Posted March 3rd 2022 (3 years ago)

Foundation School Bulletin

ARCP Requirements 2022

The UKFPO have lots of resources to aid with reviewing and building your portfolio for your ARCP.  As at the time of writing the UKFPO have no plans for any derogations and therefore the curriculum requirements will need to be met in their entirety including the need to log 60 hours of teaching and including a minimum of 30 hours core teaching.

UKFPO Resources

This is the link to the UKFPO curriculum page which leads you to resources on the new 2021 curriculum.  Included is an ARCP Checklist to aid review of your portfolio ahead of the ARCP process.

Free Six Part Webinar Series on Palliative Care in Non-Malignant Diseases

The Association for Palliative Medicine Juniors committee is excited to announce a webinar series focusing on palliative care in non-malignant diseases. The aim of this series is to enable junior doctors to understand the unique challenges when managing patients with these conditions approaching the end of life. These sessions will provide attendees with an excellent knowledge base to care for these patients in clinical practice. The webinars will cover the following topics:


• Palliative care in heart failure - Bookings open via: https://apmeducationhub.org/events/palliative-care-heart-failure/
• Palliative care in chronic kidney disease -Bookings open via: https://apmeducationhub.org/events/palliative-care-kidney-disease/
• Palliative care on the respiratory ward – Bookings open via: https://apmeducationhub.org/events/palliative-care-respiratory/
• Palliative care in dementia and frailty – Bookings opening soon

All of the webinars are free of charge. If you are unable to make the live session, you can sign up for access to the recording. Book your spaces today via the links above.

Webinar: Will a Career Break affect your NHS Pension?

Many women take a break during their career to raise children, care for sick friends and relatives, study or for a sabbatical. How will this change in salary affect your NHS Pension? This webinar is designed for medical professionals to improve your understanding of a career break, Pension, and how this could impact your future. It will be hosted by a Wesleyan Specialist Financial Adviser.

Key areas discussed:

► The Gender Pay Gap within the medical profession
► Mending the Gap
► Impact of career breaks and maternity leave
► Closing the Pension gap
► Next steps

Date: Wednesday 9th March, 7-8pm
Registration Link: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/1567403724189704975?source=ND
Platform: GoTo Webinar
Presenters: Wendy Baille and Lisa Warsop

RCPsych South West Division Prizes and Bursaries Spring 2022

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.

DIVISIONAL POSTER PRIZE
Trainees, SAS and specialty doctors working in the south west are invited to submit a poster and abstract on any aspect of psychiatry, including Quality Improvement projects. The poster will be displayed at the Spring Biannual Meeting on 20 May 2022 and the abstract published in the Programme and Abstracts booklet, with prizes of £100 for the winner and the poster showing the greatest innovation.
Deadline for submission: 11 April 2022 at 9.00 am

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 Spring Biannual Meeting on 20 May 2022 and the abstract published in the Programme and Abstracts booklet, with a prize of £100 for the winner.
Deadline for submission: 11 April 2022 at 9.00 am

INNOVATION PRIZE
Trainees, consultants, associate specialists, specialty doctors, lecturers and senior lecturers in psychiatry working in the south west are invited to submit an example of innovation across the whole spectrum of modern psychiatric practice. All abstracts will be published in the Programme and Abstracts booklet and six shortlisted entries will be invited to present their idea to a panel of judges and live audience at the Spring Biannual Meeting on 20 May 2022, with a prize of £100 for the winner.
Deadline for submission: 11 April 2022 at 9.00 am

SPRING BIANNUAL MEETING BURSARY
Up to 10 bursaries are being offered for south west medical students and foundation year doctors to present a poster at the South West Spring Biannual Meeting on 20 May 2022. 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!

UCL Medical Emergencies Course For Trainee Doctors - Saturday 25th & Sunday 26th June 2022 - VIRTUAL COURSE

Topics:

  • What Constitutes a Sick Patient?
  • Metabolic Emergencies
  • Acute Heart Failure, Arrhythmias
  • Oliguria, Acute Kidney Injury
  • Hypotensive Patient, the Septic Patient
  • Hypothermia, Hyperthermia, Overdose
  • Myocardial Infarction, Chest Pain
  • Dyspnoea, Acute Asthma Pneumothorax
  • Unconscious Patient, Status Epilepticus, Meningitis
  • GI Emergencies

Course Lead:
Professor Mervyn Singer, Professor of Intensive Care Medicine, University College London

Registration Fee - £75.00
(A discount is available for UCL/UCLH staff - please email alex@collaborativeconferences.co.uk for further details)

Registration Link: www.collaborativeconferences.co.uk/ucl-medical-emergencies/

Registration fee includes:

  • Access to the virtual course on 25th & 26th June 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 September 2022.
  • 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.

For further information, please visit the meeting website or contact Alex: alex@collaborativeconferences.co.uk

Nephrology for Non-Nephrologists Teaching Day

Date: 29th April 2022
Time: 09:00-17:00
Fee: Free
Sign up: https://bit.ly/35rIbpo

If you have always found nephrology a challenging specialty and want to learn more about the fundamentals, this is the teaching day for you!

This will be an interactive small group teaching day led by renal physicians from North Bristol NHS Trust's Renal department covering topics including dialysis, AKI, fluid balance, renal transplant, palliative care, renal drugs, fistulas and more!
The teaching day is aimed at doctors who have an interest in learning more about renal medicine across all specialties including medicine, surgery and general practice from foundation years to registrars!
Certificates will be provided after attending the teaching day.
Teas and snacks will be provided

Please bear in mind spaces will be strictly limited due to the small group nature of the teaching delivery so please only sign up if you are sure you can attend. If you are currently unsure whether you will have availability but are still interested in attending, please email c.siganporia@gmail.com to be added to the reserve list.

Bristol Patient Safety Conference 2022 - Last Call for Abstracts

National Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Poster Competition 2022 - online event

Deadline 9th March 2022 - see online competition details and online entry form here: http://www.bristolpatientsafety.com/poster-competition.html

Successful entries receive:

  • An invitation to give a live oral poster presentation* at our national online conference on 18th May 2022
  • A discounted delegate rate of £159 (no VAT). Co-authors will also qualify for the discounted rate.
  • A national poster competition oral presentation certificate with names of presenter(s) and authors
  • There will be a first and second prize for each themed poster group
    * 2-minute oral presentation followed by judge-led Q&A

Who should apply?: junior doctors, nurses, midwives, consultants, AHPs, GPs, medical students and those working in care settings among others

Overarching categories:

  • QI in progress
  • Full QIP
  • Audit

See full description of these categories plus QI resources here:
http://www.bristolpatientsafety.com/guidance---resources.html
See also attached flyer for detail on what judges are looking for.

Full Online Conference Programme information can be found at http://www.bristolpatientsafety.com/programme-2022.html

Foundation elearning programme update March 2022

Mental health assessment is a vital part of all doctors’ professional practice. How good are you at dealing with these patients?

Available in the elearning for healthcare Foundation Programme (2021 curriculum) - these sessions cover areas in your curriculum on; FPC 1: Clinical Assessment, FPC 2: Clinical Prioritisation and FPC 5: Continuity of Care.


Check the programme to see other sessions that might help you…
You can sign in to the elearning with your login supplied by elearning for healthcare at any time during your foundation training: https://www.e-lfh.org.uk/programmes/foundationprogramme/.

HORUS and TURAS have deep links to elearning for healthcare sessions from the Foundation Curriculum and therefore accessible to all trainees, making it quicker and easy to access the appropriate session linked to the curriculum.

SCRIPT – supporting safer prescribing practices 
The SCRIPT Foundation programme is a suite of elearning modules specifically created to improve safety and competency among foundation trainees around prescribing, therapeutics and medicines management. The portfolios include 49 modules for foundation doctors, 8 modules for foundation dentists and 59 modules for foundation pharmacists.

Each module takes approximately 60 minutes to complete and does not have to be completed in one sitting. Content has been authored by a team of expert healthcare professionals and is reviewed and updated on a regular basis.