Anatomy Revision - Anatomy Intensive Day (420UoB)

Health and Safety Rules and Regulations

Programme & Delegate Information

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• Please arrive promptly to start at 0900 at the School of Anatomy on Southwell Street (BS2 8EJ) and enquire at the porters’ lodge for the Vesalius Clinical Training Centre.
• Coffee/tea will be provided in the morning/afternoon, but lunch is unfortunately not provided – there is space for you to eat your own lunch, or there are a number of cafes nearby (St. Michael’s Hill).

Health & Safety and Regulations

• Please read the provided Rules & Regulations documentation for your own safety, attire and conduct on the day. You will be required to sign this disclosure agreement when you attend.
• Lab coat and gloves will be provided.
• Please note that cameras and mobile phones are not permitted in the dissection room.

Mandatory: Foundation Year 2

To offer a review of whole body anatomy over one day, relevant to the junior trainee and those with surgical career aspirations, through laboratory-based topographical demonstrations and discussion of pre-dissected cadaveric material.

• To provide access to real human tissue for revision, trouble-shooting and consolidation of anatomical knowledge;
• To review the overall framework and key anatomical principles underlying the whole body;
• To demonstrate the important musculoskeletal, neurovascular and visceral components within each area of the body;
• To focus on key areas of regional anatomy relevant to clinical examinations and common procedures.

After attending the course, foundation doctors should be able to:

• Describe the general anatomical layout of the whole body;
• Describe the clinically-relevant structural contents and 3D relationships within each area of the body;
• Apply normal regional anatomy knowledge to clinical examinations and common procedures;
• Identify relevant areas of weaker knowledge for future self-directed learning (e.g. in preparation for post-graduate assessments).

This course links with the following foundation professional capabilities (FPCs):

11 - Ethics and law
12 - Continuing professional development
13 - Understanding medicine