Format
Workshop
Duration
Half day
Location
London
CPD certificate
Included
What you'll get
- Hands-on bench practice all day
- One-to-one correction on technique
- Interrupted, mattress and subcuticular sutures
- Wound assessment and safe local anaesthesia
Course syllabus
Confident, clean wound closure - learned by doing
Suturing is a craft, and like any craft it is learned with your hands, not from a video. In this practical workshop you spend the day on the bench, working through the core techniques on realistic models until they feel automatic, with an experienced clinician watching and correcting as you go.
What you will practise
- Instrument handling and knot tying - the foundations, done properly, including instrument ties and secure surgical knots.
- Simple interrupted sutures - spacing, tension and eversion for a clean, well-apposed edge.
- Mattress sutures - vertical and horizontal, and when each is the right choice.
- Subcuticular closure - for the cosmetic result patients notice.
- Wound assessment and local anaesthesia - choosing the right approach, safe LA use and when to refer rather than close.
How the day runs
Groups are deliberately small so you get real bench time and individual feedback after every technique, not a demonstration you watch from the back. By the end of the day you will have closed a range of wounds yourself and know exactly which technique to reach for and why.
Ideal for foundation doctors, GPs, emergency and minor-injuries clinicians, and anyone who wants to close wounds with confidence.
Taught by clinicians who do the job
“Best MRCEM prep I did. Small group, real ED scenarios, and tutors who clearly still work clinically. Worth every penny.”