year 3 background to clinical specialities

Year 3

Background to Clinical Specialities (26 November - 14 December 2012)

This 3-week lecture course acts as an introduction to many different clinical specialities. It is a taster session to give a better understanding of each speciality, and aims to broaden and integrate your clinical knowledge at an early stage. It will also include introductory material to clinical specialities taught in Year 5.

All sessions will be in the Drewe lecture theatre, 1st floor, Reynolds Building, Charing Cross campus.

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WEEK 1:
Time		Title - links below are PowerPoint files unless otherwise indicated	Lecturer
start	end		Lecturer
Monday 26 November
09:00	10:30	Introduction and Pre-course exam - webstream	Professor Karim Meeran
10:45	12:00	Pre-course Exam	Professor Karim Meeran
12:00	13:00	HIV - webstream	Dr Graham Cooke
13:45	15:15	Introduction and clicker quiz - webstream
13:45	15:15	Substance misuse in the clinical specialties - webstream	Dr Chris Hilton
15:30	17:00	Pre-course exam continued - webstream	Professor Karim Meeran
Tuesday 27 November
09:30	09:35	Introduction: Cardiology and chest medicine - webstream	Professor Jamil Mayet
09:35	10:05	The patient with chest pain	Professor Jamil Mayet
10:05	11:05	The approach to palpitations, syncope and prevention of sudden cardiac death in the young	Dr Norman Qureshi
11:25	11:55	Approach to the patient who is SOB, assessing fluid status, evaluation and treatment of heart failure - webstream	Dr Darlington Obi Okonko
11:55	12:20	Cardiology at the cutting edge; developing a critical mind and pushing the boundaries - webstream	Dr Boom Lim
13:30	15:30	GUM / Sexual health - webstream	Dr Lamsi Dosekun
Wednesday 28 November
Self-study
Thursday 29 November
09:30	09:45	Surgery and Radiology: A multi-disciplinary approach to excellence in patient care - webstream	Mr Mikael Sodagren
09:45	09:55	Introduction to radiology component	Dr Alex Chapman
09:55	10:30	Elective general surgery - webstream	Mr Mikael Sodagren, Dr Alex Chapman
10:30	11:05	Elective vascular surgery	Miss Celia Riga, Dr Alex Chapman
11:35	12:10	Urology case with patient - webstream	Mr Mayer, Mr Cohen, Dr Alex Chapman
12:10	12:45	Emergency general surgery	Mr Mikael Sodagren, Dr Alex Chapman
13:45	14:20	Emergency vascular surgery	Miss Celia Riga, Dr Alex Chapman
14:20	14:40	Career path in surgery - webstream	Mr Mikael Sodagren
14:40	15:00	Women in surgery	Miss Joanna Franks
14:40	15:00	Women in surgery	Ms Sisse Olsen
15:15	15:25	Career path in radiology - webstream	Dr Mark Wills
15:25	15:45	Radiology spot diagnosis test	Dr Mark Wills
15:45	16:00	Summary of day and questions	Mr Mikael Sodagren
Friday 30 November
09:00	10:15	How to be a good referrer for imaging - webstream	Dr Ravi Lingam
10:30	12.45	Respiratory investigations and breathlessness - webstream	Dr Graeme Wilson
13:30	16:30	Oncology- webstream	Dr Laura Kenny
13:30	16:30	Career in medical oncology	Dr Shairoz Merchant

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