Basic Surgical Skills BOSS
Basic Operative Surgical Skills: safe instrument handling, surgical knots and sutures, wound closure, and principles of laparoscopic surgery on task trainers.
About the program
What you will learn
- Surgical scrubbing, gloving, and gowning
- Hand-tied and instrument-tied surgical knots
- Interrupted, continuous, and subcuticular sutures
- Safe handling of sharp instruments
- Basic laparoscopic skills: transfer and cutting
Target audience and requirements
- Target audience
- Interns and residents in surgical specialties
- Prerequisites
- None
- Simulation modality
- Part-task trainer
- Level
- Basic
Course content on the platform
Pre- and post-program materials open in the learner portal after registration is confirmed.
- 1Program introduction and learning objectivesReading · 8 min
- 2Step-by-step skill demonstrationVideo · 12 min
- 3Scientific reference for the programFile · 20 min
- 4Checklist of skills to masterSkills checklist · 10 min
- 5Short pre-testQuiz · 10 min
- 6After the program: workplace application planReading · 6 min
Learner feedback
- أاأحمد · Nurse 5
I learned how to ask for help early and communicate clearly with the team.
- أاأسماء · Sterilization technician 5
The first time I led a resuscitation team with confidence. The program is well worth it.
- مامحمد · Medical education specialist 4
I learned how to ask for help early and communicate clearly with the team.
Program provider
Accredited by the Saudi Commission for Health Specialties (SCFHS) · Riyadh
King Saud University offers its training programs for healthcare practitioners through the platform in simulation and clinical and operational skills, with equipped halls and accredited instructors, and following the Society's standards in scenario design, debriefing, and learner assessment.
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