Provisional programme for year ahead below.
Booking available via links on each date when highlighted.
Reserve study leave ASAP
Perioperative Medicine -24th November 2017
Book online below.
A week long conference in Tignes with plenty of self-directed learning time! Trainees are actively encouraged to deliver an oral presentation of their choosing. Great speakers, great networking, great accommodation (trainees are subsidised) and great ski area! Book your STUDY LEAVE now.
Of interest to Emergency Medicine and Retrieval Medicine trainees & specialists please see attached details regarding an upcoming burns course in Chelsea and Westminster Hospital entitled:
Pan-London educational meeting on airway management
6 Posts now advderised for substantive appointments at Charing Cross and St Mary's Hospital https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/xi/vacancy/8f26494652ca2de5e3d8b98b5258923b/?vac_ref=914787441
Obstetrics
The next Barts Heart One Lung simulation course is being held on 14 December 2017 - learn about the art of lung isolation, management of double lumen tubes and troubleshooting intra-operative problems in a high-fidelity simulation suite with experienced thoracic and trauma anaesthetists. Registration is £100 for the day and places are limited.
Nothing prepares you for a disaster following a procedure or surgery. The shock you
experience and helplessness you feel is unforgettable. You can get mentally blocked and the
stress of continuing to work afterwards can be unsurmountable. Your despair about your
career, future, other patients, and family. Your training, education, and experience does not
quite prepare you for such a situation. The looming consequence of GMC investigations and
licence withdrawal, patients’ complaints and bad pr
Free paediatric Anaesthetic Meeting.
Please email seth.galton@chelwest.nhs.uk to book a place
Dear All
As many of you are aware, Imperial School of Anaesthesia runs a Novice course for all fresh trainees entering the world of anaesthesia and we are currently recruiting for new volunteers. The course covers many of the important components of the Initial Assessment of Competency (IAC) required by novice anaesthetists in the first 3-6 months in order to practice without supervision. Since it's formation in 2010, the course has provided a valuable resource to all novices and we have always received excellent feedback. However we rely on the kindness of consultants/post FRCA SPRs to volunteer and help teach on the course.
The dates for this year's course are:
Lecture/Workshop Day 1 = Tue 11th Aug
Lecture/Workshop Day 2 = Mon 17th Aug
Lecture/Workshop Day 3 = Tues 25th Aug
Lecture/Workshop Day 4 = Fri 4th Sep
Simulation Day 1 = Mon 19th Oct
Simulation Day 2 = Tue 20th Oct
Simulation Day 3 = Wed 21st Oct
Simulation Day 4 = Thu 22nd Oct
Simulation Day 5 = Fri 23rd Oct
If you are able to help, please email imperialnovice@yahoo.co.uk.
Thank you so much for your help and support.
ISA Novice Course in the RCoA Bulletin: click here to read more
Course Details
The course also covers many of the important components of the Initial Assessment of Competency (IAC) required by novice anaesthetists in the first 3-6 months in order to practice without supervision. The course runs over five days and includes four days of lectures and workshops, with an emphasis on small group teaching and the practical aspects of anaesthetics. The fifth day is a simulation day, where the trainees are able to work through different scenarios in order to build their confidence in areas that are yet unfamiliar, though part of everyday anaesthetic practice.
Course costs are redeemable from your study leave budget.
The course is run by a group of consultants and post FRCA specialist trainees, who volunteer their time to teach and “impart their wisdom”.
Course Directorial Board
| Dr Rakhee Nathwani | Consultant Anaesthetist,West Hertfordshire NHS Trust |
| Dr John Myatt | Consultant Anaesthetist, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust |
| Dr Sadie Syed | Locum Consultant,Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust |
| Dr Himala de Zoysa | Consultant, St. George’s Hospital |
| Dr Sanooj Soni | Speciality Registrar, Imperial School of Anaesthesia |
Website and Contacts
The course works in tandem with a website, exclusively designed to aid the novice trainee in their initial training. It contains all the course lectures and materials, with podcasts and forum areas. Of particular importance are guidelines and links to websites with advice on joining speciality specific organisations, as well as information on where to go for help. It also introduces key personnel in the region including our Regional Advisor,Training Programme Directors and trainee representatives. It is only accessible with an allocated login and password. You can find the website at www.imperialnovice.co.uk
The site is accessible in its entirety only to the novices and trainers. It is administrated by Dr Sadie Syed via email: imperialnovice@yahoo.co.uk or through Mrs Terri Stewart (ISA Postgraduate Speciality School Office Manager and Administrator).
All novices will be contacted by the course directors in July and access to the website and important points such as the organisation of study leave will be explained in greater detail.
