2009 Training
The 2009 training programme is now live. Anyone unhappy with their allocation should contact Chris Dudley. As you can see Paul Murray has no commitments for the second year in a row.
Workforce Planning
There is a draft workforce planning document available here (via the Renal Association website), covering what to do with the projected excess of trained nephrologists up to 2015 and ways of delivering the service with fewer trainees thereafter. Have a look and feed back to the committee members.
Knowledge Based Assessment
Those of you not on the PTB mailing list might have missed out on this message regarding the exit exam Knowledge Based Assessment for post – August 2007 ST trainees. Here it is below.
South West Renal Meeting
The next North Petherton meeting is on Wednesday 26th November. Please let Dr Jo Taylor know if you plan to attend the post-education dinner.
Interview Skills at Swansea Training Day
Are you coming to the 16th October training day? Is your CCT date closer than you’d like? Would you like to get the only consultant job coming up in the region between now and 2017? Do you have an unhealthy interest in neurolinguistic programming? Then email Ashraf Mikhail to volunteer for a mock interview.
Charity Bike Ride – UPDATED
Andy Connor is embarking on an insane 1000 mile bike ride over only 8 days in support of the Dorset Kidney Fund. Read about the ride, the charity, and how to apply to do his locum afterwards at http://www.justgiving.com/andyconnor. UPDATE 14.8.08 Andy would still like sponsors – at the moment he can only afford enough glucose gels and haemorrhoid cream to get to Lichfield. Get him out of the West Midlands and all the way to sunny Cornwall using the link above.
Swansea Date Change
The SpR study day in Morriston Hospital Swansea will now be on Thursday 16th October
Swansea Training Day 18th September
There are problems finding a venue in Swansea to host the next training day so the date is liable to change. Stay tuned for more details as they become available.
Patient Information
Renal Tsar Donal O’Donoghue blogs that patient information leaflets from the British Journal of Renal Medicine are now available for download. For free. Get downloading, go forth and inform.
Training Day 9th July
The next training day will feature a guest speaker from Obstetrics. If you have any burning questions you want to get in early, leave them in the comments and they will be passed on.