Where:
Vesalius Clinical Training Centre,
University of Bristol
32 Southwell Street
Bristol
BS2 8EJ
W3W: crop.ears.labs
When:
This event takes place on 19th November and again on 20th November 2025
Intubation & surgical skills
There are 32 spaces available, 16 on each date: Wednesday 19th November & Thursday 20th November 2025.
These two dates offer a valuable opportunity to work with cadavers to learn and refine both surgical and airway skills, which can be taken away to improve patient care and outcomes. It’s ideal for clinicians looking to gain further experience and exposure relevant to their clinical work both pre and in-hospital.
The 1-day course will be spent working with human cadavers, with minimal talks to ensure the hands-on opportunity is maximised. As a candidate you will have the opportunity to;
- Perform multiple intubations, and airway assistant roles using both DL and VL, both standard geometry and hyperangulated blades on different cadavers
- Work in teams to perform a surgical airway, thoracostomy, thoracotomy, chest drain placement, lateral canthotomy, IO placement and run through an amputation.
The course is made up of 8 workstations, of which you will rotate around all. We’re fortunate to have a great depth of background and experience within the faculty, with a ratio of 1:1 faculty to candidate numbers, rotating round the difference workstations throughout the day.
Event information
Timings: The course centre opens at 0800, with a start time of 0830 prompt and finishing at 1630.
Location: The event will be held at the Vesalius Clinical Training Centre in Bristol. Find out more about the venue.
Cost: This is a not for profit event and costs £700 for the full day.
Driving to Bristol: Bristol has a clean air zone so if you plan to drive it’s worth checking your car doesn’t need registering for the day. Find out if your car needs registering.
Parking: Trenchard Street Car Park is probably the nearest car park that will have spaces in the morning and is about a 10 minute walk to the Vesalius Centre. Postcode: BS1 5AN.
Dress: Casual wear for the day (no Hospital/PHEM uniforms required) but make sure you don’t wear your best shoes and can tie your hair up if needed.
Food & refreshments: The course makes no profit and there is not a canteen on site, so we have made the decision not to charge extra to provide food and drink. There will be a lunch break of an hour, so either bring food and refreshments for the day or plan to nip to a local cafe for lunch, Parsons Bakery is about a 5 minute walk from the centre.