Foundation Year 1 Teaching
Foundation Year 1 Teaching
In the first year of the Foundation Programme we provide 3 sets of teaching sessions that deliver a wide range of learning opportunities aligned to the Curriculum.
RIE: Tuesdays 12:30pm to 1:30pm // SJH: Wednesdays 3pm to 4pm // WGH: Thursdays 12:30pm to 1:30pm
Block 1
By the end of November you will have had teaching on:
Pharmacy: Antibiotic Prescribing and Therapeutic drug monitoring
Writing IDLs and communication with primary care
Fluid Balance and IV Fluid Prescribing
Death Certification: MCCDs, post mortem / PF
Diabetes Management: Insulin Prescribing and common problems in diabetic medicine
Pharmacy: Prescribing Anticoagulants 1
Frailty 1: Acute Confusion / Delirium
Handover
Palliative Care - End of Life Care
Acute cardiology: management of cardiac sounding chest pain & ECG Interpretation (1)
Deteriorating Patient: Escalation and Transfer
Respiratory 1: Respiratory failure & arterial blood gases
Frailty 2: Musculoskeletal trauma and falls
How to survive and thrive as an FY1 doctor & Challenges and Opportunities of being an International Medical Graduate (IMG)
Management of the acutely unwell patient (sepsis)
How to make a good referral / The Foundation Year 1 / Medical Student Interface
ADME feedback
Block 2
By the end of March you will have had teaching on:
Frailty 3: Frailty identification and comprehensive geriatric assessment
Acute Pain Management
Pre-operative Challenges and Post Operative Complications
Patient safety: The Scottish Patient Safety Programme; learning from prescribing errors & reporting errors
Infection prevention and control (IPC) and antimicrobial stewardship (AMS)
Prescribing in Hepatic / Renal Failure
Pharmacy : Anticoagulants (2)
Principles of teamwork and inter-professional communication: promoting positive behaviour; dealing with conflict
Drug & Alcohol Dependence (Substance Abuse Disorder)
Management of Diabetic Emergencies
Blood products / transfusion
Respiratory 2: Disease focused e.g. airways / infection / PTE etc.
Radiology for Foundation doctors – Chest Radiology
Correcting Electrolyte Abnormalities and Feedback with ADME
Block 3
By the end of July you will have had teaching on:
Management of Aggression - Patients, Relatives
Common GI presentations in acute medicine, assessment and management of nutrition
Renal Medicine - How to assess Kidney Disease
Thriving in Medicine
Prescribing problems
Risk Management (Clinical Governance and Complaints)
Management of Arrhythmias - ECG Interpretation (2)
Career Planning
Acute Stroke Management & rehab
LGBTQ+ awareness & education
F2 Induction: Consultations and recognising & protecting vulnerable patients
F2 Induction: Difficult conversations, Breaking bad news & the power of an apology
F2 Induction: Consent & capacity for consent
F2 Induction: F2 deanery induction
F2 Induction: Anticipatory care planning
F2 Induction: Human Factors 1
F2 Induction: Peer mentoring session - support your new F1s! ADME Feedback