UCL Medical Emergencies Course for Trainee Doctors - Virtual
Saturday 14th & Sunday 15th October 2023
Programme and more information can be found on the meeting website
Registration Fee - £100.00
Online registration now open – Click here to register
Registration fee includes:
• Access to the virtual course on 14th & 15th October 2023 to watch the presentations and put questions to the speakers.
• Post-course access to the video content (pre-registered delegates only). The content will be available from approximately 2 weeks after the course until the end of January 2024.
• CPD certificate (provided by email to those who attend the course)
• Opportunity to self-certify for CPD for watching the course content later (one CPD credit per hour).
Please note that anyone wishing to access the video contact afterwards must pre-register before the course takes place.
eLearning for Healthcare Foundation July Update: Getting the most out of Supervised Learning Events
Supervised learning events (SLEs) are an essential part of your learning in your 2 foundation years. Even if you think you know how to get the best out of them, you could still get more by doing the SLE elearning sessions whilst you are at the start of the academic year.
The following sessions cover the principles of assessment, through to effective use of feedback, evaluation and case based discussion:
- Making the Best Use of Multi-Source Feedback: A Trainee Guide
- Getting the Most from Direct Observation of Procedural Skills (DOPS)
- Getting the Most from a Case Based Discussion (CBD)
- Getting the Most from a Mini-Clinical Evaluation Exercise (Mini-CEX)
- Getting the Most Out of Supervised Learning Events: Feedback and Reflection
- Getting the Most Out of Supervised Learning Events: Reflection After Feedback
The sessions cover key areas in your curriculum on:
FPC 10: Teaching the teacher
FPC 12: Continuing Professional Development
RCPsych South West Autumn 2023 Prizes
RCPsych are delighted to announce that the following prizes are now open to entrants. Further information, regulations and entry forms can be accessed via their Prizes and Bursaries web page.
In recognition of our responsibility as psychiatrists to help combat the climate and ecological crisis, we are introducing a sustainability category for all poster submissions. More information is available on the Prizes and Bursaries web page.
DR STEPHEN DINNISS FOUNDATION AND MEDICAL STUDENTS POSTER PRIZE
Foundation year doctors and medical students are invited to submit a poster and abstract on any aspect of psychiatry. The poster will be displayed at the Autumn Biannual Meeting on 17 November 2023 and the abstract published in the Programme and Abstracts booklet, with a prize of £100 for the winner.
Deadline for submission: 25 September 2023 at 9.00 am
AUTUMN BIANNUAL MEETING BURSARY
Up to 10 bursaries will be offered for south west medical students and foundation year doctors to present a poster at the South West Autumn Biannual Meeting on 17 November 2023. All entrants (up to two per submission) will be guests of the Executive Committee and must register for the meeting but will not be charged a conference fee. Bursaries for medical students also include travel expenses.
These competitions are an opportunity to share your experience of mental health services and psychiatry with colleagues of all levels around the region who will be attending the meeting, with the added bonus of possibly winning a prize!
AFP Survey
As part of an ongoing project, Arion, an F2 at Saltford Hospital, is looking into life as a Foundation Year Doctor. The below short survey has been created with the aim to explore your thoughts on aspects of FY1&2 such as job satisfaction, daily work routine and future career plans.
They survey should take no longer than 5/6 minutes to complete and is completely anonymous. Please contact Arion at Arion.Alexopoulos@nca.nhs.uk for further information.
Survey link: https://forms.gle/PR6iVFuEi4jrtqqn7
F1 Induction Survey
The Severn Foundation School is coordinating a project for participation by all F1s. You are invited to complete an F1 induction programme questionnaire. This survey is part of a long term project to identify any concerns/anxieties you may have about starting your F1 post. The information you provide will help to develop a realistic evaluation of the induction programme and help us to improve working life for future foundation doctors.
To access the survey please log onto https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/F1inductionsurvey2023
If possible, please complete the survey in one sitting since you will not be able to access it later. It should only take you approximately 10 minutes to complete. The questionnaire is anonymous and your thoughts and comments are greatly appreciated.
A follow up survey will be sent in October 2023 to gauge how you are feeling as you gain further clinical exposure.
'Severn Foundation Cases' - a teaching platform designed to deliver deanery-wide teaching to foundation doctors across Severn
The first series will focus on on-calls for new F1s. There are currently 6 sessions in the calendar. Sessions will be delivered via MedAll, on Tuesdays and Thursdays 18h00-19h00:
- Tuesday 8th August - Handover tips, fluid reviews, prescribing and electrolyte management
- Thursday 10th August - Common surgical presentations, pancreatitis, NG tubes
- Tuesday 15th August - Basic sugar management, death verification
- Thursday 17th August - UGI bleed, seizures, agitation and delirium
- Tuesday 22nd August - Chest pain, ECGs, SOB and chest X-ray interpretation
- Thursday 24th August - Post-operative complications, Vascular presentations on-call
The link for each of the sessions can be found on the Severn Foundation Cases MedAll page, registration is via MedAlland sign-up is free. Check out the Facebook page as well: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063489937328