Term Timetable

Swindon/Bath Day Release Course

Spring/Summer 2005

Date	MRCGP Hot Topics		Soapbox	Venue	Topics	Feedback
Date	Paper	Politics	Soapbox	Venue	Topics	Feedback
2/3 March 2005	-	-	-	Urchfont Manor, Devizes Link to map	Pre-Urchfont reading for new GPRs Residential course timetable	Rachel Johnson
9 March 2005	-	-	-	PGMC, RUH, Bath Link to map Parking advice	am: First termers: Introduction to the MRCGP examination (BI); Planning the year (Amy Davies) Second termers: MRCGP videos (Pip Pettitt, Chris Bevan) pm: Groupwork: Ethics	Simon Tucker
16 March 2005	Terry Syer	Hariranjothi Ahilan	James Millward	Education Centre, GWH, Swindon Link to map Parking advice	am: Groupwork: Health of the socially excluded pm: Urology: Rupert Beck (SP)	Simone Barnes
9.30 start 23 March 2005	-	-	-	Lackham College, Nr Chippenham Map Link	First-termers: video consultation analysis Second-termers: conflict management; negotiation skills	Nick Ware
30 March 2005	No Course
6 April 2005	Anna Kilonback	Helen Blanchfield	Hariranjothi Ahilan	PGMC, RUH, Bath	am: Critical appraisal skills pm: Groupwork: Benefits	Anita Wadhwa
13 April 2005	Rakesh Patel	Jenny Bell	Georgia Woodburn	Education Centre, Swindon	am: Rheumatology: Lyn Williamson (MaH)) pm: Groupwork: Substance misuse	Ash Bhatia
20 April 2005	-	Anita Wadhwa	Dhandapani Ponraj	Swindon area GPRs, TAGPRs & SHOs Oakfield Campus	am: Headaches: Rebecca Poole pm: MS	Rakesh Patel
20 April 2005	Sarah Smith	Peter Churn	Rebecca Thomas	Bath area GPRs, TAGPRs & SHOs Wiltshire Music Centre, BoA Map link	am: Neurology: Nicola Giffin, neurology Tom Cahill, headaches pm: Risk management: Mark Dinwoodie	Georgia Woodburn
27 April 2005	3-Month Appraisals of Vocational Training: PGMC, RUH, Bath Click here for an information sheet about the review.
4 May 2005	Summative Assessment MCQ; no DRC
11 May 2005	Ash Bhatia	Julie Gallagher	Mary Browne	PGMC, RUH, Bath	am: ENT, Richard Sim (JS) pm: Groupwork: Stress and burnout	Peter Churn
18 May 2005	-	-	-	Dorothy House Link to directions	Palliative Care Day (JS)	Terry Syer
25 May 2005	Simon Tucker	Dhandapani Ponraj	Simone Barnes	PGMC, RUH, Bath	am: "A dark and stormy night...", Matt Jelley (MiH) pm: Groupwork: Heartsinks	Vicky Stephenson
1 June 2005	Mary Browne	Patrick Nearney	Jenny Bell	Education Centre, GWH, Swindon	am: Teenage health (SP & MaH) pm: Groupwork: GPs and Pharma	Hariranjothi Ahilan
8 June 2005	Helen Blanchfield	James Millward	Terry Syer	PGMC, RUH, Bath	am: Groupwork: Travel medicine pm: Paediatrics (BABOONS, MiH)	Mary Browne
15 June 2005	Nick Ware	Rachel Johnson	Anna Kilonback	Education Centre, Swindon	am: Lumps & bumps, Deidre Buckley; Eyes: Richard Fisher pm: Groupwork: Legal letters and reports & Guidance on insurance reports	Runa Saha
22 June 2005	Patrick Nearney	Simone Barnes	Sarah Smith	am: Education Centre, GWH, Swindon pm: Map for Liddington Village Hall	am: Falls pm: End of term celebration	Rebecca Thomas
	Finishing your GPR year? Find out about BLAG, the Bath Locum and Assistant's Group, by clicking here.

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 using the pro-forma linked here.
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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