Second Edition · Saturday 5 September 2026
ENT Emergency
Surgery Refresher
Course.
RNSH · ENT · EMERG · 2026 · SECOND EDITION
DEPT. OF OTOLARYNGOLOGY, H&N SURGERY
The RNSH ENT Emergency Surgery Refresher Course is designed for practising ENT surgeons who cover emergency on-call. A fast-paced, hands-on single day built around the operations you cannot afford to get wrong.
Each pair of dissectors shares 2 fresh cadaver specimens, with expert guidance from the RNSH faculty throughout. Every chapter opens with a clinical scenario drawn from real on-call experience, followed by anatomy, stepwise technique, a decision framework, and the pitfalls most likely to catch you.
— Clinical Prof. Nirmal Patel & Clinical A/Prof. Nicholas Jufas
COURSE DIRECTORS
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
Fast paced, direct and clinically focussed. Anatomy you need to revise, practical decision frameworks.
All sessions on Level 6, Kolling Building. Catering on Level 5. Groups A and B rotate after the morning and afternoon sessions — each pair of dissectors shares 2 fresh cadaver specimens. fresh cadaver specimen for the full day.
| 07:30 — 08:00 | Coffee, tea & breakfastRegistration |
| 08:00 — 09:00 | Lectures & demonstrationsCortical mastoidectomy · Lateral canthotomy · External AEA ligation · Orbital decompression · SPA ligation · Surgical approaches for trauma and infection |
| 09:00 — 10:30 | Dissection 1Group A — Ear & Nose · Group B — Neck |
| 10:30 | Morning tea (Level 5) & group switch |
| 10:30 — 12:00 | Dissection 2Group A — Neck · Group B — Ear & Nose |
| 12:00 — 13:00 | Lunch (Level 5) & group photo |
| 13:00 — 14:30 | Dissection 3Group A — Ear & Nose · Group B — Neck |
| 14:30 | Afternoon tea (Level 5) & group switch |
| 14:30 — 16:00 | Dissection 4Group A — Neck · Group B — Ear & Nose |
| 16:00 | Concluding remarks |
Seven hours at the table, 2 cadavers per pair. Faculty at every station.
This is the course I wish I had done before my first year of consultant on-call. Everything I was unsure about, I can now do confidently.Previous attendee · 2024 cohort
Kolling Building, Royal North Shore Hospital campus. Level 6 for the wet lab, Level 5 for catering and lectures.
Kolling Building
Royal North Shore Hospital
Reserve Road, St Leonards NSW 2065
Parking available in the RNSH public car park. St Leonards station is a 10-minute walk. Full travel instructions are sent with your registration confirmation.
Places are limited to ensure a genuine 1:1 ratio of dissectors to cadaver specimens per pair. Once bookings close, we cannot add seats.