Wednesday, August 06, 2008

Wardround 8viii8

On Friday I will talk to you about the training side of the ward work, so you are spared giving a talk until next week.


The reading for next Tuesday
will be The minefield of medical morals. D Sokol.
Please read the article and give it some thought.


The two minute talks for next Friday will be common drugs. Let's have two minutes on:

Furosemide HM
Coamoxiclav HJ
Enoxaparin SG
Omeprazole RV
Prednisolone just in case

Remember, the aim of the aassignment is that both you and your audience increase your knowledge or understanding of the topic. Don't waste too much time telling us things we will already know. The time is limited to two minutes and you should practice your talk and timing before the big day. Don't give a five minute talk in two minutes, edit it down to time. Always quote your sources so others know where to go to check things out for themselves. You should produce a single side of A4 handout. This is to illustrate your talk, not to provide a textbook level detailed article. Hand drawn pictures with arrows and signs beat something that looks like a cv every time.

The usual advice is keep your talk precise and concise, educate your audience, quote sources, produce a handout and keep it to two minutes.

Interesting topics this week:

Where to look up complementary medicines
DGRI antibiotic guidelines (I can't make the link work so you will need to navigate to it so it's intranet only. Go to the DGRI homepage, at the top choose select a service, then prescribing support, then click go. The document is listed there).

MJM

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