Author: John Dyer
Reflective Practice
It is unlikely that you have not thought about the use of formal written reflective practice, in light of the recent press coverage.
Restructuring of reflective practice templates on e-prtfolios is in progress. Please see the Joint statement below for further information
In the mean time it is important that you continue to reflect and learn from your experiences at work. If you are writing something down then my advice would be to focus on how your practice has developed and avoid mentioning any case history, dates or patient identifiable information.
John Dyer
Trainee Commendations for Excellence
It is with delight that I can announce our first Trainee Commendation for Excellence of 2018.
Well done Lisa Bouras!
There were 11 commendations in 2017 since the commendations came into being. A list of those commended can be viewed on the website Roll of Honour page, linked from the Welcome page.
Dual CCT Joint Statement
There has been a joint statement regarding the stages of training for trainees engaged in a Dual ICM/Anaesthetics CCT programme.
If this is relevant to your training please read:
Stages of Training joint statement 2017
The document can also be viewed for reference on the ICM page of the Stoke School website
Getting Started in Research
Do you work in a clinical role and have an interest in getting started in research but don’t know where to start?
If so, you are invited to an exciting free event on Monday 11 December 2017 featuring talks from some senior leaders with national and international reputations in research from across the Birmingham Health Partners group. The event also features contributions from partners from the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), Heart of England NHS Trust and the Research Design Service – West Midlands.
Topics include:
- Research career structures
- Pathways and Funding opportunities
- Grant writing and research advice
- Getting your results published
- An opportunity for questions and discussion with senior academics
The event, which is chaired by Professor Lorraine Harper and Professor Annie Topping, runs from 09:30 to 16:00 at the Post Graduate Centre at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Site, Birmingham.
For full details of the event, including the programme and registration instructions please visit: Getting Started in Research Event Page
Enquiries to: Charlotte Maybury on 0121 414 6886 or email c.maybury@bham.ac.uk.
We look forward to welcoming you.
Advanced Training @ ST5
Dear all,
The Training Department at the RCoA has recently received requests to approve advanced training undertaken during ST5 but after this training has begun, or has even been completed. I have been asked by the Training Committee to clarify that any application to undertake advanced training during ST5 needs to be made and approved prospectively; please see the update regarding this, which can be found on the College website: https://www.rcoa.ac.uk/careers-training/curriculum-updates.
Thanks for your help with this; if you have any queries, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with the training department of the college
Kind regards,
Neil Wiseman
Training Manager. Royal College of Anaesthetists
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Anaesthetic Fellowships Worldwide
If you are interested in an Anaesthetic Fellowship either as an OOP or a post CCT fellowship somewhere else in the world then there is a fantastic resource available to you. It is continually evolving and updating so take a look by clicking the link.
Details can be found on this website in the OOP page
ICM Dual Trainees – Extension to Training Guidance
The college has just released new guidance regarding extensions to training time for Dual Anaesthetic/ICM trainees.
Essentially if you require an extension in one of the specialities you have to remain in that speciality until the issue is resolved. You can’t switch to the other speciality.
See the full guidance here: Remedial time for dual trainees
Or read the link on the website: extensions to training time
Advanced Paeds
Higher/Advanced Paeds Trainees
The curriculum is designed around a spiral learning approach whereby you should complete your Higher Paeds before emabarking on 6 months Advanced Paeds.
For some time we have accomodated signing off Higher and Advanced Paeds within a 6 month placement at BCH, where training time has been tight. This will no longer be possible!
The college has become very strict with their requirement to have a full 12 months of time attributed to Advanced training. This includes a full 6 months for Advanced Paeds. So within a 6 month placement for advanced paeds at BCH it will not be possible to attribute time to higher paeds.
What if you already have Higher and Advanced signed off in only 6 months?
Make an appointment to see me and we can come up with a plan. This may involve a top up period of time ranging from 1-3 months at either UHNM or NX. Alternatively you may be able to assign an appropriate period of training to higher or advanced paeds to make up the shortfall.
Kind regards
John Dyer