The Definitive Surgical Trauma Care (DSTC) course was developed by the International Association for Trauma and Surgical Intensive Care (IATSIC) of the International Surgical Society. The Definitive Surgical Trauma Skills Course (DSTS) was developed independently by the Royal College of Surgeons of England with the Royal Defence Medical College and the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in the United States. The two courses are complementary and together provide a comprehensive surgical training in trauma surgery decision making, access and repair.
The parent organisation of DSTC, and the world’s biggest trauma organisation outside of the United States is the International Association for the Surgery of Trauma and Surgical Intensive Care (IATSIC). This is part of the International Society of Surgery, based in Basel in Switzerland. It was founded in 1988 and serves as a forum for Trauma Surgeons world-wide. It is developing a leading role in education, and besides being the owner of the DSTC course, has also instituted the National Trauma Management Course which is a course designed for developing (resource challenged countries) who cannot afford either the equipment required, nor the instructor student ratio, of more advanced courses. It was originally developed for Africa, but has now taken place several times on the Indian subcontinent as well. “
To add your course details to this web page please email dstc@trauma.org. We do not run or administer these courses! Contact the course centres directly for more information and application forms.
DSTC Course Centres:
Australia
Liverpool Hospital, Sydney
Director: Scott D’Amours
Dates:
23-24 July 2008
Sonia Gagliardi
Department of Trauma
Liverpool Hospital
Locked Bag 7103
Liverpool BC NSW 1871
e:
t: 02 9828 3928
f: 02 9828 3926
w: Liverpool Hospital Trauma Unit
Royal Australasian College of Surgeons at the University of Melbourne
Director: Peter Danne
Dates:
17-19 November 2008
Sonia Gagliardi
Department of Trauma
Liverpool Hospital
Locked Bag 7103
Liverpool BC NSW 1871
e:
t: 02 9828 3928
f: 02 9828 3926
w: www.surgeons.org
Canada
Vancouver, Canada
Directors: Richard Simons
Dates:
Dr. Richard Simons (DSTC)
Vancouver General Hospital
855 West 12th Avenue
Vancouver, BC V5Z 1M9
e:
t: (604) 875-4559
f: (604) 875-5348
Registration:
t: (604) 822-7301
f: (604) 822-1727
w: www.cpdkt.ubc.ca
Denmark
Rigshospitalet Copenhagen
Directors: Jens Hillingsø
Dates:
9-11 June 2008 (Course No. 045/02)
19-21 November 2008
Jens Hillingsø
e:
w: www.kirurgisk-selskab.dk/dks/
Netherlands
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Prof. A. van Vught
Mw. Drs. M. Vaal
Dates:
10-12 December 2008
M. Vaal
PAOG-Heyendael
University Medical Center
Nijmegen,
The Netherlands
e:
t: +31 (0) 24 361 7050
New Zealand
Auckland
Director: Ian Civil
Dates:
Lynn Tucker
Administrative Assistant
Trauma Services
Auckland Hospital
PO Box 92-024
Auckland
New Zealand
e:
t: +61 (0) 3 9342 7232
f: +61 (0) 3 9342 8247
w: Auckland Trauma Services
Norway
Oslo
Director: Tina Gaarder
Dates:
September 15-17, 2008
November 24-26, 2008
Yvonne Viksmoen
Trauma Co-ordinator
Trauma Unit
Ullevål University Hospital
Oslo 0407, Norway
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Singapore
Tan Tock Seng Hospital
Director: Dr Chiu Ming Terk
Dates:
3-4 April 2008
10-11 November 2008
Karen Go Tsung Shyen
Trauma Co-ordinator
TTSH-NNI Trauma Centre,
c/o Department of General Surgery
Tan Tock Seng Hospital,
11 Jalan Tan Tock Seng,
Singapore 308433
e:
t: +65-6357 7589
f: +65-6357 7809
w: www.ttsh.com.sg
South Africa
University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
Director: Ken Boffard
Dates:
e:
t: +27 11 488 3373
f: +27 11 488 4322
w: Johannesburg Trauma Unit - DSTC
Cape Town
Director: Tim Hardcastle
Dates:
8-10 October 2007
e:
United Kingdom
Definitive Surgical Trauma Skills (DSTS) course
Royal College of Surgeons of England
Chair: Mr Nigel Tai
Dates:
6-8 November 2007
18-20 March 2008
Ruth Warne
e:
t: 020 7869 6353
w: Royal College of Surgeons - DSTC
