UKFPO Bulletin: 24th February 2021
UKFPO/NACT Foundation Programme Sharing Best Practice Event – 24 March 2021
This meeting is to encourage both faculty and foundation doctors to share their educational best practice and has been held annually for a number of years. We were hoping this would be a face to face meeting, but unfortunately, due to current restrictions it will now be virtual.
The abstract submission deadline has now passed. Registration is open. Details on the NACT website.
UKFPO Curriculum Rollout
The Foundation Programme will have a new curriculum from August 2021. Please complete this very short survey by 7th March so we can ensure we understand how foundation doctors would like to receive information about the new curriculum over the next few months. The results of this survey will help us to ensure the Curriculum Rollout will reach all relevant audiences.
COVID-19 Ways of Working
Please visit the HEE Covid-19 Ways of Working update here to find learning resources such as rapid training webinars and COVID-19 vaccination e-learning materials. This material is available to staff and trainees in all four UK nations.
Events, Information and Opportunities from External Partners
Prescribing Safety Assessment
BPS Assessment is pleased to announce that the Prescribing Safety Assessment is now available to international candidates. Please visit their website for more information.
3rd annual Core Surgical Training Interview Course (King’s College London)
For those looking for one to one coaching (Zoom/FaceTime) in all aspects of the CST interview please visit the CST Interview website or contact cstinterviewcoaching@gmail.com for more details.
Yorkshire Paediatric Careers Event – Saturday 13th March
Foundation doctors and medical students are invited to this paediatric careers and recruitment event. It is aimed at opportunities in Yorkshire, but will also provide general ST interview tips, talks about research, leadership and training in paediatrics as well as an opportunity to discuss sub-specialties within paediatrics.
The event will take place on 13th March 2021 from 09.20 – 14.00.
Please review the event poster and event programme for more information.
Sustainable Healthcare 2021 Medical Conference – Saturday 13th March
If you are interested in presenting your work at an international conference, and hearing from renowned speakers in the field of medical sustainability, please consider attending the upcoming IVMC3.This is a free, virtual event, which will be held on Saturday 13th March 9-5pm GMT.
IVMC has had a fantastic track record starting with just 150 attendees at IVCM1, 800+ at IVMC2 and they are hoping to breach the 1000+ mark for IVMC with every corner of the globe represented by medical students and junior doctors.
All the info you need is below – please feel free to email Harry Carr if you have any uncertainties – harry.carr2@nhs.net.
Register here.
Keep in the loop using these channels:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/MedAllApp/status/1344578542420549632?s=20
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6750343205088198656
Insta: https://www.instagram.com/p/CJdRmIrgNfO/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
Facebook event: https://fb.me/e/2cgDAyVqj
The Learning Hub – A guide to compassionate care and communication during the pandemic now available
The Learning Hub is a digital platform that provides easy access to a wide range of education and training resources for the health and care workforce. Organisations and users can contribute and share resources for those in health and care to access.
The guide, Talking to relatives – COVID-19 compassionate phone communication is now available on the Learning Hub and provides health and care professionals with a simple framework for communicating concepts including uncertain recovery as well as tips for compassionate conversations.
During the COVID-19 pandemic there has been, and continues to be, a need to support health and care staff with compassionate care and communication with each other, patients and their relatives. The guide has been developed by Dr Antonia Field-Smith and Dr Louise Robinson from the Palliative Care Team, West Middlesex Hospital, Chelsea and Westminster NHS Foundation Trust. As palliative medicine physicians, Drs Field-Smith and Robinson wanted to share a simple framework for health and care professionals and support those who may have been deployed to a setting this is unfamiliar to them and who may not be so experienced in these conversations.
It only takes a few minutes to contribute a resource to the Learning Hub. You can sign into the Learning Hub either using an e-Learning for Healthcare username and password or NHS OpenAthens user account details or by creating an account on the Learning Hub and using those details. Select “Contribute a new resource” and populate the form with details including the resource title, type, description and author details.
For more information about the Learning Hub follow us on Twitter: @HEE_TEL and visit the Learning Hub website to read about our journey so far.
Foundation Feed
You are invited to join the new Foundation Feed, which streamlines posts from the UKFPO, HEE and other stakeholder’s social media accounts to ensure Foundation doctors are kept up to date.
Free educational online resources
The Virtual College has a page of free educational online courses across a variety of topics, including infection prevention, safeguarding and mental health.