New Curriculum
It’s a new decade, so there is a new curriculum for renal trainees. If you’re starting in 2010 of later, here’s what you are expected to cover… Quick Start guide to the 2010 curriculum – Renal Medicine Renal Curriculum 2010 (PDF)
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Supportive Care Course
There is a course available through the Hammersmith Hospital on supportive care. This was a hot topic at Renal PYAs last year and will be worth a look, study leave permitting. Supportive Care Flyer (PDF)
South West Renal Physicians Meeting
The next traditional North Petherton meeting will henceforth be a once-yearly event. The next one is on 1st July – if you’d like to present, email Jo Taylor.
Jim Says “Please Take Over This Website”
I’m off to cure diabetes be a consultant fairly soon, and I’m looking for someone to take on day-to-day website running duties. My “day-to-day”, I mean “once or twice a month”, and don’t worry, I’ll still be there to hold your hand through the geeky stuff. Interested? Email me. I’m also looking to hand over the reins as Training Advisory Committee trainee rep. Two meetings a year. That’s all. Seriously. Again, email me if interested.
How To Pass Your Annual Assessment (Part 2) – GIM
JRCPTB have come off the fence and stated that “It was never the intention of the Board to mandate the use of wpba for SpRs although it was hoped that most would use them on a voluntary basis”. Thus pre-2007 trainees are not expected to produce bucketloads of GIM DOPS/CEX/ACAT paperwork at RITAs, although they can be used to support the usual methods of assessment (e.g. Supervisor’s reports).
News Roundup
More SCE questions online here (PDF link) BTS registration Renal Pathology course Baxter-sponsored PD education day in Exeter on 2nd June – email Richard D’Souza to confirm attendance
Training 2010
They’re out… Training dates for Renal (for all of us) and GIM (for those of us in the general Severn vicinity). Renal 2010 GIM 2010
How To Pass Your Annual Assessment (Part One)
Those of us who have been though the ARCP/RITA process over that last few months will most likely be aware that the nature and number of assessments required has a tendency to change as time goes on, particularly for the GIM component. Here is a form for ARCP assessments, making it pretty clear what is expected to be achieved for progression. Although the RITA doesn’t follow the same format, one could expect to progress by ticking all the boxes in the ARCP form. I’m still unclear on what exactly is expected from GIM assessment for both old-style SpRs and STs…
Exeter Training, 24th November
The Exeter training day is quite rightly famed for its high quality education and external caterers. Click through for the programme. Renal SpR Regional Teaching Day 24th November 2009
Renal Disease Meeting
There is a joint medical-surgical-radiology meeting focusing on renal disease coming up on 11th November, hosted at a motorway-friendly location near Bristol, and priced extremely reasonably. See the flyer for details. NBT Renal meeting flyer 11 Nov 2009