Foundation Year 1 Teaching

Foundation Year 1 Teaching

In the first year of the Foundation Programme we provide 3 sets of teaching sessions that deliver a wide range of learning opportunities aligned to the Curriculum.

RIE: Tuesdays 12:30pm to 1:30pm // SJH: Wednesdays 3pm to 4pm // WGH: Thursdays 12:30pm to 1:30pm

 

Block 1

By the end of November you will have had teaching on:

  • Pharmacy: Antibiotic Prescribing and Therapeutic drug monitoring

  • Writing IDLs and communication with primary care

  • Fluid Balance and IV Fluid Prescribing

  • Management of the acutely unwell patient (sepsis)

  • Diabetes Management: Insulin Prescribing and common problems in diabetic medicine

  • Death Certification: MCCD's, Post Mortem /PF

  • Challenges and Opportunities of being an IMG

  • Pharmacy: prescribing anticoagulants

  • How to survive and thrive as an FY1 doctor

  • Handover

  • Palliative Care - End of Life Care

  • Delirium and Dementia in the acute hospital

  • Musculoskeletal trauma and falls

  • Acute Cardiology: management of cardiac sounding chest pain and ECG interpretation (1)

  • Deteriorating Patient: escalation and transfer

  • Management of common respiratory conditions

  • ADME feedback

 

Block 2

By the end of March you will have had teaching on:

  • Frailty identification and comprehensive geriatric assessment

  • Acute Pain Management

  • Pre-operative Challenges and Post Operative Complications

  • Consultations and recognising and protecting vulnerable patients

  • Prescribing in Hepatic and Renal Failure

  • Management of Arrhythmias - ECG Interpretation (2)

  • Blood Products and transfusions

  • Patient Safety

  • Management of Diabetic Emergencies

  • Infection Prevention and Control and antimicrobial stewardship

  • Pharmacy Anticoagulants (2)

  • Radiology for Foundation Doctors - Chest radiology

  • Drug & alcohol dependence

  • Principles of teamwork and interprofessional communication

  • Portfolios & feedback with ADME

 

Block 3

By the end of July you will have had teaching on:

  • Common GI Presentations in acute medicine

  • Thriving in Medicine

  • Renal Medicine

  • Management of Aggression - Patients/relatives

  • Prescribing problems

  • Risk Management (Clinical Governance and Complaints)

  • Child & Vulnerable Group Protection

  • Career Planning

  • Acute Stroke Management & rehab

  • Difficult conversions, breaking bad news & the power of an apology

  • Consent & Capacity for consent

  • Feedback with ADME