Train the Trainer Course

Join our Train the Trainer course and strengthen your skills in surgical education and mentorship. This interactive session is designed for surgeons and educators who want to enhance their teaching methods, leadership abilities, and impact on the next generation of surgeons.

Please note that the number of participants is limited.

DAY 1 | NOVEMBER 3, 2026

08:00 - 09:00 | Faculty review course setup

09:00 - 09:30 | Participant arrival & registration

09:30 - 10:00 | Welcome & introduction

10:00 - 11:00 | Introduction to simulation modalities

Dilek Kitapcioglu

11:00 - 12:00 | Creating a safe learning environment

Dara O’Keeffe, Ceilia Escher

12:00 - 13:00 | Lunch

13:00 - 14:00 | Workshop 1:

Programming technical skills training by using task trainers within small groups according to specialties/professions.

14:00 - 15:00 | Workshop 2:

Assessment of technical skills and non-technical skills in a simulated environment.

15:00 - 16:30 | Practicing teamwork scenarios with active involvement of participants as learners


DAY 2 |NOVEMBER 4, 2026


08:30 - 09:30 | Crisis Resource Management

Basic principles of team training; communication skills, collaboration and decision making, Ceilia Escher

09:30 - 10:30 | Debriefing techniques

Dara O’Keeffe; all faculty

10:30 - 10:45 | Coffee break

10:45 - 12:00 | Preparing teamwork scenarios by actively involving the participants as trainers

12:00 - 13:00 | Lunch

13:00 - 16:00 | Workshop 3:

Programming simulation sessions within small groups according to specialties/professions.


- Prebriefing

- Familiarization

- Scenario

- Debriefing

16:00 - 17:00 | Certification & close