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Previous webinars and learning resources

7th Scottish National SAS Conference, 2 November 2023

Session Title

Recording

Additional resources 

Welcome, Support and Development for SAS in Scotland

Dr Lynne Meekison, Associate Postgraduate Dean (SAS), NHS Education for Scotland

Audio recording with presentation slides

 

Peer Support for Autistic / Neurodivergent Doctors

Dr Mary Doherty, Founder, Autistic Doctors International / Associate Clinical Professor, University College Dublin School of Medicine / Consultant Anaesthetist, Our Lady’s Hospital, Ireland

Audio recording with presentation slides

 

GMC Spotlight Report on SAS and LE Doctors

Nicola Cotter, Head of GMC Scotland, General Medical Council

Audio recording with presentation slides

 

New SAS Contract and Specialist Grade

Martyn Ramsay, Regional Secretary (West of Scotland), BMA Scotland

Audio recording with presentation slides

 

How SAS Development Funding Can Help You Achieve Your Goals

Dr Lynne Meekison, Associate Postgraduate Dean (SAS), NHS Education for Scotland

Audio recording with presentation slides

 

Enhancing Your Career as a SAS Grade: Leadership and Extended Roles - Panel Discussion

Dr Claire Gilroy, Specialty Doctor and QI Lead, NHS Ayrshire & Arran

Mrs Vinita Shekar, SAS Education Adviser, NHS Tayside

Dr Gary Manson, SAS Education Adviser, NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde

Dr Patricia Townsley, SAS Education Adviser, NHS Lanarkshire and The State Hospital

Audio recording with presentation slides

To access the Simon Sinek video extract referenced in Claire Gilroy's presentation, follow this link (from 1:21:55 to 1:23:40)

 

 

6th Scottish National SAS Conference, 17 June 2022

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Session Title

Recording

Additional resources 

Dealing with Difficult Situations in the Workplace: Some Practical Tips and Ideas

Professor John Sturrock QC, Founder and Senior Mediator, Collaborative Scotland and author of ‘Cultural issues related to allegations of bullying and harassment in NHS Highland: independent review report’

Audio recording with presentation slides

 

Understanding Human Factors to Improve Patient Safety and our Performance

Professor Peter Brennan, Consultant Maxillofacial Surgeon and Honorary Professor of Surgery, Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth

Audio recording with presentation slides 

 

Compassionate Leadership

Professor Michael West CBE, Senior Visiting Fellow, The King’s Fund / Professor of Organisational Psychology, Lancaster University / Emeritus Professor, Aston University

Audio recording with presentation slides

 

5th Scottish National SAS Conference, 17 June 2021

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Session Title

Recording

Additional resources 

Where are we as SAS in NHS in Scotland? 

Dr Lynne Meekison, Associate Postgraduate Dean & Operational Lead for the SAS Programme, NHS Education for Scotland

SAS contract negotiations

Dr Bernard Scott, Chair of BMA SAS Committee & Specialty Doctor for NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde 

Audio recording with presentation slides

Advance Care Planning and the Public Understanding of Dying 

Dr Kathryn Mannix, Expert Palliative Care Lead & Author

Audio recording with presentation slides 

 

 

Developing SAS Careers: Applying to the SAS Development Fund for an MSc in Palliative Care

Dr Ashling Mooney, Associate Specialist, Old Age Psychiatry, NHS Lanarkshire

Audio recording with presentation slides 

 

Being a SAS Doctor in a Senior Leadership Position

Dr Heather Currie, Associate Specialist, Gynaecology and Associate Medical Director, NHS Dumfries & Galloway

Audio recording with presentation slides

Civility in a Complex World

Dr Chris Turner, Co-Founder, Civility Saves Lives

Audio recording with presentation slides 

 

  • Presentation slides

What is Peer Support and why would I use it?

Dr Elspeth Pitt, Consultant, Accident & Emergency, NHS Fife

Audio recording with presentation slides 

 

Online webinars 

Title

Date 

Recording

Additional resources 

SAS Development Q&A webinar 

- Support for SAS during the COVID pandemic

15 May 2020

Audio recording

 

SAS Development Q&A webinar 

- Support for SAS during the COVID pandemic

29 May 2020

Audio recording

 

Developing SAS Careers webinar 1

– Extended Roles

12 June 2020

Audio recording with presentation slides

Programme - Extended Roles 

Presentation Slides

Extended Roles for SAS Information

Developing SAS Careers webinar 2

– Developing Your Career, Any Age, Any Stage 

10 July 2020

Audio recording with presentation slides

Programme - Any Age, Any Stage 

Presentation Slides

Developing SAS Careers webinar 3

– Job Planning 

22 Oct 2020

Audio recording with presentation slides 

Programme - Job Planning

Presentation Slides 

Developing SAS Careers webinar 4

– Experience of Applying for CESR 

29 Oct 2020 

Audio recording with presentation slides 

Programme - Experience applying for CESR 

Presentation Slides

Webinar Q&A transcript

GMC-led CESR workshop 

25 Nov 2020 

Audio recording with presentation slides

(Info is correct as of Nov 2020 but subject to change)

Programme - GMC-led CESR workshop 

 

Please see Sept 2021 below for latest GMC information. 

Developing SAS Careers webinar 5 

- Quality Improvement: 'More than just an audit cycle'

 

14 Jan 2021 

Audio recording with presentation slides

 

Presentation slides 1 

Presentation slides 2 

Leadership, Culture and Wellbeing,

Dr Dave Caesar, Interim Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Scottish Government

27 April 2021

Audio recording with presentation slides

 

Programme

Project Lift website

 

GMC-led CESR workshop

16 Sept 2021

Audio recording with presentation slides

Programme

GMC Presentation Slides

Applicant Pack A: Specialist Registration through the CESR Route

Applicant Pack B: Presenting CESR Evidence - Sample Evidence

CESR Peer Support Network Meeting

Mr Abdalla Deb, Consultant Urological Surgeon, NHS Grampian sharing his experiences on achieving his CESR in Urology

6 Oct 2021

Available to view on the CESR Peer Support Network on MS Teams - for more information on this please visit the CESR for SAS Grades page

Presentation slides

CESR Peer Support Network Meeting

Dr Lauren Davies, NHS Lothian, sharing her experiences on achieving CESR in General Medicine, focusing particularly on administrative & organisational requirements. 

25 Nov 2021

Available to view on the CESR Peer Support Network on MS Teams - for more information on this please visit the CESR for SAS Grades page

 Presentation slides

CESR Peer Support Network Meeting

Dr Pritha Dasgupta, NHS Fife, on achieving CESR in Psychiatry. 

10 Feb 2022

Available to view on the CESR Peer Support Network on MS Teams - for more information on this please visit the CESR for SAS Grades page

 Presentation slides

CESR Peer Support Network Meeting 

Dr Soosan Romel, NHS Dumfries & Galloway, on preparing and applying for CESR in Sexual & Reproductive Health

30 Mar 2022

Coming soon to the CESR Peer Support Network on MS Teams - for more information on this please visit the CESR for SAS Grades page

Presentation slides

 

 



Online health board local events

Title 

Date 

Recording

Additional resources 

NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde and Golden Jubilee SAS Educational Event – ‘NHS Pensions for SAS’

18 Nov 2022

Audio recording with presentation slides

Presentation slides

NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde and Golden Jubilee SAS Educational Event 

27 Nov 2020

Audio recording with presentation slides

Programme - NHS GG&C SAS Educational Event 

Presentation Prof John Paul Leach - University roles for SAS 

Presentation Martyn Ramsay - Working arrangements during a pandemic 

 

This page was last updated on: 21.12.2023 at 19.32


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