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Details of previous terms presentations

Date

Spring term 2010 theme: Nutrition,

(also genetics, learning disabilities)

 

Notes

Group for
Hot Topic

*It is our intention that afternoons led by Program Directors will be delivered in variety of formats, with never more than 5 minutes before a learning activity*!!

April 15th

Feeding children –use of formula milk in babies (JKW), management of GORD in babies (JKW), weaning (AR), toddlers’ diets (DT), childhood obesity (?)

 

Malcolm

April 22nd

Genetics Kerry Cresswell

UKCEA meeting

London

David

April 29th

Cluster groups (Instead of VTS)

TPD meeting at Birmingham

None

May 6th

Obesity/ metabolic syndrome/ giving dietary advice and the evidence for this. Bariatric surgery etc.

BBGPEC

Andy

May 13th

Food intolerance – including coeliac disease,             allergies, special diets – e.g. for coeliac, CRF, liver failure, HT, IBS, vit D deficiency, GORD – covered by posters using group work with some resources/evidence provided.

 

Anne

May 20th

Eating disorders and body dysmorphia.

 

Joyce

May 27th

Learning Disabilities

Dr Fran Ward consultant

 

Malcolm

June 3rd

Management of underweight patients, food supplements, PEG feeding, ethics of artificial feeding /consent (including – should you initiate PEG feeding in a patient in a nursing home?)

 

David

June 10th

Eco-feeding – feeding the world in the future – expanding population (GPRs)

 

Andy

June17th

 Meet at 2pm at Nimming Wood car park off Hagley Wood Lane,
 B62 0NL

  None

 

Date Autumn Term 2009 Theme Clinical Reasoning
Plan for Session
Group for
Hot Topic
Aug 13th

Introduction: Ethos of course, normal scheme for afternoon.

Debra and Carol from the Deanery office will come at 2.30pm for half hour an hour

 Clinical icebreaker quiz (4 links)

 Then split into 2 groups :

ST1  - how to stay GP focused
ST2/3 – experienced course members to talk about their ST2 experience
ST3 – how to timetable the year - recently qualified nMRCGP’s will help  
David

Aug 20th

‘Common Conditions Carousel’ –

E.g. Low back pain/ Verrucae / Sore throat.

Some preparation in group work for this.

David

Aug 27th

E-portfolio: lessons from ARCP etc. ask two course members to demonstrate their e-portfolio.

Andy

Sept 3rd

Influenza, epidemiology, diagnosis and treatment, vaccination program, swine flu

Malcolm

Sept 10th

Clinical reasoning

David

Sept 17th

Thinking about symptoms

Andy

Sept 24th

Managing symptoms

Malcolm

Oct 1st

AKT preparation 1.  
Including critical reading

David

Oct 8th

ENT Mr. Andy Reid

Andy

Oct 15th

AKT preparation 2.

Malcolm

 

Date Task for first half Task for second half Hot Topic Group
16th April For PCMEs Housekeeping/Setup Hot topics and reps Alcohol - David Andy
23rd April For STs – bring your  CVs Interviewing people - Andy David
30th April For STs – basics of immunisation Travel medicine - going and coming CSA – Malcolm? Malc
7th May For STs – bring in the story of an inspirational person Health and our performance – Will? (staying on the positive!) Will
14th May Bring yourself Away Day Anne  
21st May For STs – something  on new changes to QOF Healthism and its obverse - David Andy
28th May For STs –  bring difficult cases illustrating dilemmas Ethics - Will David
4th June The future of general practice The future of general practice Malc
11th June Ethnicity and diversity Ethnicity and diversity Will
18th June For STs – meteorological factors in medicine Looking Forward  

                               

  Winter / Spring 2008 - 2009

Date

Selly Oak Hospital Practices

Small group work 

Second half/Presentations

Video work

Dec 4th

 


B

A

Consultation models

 

Role plays of consultation models


ML/WM

Dec 11th 

 

 



A


B

Decision analysis theory. Groups to investigate how decisions are made

Role plays of consultation models



DT/AR

Dec 18th



B


A

Decision analysis theory. Groups to investigate how decisions are made  

Interactive review of the evidence re decision analysis

 


ML/WM

Jan 8th  



A


B

Management options, looking at common management decisions.

Interactive review of the evidence re decision analysis

 


DT/AR

Jan 15th



B


A

Management options, looking at common management decisions.   

Interactive review of management options



ML/WM

Jan 22nd  

 



A


B

Negotiating/gift wrapping 

Interactive review of management options


DT/AR

Jan 29th

  

B A

Negotiating/gift wrapping

Negotiating/gift wrapping 

ML/WM

Feb 5th

 

Away Day

Away Day

Feb 12th 

 


A

B

Managing the consultation/time management.

Negotiating/gift wrapping

 


DT/AR

Feb 19th


B

A

Managing the consultation/time management. 

Top tips on managing the consult/time management  


ML/WM

Feb 26th 

 



A


B

To Dodo or not to Dodo an exercise in survival and success (6 links)

Survival tips


DT/AR

Mar 5th



B


A

To Dodo or not to Dodo an exercise in survival and success (6 links)

Survival tips


ML/WM