PACEs Training Course - Exeter

Category: Medicine - Other

Date: January 30th 2016 8:30am until January 31st 2016 5:00pm

Location: UoE Medical School Clinical Skills Lab, Heavitree Hospital

 

MRCP PACES TRAINING COURSE

EXETER

SATURDAY 3OTH AND SUNDAY 31ST JANUARY 2016 

 

VENUE - UoE Medical School Clinical Skills Lab, Heavitree Hospital, Exeter

 

This is a provisional timetable for both days and may be subject to change.

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Saturday 30th January 2016

8:15- Coffee/Breakfast/Registration

8:45 Welcome/housekeeping

9:00 Examiners viewpoint and candidates viewpiont (10 mins each with questions)

Meanwhile 9:00- 9:30 Faculty meet up with patients for clinical teaching

 

 

Group A

Group B

Faculty Requirements

Patient Requirements

 

 

9:30

Clinical Cases (Stations 1,3)

Respiratory /Neurology

 

Requires : 4-6 pts and beds

4 teachers (Cons/STRs)

8 candidates (2 per teacher)

Station 2 and 4

 

Requires

2 rooms – one for 2 and one for 4

Actors/patients

1-2 examiners per room (ie 2-4 examiners)

 

 

8 Candidates – each does 1x 20 minutes either on station 2 or station 4 and then observes others

 

 

 

 

 

6-8

 

2-3 Resp

And 2-3

Neuro

11:15

COFFEE

COFFEE

 

 

11:30

Station 2 and 4

 

Requires

2 rooms – one for 2 and one for 4

Actors/patients

1 or 2 examiners per room (ie 2-4 examiners)

 

 

8 Candidates – each does 1x 20 minutes either on station 2 or station 4 and then observes others

Clinical Cases (Stations 1,3)

Respiratory/ Neurology

 

Requires : 4-6 pts and beds

4 teachers (Cons/STRs)

8 candidates (2 per case)

 

 

 

 

6-8

 

2-3 Resp

&  2-3

Neuro

 

13:15

LUNCH

During lunch hour patients are swapped over and afternoon faculty review pm patients

Lunch also provided from am patients before they leave

 

LUNCH

 

 

14:15

Clinical Cases (Stations 1,3)

Cardiology/ Gastro

 

Requires : 4-6 pts and beds

4 teachers (Cons/STRs)

8 candidates (2 per case)

Station 2 and 4

 

Requires

2 rooms – one for 2 and one for 4

Actors/patients

1 or 2 examiners per room (ie 2-4 examiners)

 

 

8 Candidates – each does 1x 20 minutes either on station 2 or station 4 (whichever not done in the morning) & observes

 

 

 

 

6-8

 

 

2-3 Gastro & 2-3 CVS

16:00

TEA BREAK

 

 

 

16:15

Communication Skills for PACES

PAUL  KERR

 

 

17:00

End of day/debrief/outline for tomorrow

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sunday 31st January 2016

 

8:30                        Reconvene/coffee/breakfast

8:30-9:00              Faculty meet with patients

 

 

 

Group A

Group B

Faculty

Patients

9:15

Station 2 and 4

 

Requires

2 rooms – one for 2 and one for 4

Actors/patients

1 or 2 examiners per room (ie 2-4 examiners)

 

 

8 Candidates – each does 1x 20 minutes either on station 2 or station 4 (whichever not done in the morning) & observes

Clinical Cases (Stations 1,3)

Cardiology /Gastro

 

Requires : 4-6 pts and beds

4 teachers (Cons/STRs)

8 candidates (2 per case)

 

 

 

 

 

6-8

 

 

2-3 Gastro & 2-3 CVS

11:00

COFFEE

COFFEE

 

 

11:30

Feedback from stations 2 and 4 Teaching

Feedback from stations 2 and 4 Teaching

 

 

12:15

Lecture- ie top tips on Neuro

Lecture- ie top tips on Neuro

 

 

1:00

LUNCH

During Lunch,swap over of patients (as required) and afternoon faculty meet the patients

LUNCH

 

 

14:00

Clinical Cases

Stations 1, 3 & 5

 

Candidates in 2/3s

Rotate around 6 stations (2 of each)

20 mins per station with 5 min changeover  and 20 min tea break at half time

Clinical Cases

Stations 1, 3 & 5

 

Candidates in 2/3s

Rotate around 6 stations (2 of each)

20 mins per station with 5 min changeover  and 20 min tea break at half time

 

 

 

Minimum 6

 

 

 

Ideally

12

(2 per station)

17:00

Close/wash up/debrief/feedback