Wardround 22ii8

The reading for Tuesday will be, Doctors’ education: the invisible influence of drug company sponsorship. Ray Moynihan. BMJ 2008;336:416-417 (23 February).

There is an extended podcast on rheumatoid arthritis, with slides available (60 minutes duration) at the training site.

MJM

Wardround 15ii8

A good attempt (first/second stabs) at the two minute talks on Friday. Much effort for so little gain. But this is the point of training...getting better. Next week we have Neuropathy as our topics, split into acute, subacute and chronic. Ask yourself "what do I want to learn?" "what do I want my colleagues to remember?" " how can I get he message accross so they remember?"

Then prune it to two minutes, keep it concise and yet precise and quote your sources. make a handout to get the message accross. And be realistic; no one will read a 400 word A4 handout but they will glance at pictures. And another piece of advice. Have the handouts ready before the wardround starts.

Here is my old podcast on Neuropathy



It won't be visible inside DGRI but it is also available here.

The reading for Tuesday is The Interpreter of Facts, HW Horowitz. JAMA 2008; 299: 497-498.
Get it from the elibrary, or be old-fashioned and caress the journal in your own hands. Read and think.

Interesting Topics

Status Epilepticus

MJM

Wardround 8ii8

The reading for Tuesday is Clinical craft: a lesson from Liverpool. D M Gore. Journal of Medical Ethics 27:74-75 (2001). Read and think.

The talks this week were about rheumatological presentations to admissions units. Well done to Dr Lewin for a well presented (and acutely timed) talk on the red eye, diarrhoea, sore joints syndrome, and with little warning. It is worth having a looke at the recently produced guidelines for the hot swollen joint. By the way (SZ) it wasn't that difficult to find, being the second hit when I googled it. You might want to see my summary sheet. In dealing with the various scenarios, I would recommend differentiating joint/muscle symptoms with or without objective signs and with or without involvement of other organ systems. SIRS is sepsis until you know otherwise.

The talks for next week are about stroke. Thrombolysis (NN), anti-platelet treatment (MR) and surgical treatments (KL). Two minutes please, keep it precise and concise, quote your sources and give a handout you would be proud to be shown in twenty years....yes I am that cruel.

Interesting topic

Pulmonary Embolism
Hereditary Thrombophilia


MJM

Wardround 1ii8

The Reading for next Tuesday is Waste in the NHS, Andrew Moore, Bandolier Extra, February 2002. Give yourself time to read it, then let's hear what you think.

The two minute talks this week were about Gram stained rods and cocci. You should now be able to target appropriate antibiotics a little better. Don't ever think "I'll use a broad spectrum antibiotic".....plan the spectrum to cover the clinical situation.

The talks for next week will be about rheumatological emergencies.
The single hot joint SZ
Generalised myalgia/arthralgia CG
Red eye, diarrhoea, and sore joints PM

A two minute talk please, keep it concise and precise, quote your sources and provide a one sheet handout.

Interesting topics

Helicobacter


MJM