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SAS surgeons should be aware of GOLD programme, a UK-wide national teaching programme for Higher Specialty Trainees in Surgery that allows SAS to access the same monthly teaching that higher specialty trainees undertake.
The sessions are held on the first Thursday afternoon of the month, 14:00-16:00; please see the 2025 schedule below. While several have already run, sessions are recorded and linked on the website to watch back, and there are also journal papers and other learning resources available.
You can register as a SAS at this link to get a username and password by email for the PGVLE (postgraduate virtual learning environment) to access the teaching at https://pgvle.co.uk.
2025 sessions:
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Thursday 6th February 2025 |
Endocrine – Thyroid and parathyroid |
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Thursday 6th March 2025 |
HPB – Benign biliary disease |
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Thursday 3rd April 2025 |
Upper GI – Malignancy |
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Thursday 1st May 2025 |
Transplant – dialysis, renal transplant, key principles |
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Thursday 5th June 2025 |
Transplant – liver, pancreas, retrieval |
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Thursday 3rd July 2025 |
Trauma |
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Thursday 7th August 2025 |
Upper GI – Benign disease |
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Thursday 4th September 2025 |
HPB – Malignancy |
Previous sessions on breast and colorectal surgery are also on the website. Many thanks to our SAS representative on the Surgical STB, Nikki Bruce, for making us aware of this opportunity.
This page was last updated on: 13.06.2025 at 16.13
