participants with a broad knowledge and practical experience of the non-technical skills that have been demonstrated to be essential for safe patient care. These include the cognitive and interpersonal aspects of operative surgery that are critical for optimising individual and team performance in surgery.

Learning Outcomes:
By the end of this masterclass, participants should be able to:

Discuss the underlying principles of non-technical skills which contribute to safe surgical care.
Differentiate between four major categories of non-technical skills: Situation Awareness, Decision Making, Team Communication, and Leadership.
Identify and assess surgical non-technical skills in a series of operative video simulations using the NOTSS taxonomy.