Term Timetable

Swindon/Bath Day Release Course

Spring/Summer 2004

Date	Hot Paper	Topics Politics	Soapbox	Venue	Topics	Feedback
10/11 Mar 2004	-	-	-	Urchfont Manor, Devizes Link to map	Pre-Urchfont reading for new GPRs Residential Course	John Cosgrove
17 Mar 2004	Ann Monaghan	Karen Picardo	Alex Edridge	PGMC, RUH, Bath Link to map Parking advice	am: ENT: Rob Slack pm: Groupwork: Heartsinks; difficult and demanding patients	Chris Jenkins
24 Mar 2004	Rashmi Chadha	Alan Measroch	Bianca Best	Education Centre, GWH, Swindon Link to map Parking advice	Complementary medicine	Fiona Atherton
31 Mar 2004	Rebecca Leslie	William Akpala	Aoife Masterson	PGMC, RUH, Bath	am: It was a dark and stormy night: Matt Jelley pm: Groupwork: Substance misuse	David Jones
7 Apr 2004	-	-	-	Urchfont Manor, Devizes Link to map	Consultation models; Consultation skills; Negotiating skills; Conflict management (there is no pre-course reading)	Alex Edridge
14 Apr 2004	John Cosgrove	Chris Jenkins	Fiona Atherton	PGMC, RUH, Bath	am: Headaches: Nicola Giffin; 1^o vs 2^o; Treatment Itchy rashes: Maggie Kirkup; PowerPoint pm: Groupwork: Stress and burnout	Aoife Masterson
21 Apr 2004	Alan Measroch	Rebecca Leslie	Kae Bennetts	Education Centre, Swindon	am: Lumps and Bumps: Deirdre Buckley Eyes: Richard Fisher pm: Groupwork: Critical appraisal skills	Bianca Best
28 Apr 2004	3-Month Appraisals: PGMC, RUH, Bath
5 May 2004	No Course (MRCGP written paper)
12 May 2004	No Course (SA MCQ)
19 May 2004	David Jones	Rashmi Chadha	William Akpala	Education Centre, Swindon	am: Alcohol: Gordon Morse pm: Groupwork: Dealing with uncertainty	Charlie John
26 May 2004	No Course (optional: Royal Society of Medicine National registrars' and new practitioners' study day, Cardiff http://www.rsm.ac.uk/academ/smtgp.htm#may )
2 Jun 2004	Hazel Dargie	Hilary Talbot	Karen Picardo	Education Centre, Swindon	am: Registrar Choice: Teenage health pm: Groupwork: Health of the socially excluded	Vicki Collinson
9 Jun 2004	Edward Pinch	-	Caroline Patterson	PGMC, RUH, Bath	Medico-legal day: Mark Dinwoodie; Pete Mackenzie (No pre-group reading!)	Harriet Ladenburg
16 Jun 2004	Hilary Talbot	Sarah Stallabrass	Kae Bennetts	PGMC, RUH, Bath	am: Echos: Hugh Williams; ECG quiz: William Hubbard pm: Groupwork: Ethics & Advance directives Notes from exam oral practice	Nicky Wray
23 Jun 2004	Chloe Maunsell	Zak Mohiuddin	Amy Wyatt	Education Centre, Swindon	am: Rheumatology: Liz Price pm: Groupwork: Time management	Sarah Stallabrass
30 Jun 2004	Nicola Wray	Chloe Maunsell	Zak Mohiuddin	Education Centre, Swindon	am: Urology: Rupert Beck pm: 1st termers: planning next term; videos 2nd termers: how GPs are paid; locuming	Caroline Patterson
7 Jul 2004	Bath Trainers' Day, Lackham College, Map Link *note change in venue*					Hazel Dargie
14 Jul 2004	-	-	-	Dorothy House Link to directions	Palliative Care (Finishing your GPR year? Find out about BLAG, the Bath Locum and Assistant's Group, by clicking here.)	Chloe Maunsell

Notes
Times:	All days start at 9.00 prompt; lunchtime 12.45 - 2.00; end 4.30.
Hot Topics:	1) Lead a discussion on 1 paper chosen from the preceding week’s BMJ or BJGP. 2) Lead a discussion on a medical news story from the previous week.
Soapbox:	Present a 10-15 minute talk that will be of interest to the other GPRs and is of relevance to your medical career. We recommend that you use PowerPoint if possible. A basic tutorial on PowerPoint is available at: http://oregonstate.edu/instruction/ed596/ppoint/pphome.htm Other on-line PowerPoint tutorials: http://homepage.cs.uri.edu/tutorials/csc101/powerpoint/ppt.html http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/ You may find this one on giving a presentation helpful: http://www.kevinboone.com/howto_presentation.html One of the COs will give you feedback on your presentation skills.
Feedback:	Collate responses from the feedback forms for the day, and e-mail to the group (together with any social notices) by the end of the week.
Attendance:	If you cannot attend, e-mail or 'phone Paula (01225 824894) as soon as possible.
NB If you are not available to “perform” on the day indicated it is your responsibility to arrange a swap with a colleague, and notify Paula of the change.

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