If you have a problem or query with your training, please contact Helen Drummond or Julie in the first instance. For information about booking OOH, please look at the ST2 page.  You are invited to attend all the ST study days which are on a 3 year rolling programme and constitute part of your VTS attendance.

The half day release sessions are held at either the Education Centre, Nevill Hall Hospital, Abergavenny or The Friars Postgraduate Centre, Royal Gwent Hospital, Newport. On occasions some sessions may be at different venues.

DATES FOR YOUR DIARIES:

All  whole  day sessions are highlighted in Yellow on the timetable below

THIS TIMETABLE MAY CHANGE, SO PLEASE CHECK THE WEBSITE REGULARLY

Please note the venue,  as quite often registrars go to the wrong place!

 date VenueTopicSpeaker notes
Sept 6NHH

How to pass the CSA

Travel through the 10 minute consultation

Julie

Welcome back, exams and how to get the most out of your ST3 year
Sept 13RGH

CSA - tips from an examiner

Video consultation analysis (In small groups)

 Dr Mike Thurgood

Julie

Please bring a consultation to be discussed in your group.

Sept 20

NHH

Working in trios- cases/role play

CSA cases/role play

Julie

Sept 27RGH

Hot Topics

ST3s

Oct 4NHH

Cardio examination skills

CSA Cases

Dr Randeep Matharu

Julie

Oct 11NHH

 Musculoskeletal cases and examination

Gynaecology CSA cases

Dr Paul Metcalfe

Julie

Oct 18NHH

Neurology examination skills

CSA cases- role play

Dr Randeep Matharu

Julie

Tues

6th Nov

NHH

Smoking cessation

Nov 8

RGH

Gynaecology CSA cases

Julie

Sat No 10 UWIC Cardiff

Roger Neighbour

Mastering difficult consultations

recommended session for ST3
Nov 15NHH

MINOR SURGERY COURSE

all day session

Dr Paul Metcalfe

Dr Pam Cribb

Dr Julie Keely

Nov 22

NHH

Minor Surgery Part 2

afternoon only

Dr Paul Metcalfe
NOV 29NHH

Neurolinguistic Programming   

Dr Sham Hussein

Dec 6

RGH  

CSA cases

Julie

 Dec 13

RGH

Hot topics

ST3 group

 

 Happy

 Christmas

 Everyone

Jan 3

 NHHEthical Dilemmas Case Studies  Julie 

Jan 10

All day session Registration 11.15 am

NHH

Investigations study day

Various

 Jan 17NHH 

Rheumatology Monitoring

DMARDS session

Dr Stuart Linton

 

Tues

Jan 22

RGH 2 Minute Talks Julie

 

Jan 24

RGH

OoF and GP Contract

Dr. Geraint Jenkins

Jan 31

NHH

2 minute talks

Julie  Last roundup for CSA

Feb 7

Feb 14

RGH

NHH

ENT

MORE 2 MINUTE TALKS

Karl Passant

Julie

 
Feb 21NHH

Clinical Governance

Julie
Feb 28 RGH Getting a job  Dr Rizwan Hussain

March 7

afternoon and March 8th all day

TBC

Child Health Surveillance Course

various
March 14NHH

CVs and Mock Interviews

 Julie

March 21

Registration 09.30

RGH

Public health

various

April 11

 NHH Partnerships in Practice   Julie  What it's really like.
April 18 NHHDying Matters and End of Life Issues

Julie

Ethical Issues

Apr 26

Friday 

PM ONLY

RGHShared Decision making in General Practice

Prof Adrian Edwards

 
May 2 NHH

Practice Management

 Mrs Jeanette Rimmer (Practice Manager)

 May 9

RGHPrescribing GuidelinesJonathan Sims, Clinical Director Pharmacy

May 17

all day

FRIDAY  

 

 NHHPrimary Care Dermatology Society Study Day

 Nationally Acclaimed

Guest speakers

 All  day session. 

OPEN TO ALL  ST3S FROM ALL SCHEMES IN SOUTH WALES

May 23NHH

Resuscitation Skills Training

Julie  

 Essential to complete ST3 training and for revalidation

May 30RGH

OPHTHALMOLOGY

 

Time Management

Dr James Lloyd

Julie

June 6

RGH

GP Appraisal  and Revalidation

Julie

 Beyond ST3
June 13 NHH

Psychiatry Study Day

Including Substance Misuse, Anxiety and Depression and The Mental Health Act

  
June 20 RGH

Practice and Personal  Finances

various
   
 June 27

NHH

All day session

Mindfulness-based approach

Dr Sue Elliston

Julie

 looking after yourself in a busy career
July 4th

RGH

End of Term Feedback and Course Evaluation

Help us to may the programme better

GOOD LUCK

 

FROM   JULIE                                              

 AND

SASHA

  

Good luck and best wishes

Julie & Sasha 

  
     
   keep  in  touch
     

Half day release sessions start at 2pm, please be prompt.

 A sandwich lunch is provided from 1.30pm. Finish time is 5pm

If you cannot attend a session, please let us know. Contact:

Helen.Drummond@wales.nhs.uk

or the Programme Directors:

keelyjulie@yahoo.co.uk

sashacrobinson@btinternet.com

You may also contact the scheme staff at:

admin@gwentandsouthpowysgpscheme.co.uk