GURS-Masterclass 2024 (post-event webinar recordings, including prior years from 2017 onwards)

Basic Male Urethral Catheterisation (BMUC)

This e-learning course is tailored for healthcare professionals to equip them with the essential knowledge and skills required for male urethral catheterisation. It covers key topics including male anatomy, selecting the appropriate catheter, catheter drainage devices, indications for catheterisation, procedural fundamentals, proper documentation, and a comprehensive understanding of the causes and consequences of urethral catheterisation trauma.

Advanced Male Urinary Catheterisation (AMUC)

This e-learning course is designed for healthcare professionals looking to enhance their skills in male urinary catheterisation. It covers topics such as urethral catheterisation trauma, its causes and consequences, selecting the appropriate catheter, indications for using the UCD catheter, materials and procedures for advanced male urethral catheterisation, and troubleshooting complications with the UCD catheter. Completion of this course is mandatory before attending the practical skills training session.

Advanced Cauterisation Skills for Junior Doctors

This course is tailored for Junior Doctors, offering a thorough introduction to both basic and advanced catheterisation techniques, with a strong focus on patient safety and trauma prevention. Completion of this course is required before attending the mandatory skills training.

Female Urethral Catheterisation

This e-learning course is designed to prepare healthcare professionals for female urethral catheterisation. It covers essential topics such as female genito-urinary anatomy, selecting the appropriate catheter, catheter drainage devices, indications for catheterisation, procedural fundamentals, proper documentation, troubleshooting common issues, and understanding catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI).

Changing a Suprapubic Catheter

This e-learning course is designed for healthcare professionals seeking to advance their skills in urinary catheterisation, with a focus on changing a suprapubic catheter (SPC). It covers essential topics including the basics of SPCs, step-by-step guidance on changing an SPC, perfecting the technique, troubleshooting issues, and safely removing an SPC.

Continuous Bladder Irrigation

This course is designed for healthcare professionals managing patients requiring continuous bladder irrigation to treat haematuria and clot retention or to prevent clot retention following surgery.

Performing a Bladder Scan

This course is for Healthcare Professionals who perform a bladder scan for measuring urine volume. In this 15 minute course you will learn about indications for bladder scan, how to perform the procedure, and how to interpret the results.

Train the Trainer - Advanced Male Urethral Catheterisation

This course is for healthcare professionals who want to teach the Advanced Male Urethral Catheterisation (AMUC) course in their hospital or community. It includes lesson plans, required equipment, and a troubleshooting guide. Open to AMUC graduates, it covers planning teaching sessions, an AMUC refresher, catheterisation trauma, choosing the right catheter, specialist catheters, and UCD catheter indications. Participants are encouraged to join the AUCA Community to connect with peers and share best practice