Practical Procedures & Ultrasound Skills (GWH01)

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SubjectF2 Regional Teaching
DescriptionAn interactive workshop-based study day designed to cover some of the practical procedures and ultrasound skills desirable as per the Foundation Year 2 curriculum.
Additional information

You will be provided with a work manual with pre-reading, detailed one-to-one tuition on the day, assessment by skilled practitioners, and a certificate of attendance.

VenueThe Great Western Hospital Academy, Swindon  View details
Date & timeTuesday 26 November 2024, 09:30 to 15:00
LecturerTBC  View details
Target audience

Mandatory: Foundation Year 2

Course styleWorkshop
CateringN/A
Core topicClinical Skills
CPD hours6:30
CostNo charge
Aims

This course provides a safe clinical environment for Foundation Year 2 Doctors to learn new, or practice existing, practical procedures and ultrasound skills that are commonly seen in a range of different specialties.

The day will include small group teaching at a series of workstations including Pleural Aspiration & Chest Drain, Lumbar Puncture, Suturing, Therapeutic paracentesis, Joint aspiration, and USS guided cannulation.

Objectives

Learning objectives (for each procedure):

Understand the indications for each practical procedure

List the contraindications for each procedure

List the complications of each procedure, and, combining this with the benefits, understand how to consent a patient

Recall the steps involved in each procedure

Apply these steps on models to perform the procedure

Learning outcomes

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

1, 2, 4, 12

 

Curriculum requirements:

  • Core teaching: simulation
  • FPC 2,6,8,10