TIMETABLE AUTUMN 2009
(K= PGMC Kidderminster Hospital, R= PGMC The Alexandra Hospital, Redditch)
Educational needs that have been identified but not yet fitted into the timetable are listed afterwards
The timetable is liable to change, so please keep checking it
Some sessions have included handouts and clinical information. To access these please click above.
If necessary further details of the planned sessions will be shown below the timetable - please check
WORKING GROUPS
(The names in red have yet to be allocated a Hot Topic date)
| Gilly | Chris | Steve | Gilly | Chris | Steve |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| Abby, Hasib, Shahed, Elena, Lisa, Patrick, Aarthi, Shambawi | Adnan, Manoj, Muna, Milesh, Saq, Louise, Fran, Becky | Phil, Anna, Tom C., Lars, Veera, Alex, Beena, Johnny | Liz, Anushka, James, Tom G., Whye, Khairi, Zaineb, Jane | Naeem, Kirsty, Jo, Ikram, Sarah, Fleur, Jason | Emma, Chris, Nick, Lois, Kate, Shalini, Charnjit |
Click on session title to go to Aims and Objectives of each session (bookmarked on this page)
| DATE | VENUE | SESSION DETAILS | HOT TOPIC | GROUP LEADING SESSION | CAKES |
|
10th Sept 09 |
Post Grad centre Alexandra Hosp, Redditch |
NEW VTS MEMBERS ONLY | NEW MEMBERS ONLY | NEW MEMBERS ONLY | NEW MEMBERS ONLY |
| 16th Sept 18.00 to 17th SEPT 17.00 | Residential Details to Follow - see events. NB You will need to book study leave |
Residential Report | Residential | Residential | Residential |
| 24.09.09 | K | 2pm Eportfolio - Patrick | 2 | Tom C. | |
| 01.10.09 | R | Antenatal Care | Aarthi | 1 | Lois |
| 08.10.09 | K | Contraception & Sexual Health | Saq | 3 | Ikram |
| 15.10.09 | R | Genetics in GP | Charnjit | 4 | Adnan |
| 22.10.09 | K | The Multi-disciplinary Team | Lois | 5 | Charnjit |
| 29.10.09 | No Session | No Session | No Session | No Session | No Session |
| 05.11.09 | K | Practice Management/Contracts | Beena | 6 | Abby |
| 12.11.09 | R | Child Health Surveillance | Lars | 1 | |
| 19.11.09 | K | Critical Appraisal & Statistics | Johnny | 2 | |
| 26.11.09 | R | Mental Capacity Act | Shalini | 3 | Aarthi |
| 03.12.09 | K | Difficult Consultations | Jo | 4 | Tom G. |
Hot Topics: As you can see, the hot topic slots have been pre-allocated. This is to make sure that everyone is given the opportunity to present a hot topic. If you are unable to attend on the day that your hot topic is due, then it is up to you to arrange a swap with someone else.
Timetable, further details
24.09.09 Depression session – Aims and Objectives
Group 2 Thursday 24th September 2009
Curriculum statement 13 – care of people with mental health problems
- Symptoms – anxiety, depression, feeling tired all the time, insomnia, multiple somatic complaints
- Conditions – depression, anxiety disorder, potential for overlap of symptoms eg with dementia
- Investigation – use of rating scales and other aids to evaluate severity, screening for depression
- Treatment – pharmacology, CBT, counselling
- Emergencies – threatened or attempted suicide, risk assessment, mental state assessment, locally based services and acute teams, how to access and what they do.
- Consultation skills – an opportunity to build on current level of expertise and practice some of the less common scenarios
01.10.09 Aims and Objectives for Group 1's session on antenatal care:
- To be aware of the NICE giudelines on routine antenatal care.
- To know what needs to be covered in a booking visit.
- To be able to manage common problems in pregnancy and know when to refer into secondary care.
- To know about screening and diagnostic tests available in pregnancy.
- To be aware of the importance of pre-conceptual counselling.
08.10.09 Aims and Objectives for Group 3's session on contraception:
- To be aware of the NICE guidelines about Long Acting Reversible Contraception
- To know the level of effectiveness of different types of contraceptive methods.
- To recognise the common problems associated with different contraceptive methods.
- To be aware of some of the ethical issues surrounding different contraceptive methods.
15.10.09 Learning outcomes/objectives for Thursday's teaching on GENETICS IN PRIMARY CARE and some pre-reading.
1. Develop understanding of the mechanism of genetic disease and how this can interact with the environment to create disease 2. Be able to recognise families and individuals at risk of genetic disease and be able to correctly reassure those that don't 3. Be able to correctly draw and interpret a family tree 4.Awareness of local/regional facilities for the assessment of families and individuals with genetic disease or potential genetic disease.
5. Awareness of the ethical, legal, financial, psychological and moral issues surrounding screening for and diagnosing genetic disease.
6. Know where to find accurate and reliable information to help patients with difficult decisions
If you could all have a look at this website in particular the referral guidelines for 'genetic cancer' it will help part of our session run smoother and enable you to reinforce rather than learn...
http://www.bwhct.nhs.uk/genetics-index/genetics-wmfacs-primary-care.htm
Many thanks
GROUP 4
Course Organisers
| Chris Wilkinson, Steve Walter & Gilly Cooper |
| email Chris Wilkinson |
| email Steve Walter |
| email Gilly Cooper |
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