Countdown to CCT

Welcome to the Countdown to CCT site

Here you will find dates for upcoming Countdown to CCT tutorial dates and videos links from previous tutorials. 

Upcoming Tutorial Dates: 

• 31st March - Cardiothoracics - Virtual
• April - no study date
• 16th May - ICU - SRFT
• 29th June - Oncology - Virtual
• 15th July - Paediatrics - Virtual

Please note, during the Covid-19 pandemic, these tutorial dates maybe subject to change due to uncertainties with study leave and social distancing rules. If we are unble to hold group meetings, we are looking into a virtual programme, so watch this space......

Videos from previous tutorials: 

These are video links to the Countdown to CCT study days. All videos have been posted with permission by the presenter. They all are password protected for data protection. You will have been sent the password if you are a NW post finals trainee. 

If you have not got a password or have any futher queries, please contact us on countdownteaching@gmail.com 

Patient Safety, Sept 2021, Virtual 

• Statements, coroners reports, police

• Incident Reporting & Incident Investigation Process

Perioperative Medicine, July 2021, Virtual 

• Role of the elective HDU/POCU in peri-operative medicine

• Perioperative medicine for Obstetrics

• Cardiac ERAS

• Personalising pain management

• CPET
  

• Pre-operative anaemia

• The Psychology of Risk and How to Manage it

Regional, June 2021, Virtual 

• Adductor canal block for orthopaedic surgery

• Practicalities for running a block only list

• Ultrasound for lumbar neuraxial blockade

• Erector Spinae block for rib fractures

• Applying for consultant post and the 1st year as a consultant

• New neck of femur fracture guidelines

General, May 2021, Virtual 

• Sustainability

• Neurodiversity, Learning Difficulties & The Anaesthetist

• Anaesthesia for Oesophaectomy & OLV

• Organ Transplant : A Surgeons Perspective

• An Introduction to Management

• Patient Safety

• 2021 RCoA curriculum update

NWRAG & Vascular, March 2021, Virtual 

• The role of RAFT and NWRAG

• Cochrane Anaesthesia Review Group

• Choosing between idealism and realism - an alternative view of EBM

• Research for the jobbing anaesthetist

• Anaesthesia for carotids

• Anaesthesia and interventional radiology

• Anaesthesia for elective AAA

Neuroanaesthesia, Feb 2021, Virtual

• Thrombectomy service

• Tips on how to get a consultant job

• Decision making process regarding ruptured aneurysmal management

• The neurosurgical child

• Professional duties

• Neurocritical care

• Awake craniotomy

• Being a FRCA examiner and new changes

Trauma, January 2021, Virtual 

• The Impact of Trauma on Healthcare Professionals

• Traumatic Cardiac Arrest

• Thoracotomy in Major Trauma

• Trauma and Haemorrhage: Recent Advances

• Anaesthesia for Poly Trauma Patient

• Management Roles in Major Trauma

• Communication in Trauma

Paediatrics, November 2020, Virtual 

• 'Oh no, I'm no longer a trainee - what happens next..'

• Paediatric TIVA

• Preparing your CV for consultant jobs

• Personal well-being during challenging times

• Paediatric Trauma

• Non-technical skills for consultancy

Airway, September 2020, Blackburn 

• Difficult airway - part 1

• Difficult airway - part 2

• Head & neck surgery in resource poor settings

• Robotic major head & neck surgery

• Awake video laryngoscopy - part 1

• Awake video laryngoscopy - part 2

ICU update, July 2020, Virtual (zoom)

• Gross Negligence Manslaughter : Has it gone away?

• Personal Experience as a Covid-19 survivor

• Pandemics : Early adopter

• Clinical management, leadership & a pandemic

Obstetrics, March 2020, MRI St Mary's 

• GA Caesarean Section (Part I)            

• GA Caesarean Section (Part II)

• Heart Disease In Pregnancy

• Implementing Maternity Critical Care in a DGH

• Simulation (Part I)                               

• Simulation (Part II)

Cardiothoracics, Feb 2020, Blackpool: 

• Aortic Surgery

• Cath Lab Stories

• Cardiopulmonary Bypass

• The Failing Heart

• Lung Ultrasound

• One Lung Ventilation

Education & Managament, March 2019, Bolton:

• Writing a Business Case (Part I)

• Writing a Business Case (Part II) 

• Update on RCoA

• The Trainee With Differing Needs

• Senior Management Roles

• Making the most of SPA time (Part I)

• Making the most of SPA time (Part II)

• Leadership

• Being a College Examiner

• Simulation Training

• Physicians Assistants (Anaesthetics)

Peri-Operative, October 2019, Wythenshawe

• Echocardiography (Part I)

• Echocardiography (Part II)

• ERAS +

• Operative & Peri-operative Management of the Vascular Patient (surgeon's perspective)

• Peri-operative Management of High Risk Vascular Patient (anaesthetist's perspective)

• How To Develop A Quality Improvement Project

Neuroanaesthesia, June 2019, Salford 

• Hypnosis in anaesthesia

• Role of the GMC

• Complex Spinal Surgery

• Neuro Emergencies

• Parkinson's Disease

• Peri-operative Medicine

• Coroners Court

• Tax & Pensions 

Regional, May 2019, Wigan 

• Thoracic & Abdominal Wall Nerve Blocks

• Consultant Activities Inside & Outside The NHS

• Pensions

• Upper Limb Nerve Blocks

Anaesthesia in the Developing World, April 2019, Oldham 

• Field Experience with MSF

• Ethics of Professional Voluntarism (Part I)

• Ethics of Professional Voluntarism (Part II)

• Delivering Anaesthesia: Equipment & Safety

 Peri-operative medicine & age, May 2018, North Manchester 

• Frailty

• Proactive care of older people undergoing surgery

• Delirium & Post-operative cognitive dysfunction

• Massive open online course - Peri-operative medicine

• CPET