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ACCS Case Chronicles
Call for ACCS CT1 & CT2 Trainees - Join the National Teaching Subcommittee for ACCS Case Chronicles
What is ACCS Case Chronicles?
A national, virtual, case-based teaching programme designed by ACCS trainees, for ACCS trainees.
🖥️ Virtual
🕒 3-hour sessions; half day teaching in the afternoon
📅 Every 3-4 months
🎓 Teaching delivered by trainees presenting cases and consultants providing expert input
We’re Recruiting
1-2 motivated ACCS CT1 & CT2 trainees from each parent specialty:
Acute Medicine
Emergency Medicine
Anaesthetics
Role of the Subcommittee
Committee members will:
Recruit ACCS trainees to present interesting and educational cases [via case report submissions]
Recruit consultants to deliver high-quality teaching relating to the presented case
Help organise and shape a national teaching programme
Promote cross-specialty learning and collaboration
Report to the Intercollegiate Committee for the Acute Common Care Stem (ICACCST) Trainee representative working group
Commit to ensuring each event runs as planned, selecting speakers in a timely fashion in advance of each event, advertising the event and being present to host the event
Why get Involved?
✔️ National-level teaching & leadership experience
✔️ Strong portfolio evidence (teaching, management, leadership)
✔️ Work with motivated trainees and consultants across the UK
Interested?
📩 Contact: accs@rcoa.ac.uk.
🗓️ Applications open 20th March – 4pm 3rd April 2026
🗒️Send 300-word statement and a 1-page CV to apply, please include which ACCS parent speciality you are.
The Case Chronicles are back!
What is it?
An educational evening that will comprise of:
• An interesting case presentation by a current ACCS trainee
• Senior Registrar/Consultant teaching relating to the topic covered in the case presentation
• The opportunity to ask the ACCS trainee reps questions about training, portfolio etc.
When?
• Held the last Thursday of every month - next session Thursday 26th March at 18:30.
• We expect the sessions to last 1 to 1.5 hours.
Where?
• The sessions will be held virtually via Zoom
Why?
• For those presenting, you will receive a certificate for an oral presentation at a national meeting. For those attending, this will be an educational evening with certificate of attendance provided, plus an opportunity to meet fellow ACCS trainees and your trainee reps!
Interested in Attending?
Please register for the event via this link. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
Case Presentation this Month:
Our case for March will be an Emergency Medicine themed talk presenting an interesting case of hypothermic cardiac arrest, the management options and a focus on active re-warming strategies.
Interested in Presenting?
We receive rolling submissions for future cases via email.
If you would like to be considered for presenting, please email a brief summary (200-300 words) with the case background, key learning points, and why the case is important or unique to accscasechronicles@gmail.com. Include your full name and ACCS stream.
Thank you so much - we can’t wait to see you on the 26th of March!
Save the date —ACCS Trainer Leads Day 2026
Please join us for the in person, trainer leads day September 2026:
WHEN: All day 24th September 2026
LOCATION: TBC
WHO: All ACCS leads and trainers are invited
Agenda and registration sign up link to follow in late Spring.
Recruitment Opportunity: Two Anaesthetist ACCS Reps for ICACCST required
The Royal College of Anaesthetists is recruiting two ACCS anaesthetic parent speciality Trainee Representatives to join the Intercollegiate Committee for Acute Care Common Stem Training (ICACCST).
Applications will be reviewed by the Anaesthesia representatives on ICACCST who will select two suitable candidates. There is no interview process.
Please note that this opportunity has now closed and applicants will be contacted in April once a decision has been made.
If you have any questions or concerns, please get in touch - accs@rcoa.ac.uk.
Spotlight on the Generic Professional Capabilities – Learning Outcome 10: how to get through your ARCP and beyond
The ICACCST hosted the first of three informative LO sessions to take place online over the winter months.
Session aim: update on Learning Outcome 10 ‘Participate in research and manage data appropriately’
Click here to watch the recording
Keep an eye out on this page for future sessions covering LO9 and LO11.
ACCS Curriculum updates - August 2025
Updates to the 2021 ACCS Curriculum have now been approved and will be implemented from August 2025. These changes aim to provide greater clarity and flexibility for trainees and trainers alike.
Key changes include:
Sedation has moved from ACCS LO7 to LO5, allowing it to be assessed across all ACCS placements. A new ACCS Sedation Assessment Tool (ASAT) replaces the HALO
Procedural Skills (ACCS LO5) now allows evidence from simulation or relevant courses, supporting skills that are harder to demonstrate clinically
Pleural aspiration has been updated to include aspiration of fluid as well as air
Generic LOs have been clarified with new “AND/OR” wording in requirement tables.