Foundation Year 2 Teaching

Foundation Year 2 Teaching

The 2nd year of the Foundation Programme brings with it an expansion of the learning opportunities provided through the delivery of another 3 sets of weekly teaching sessions.

RIE: Thursdays 12:30pm to 1:30pm // SJH: Tuesdays 3pm to 4pm // WGH: Tuesdays 12:30pm to 1:30pm

 

Block 4

By November you will have had teaching on:

  • Haematological Emergencies

  • Recognition & Management of Common Surgical Emergencies

  • Common Psychiatric Conditions - Depression

  • Polypharmacy

  • Pharmacy - Challenges of missed doses & High risk drugs

  • Management of patients with impaired consciousness

  • Academic medicine & research - Evidence based medicine and critical appraisal of evidence for clinical practice

  • Frailty 4: Managing complex cases & Complex Discharge Planning

  • Airway problems

  • Quality Improvement methodology

  • Career Planning and Interview Practice

  • Recognition and management of acute neurological problems

  • Mental Health - anxiety / panic

  • Gynaecological emergencies

  • Sustainability in Healthcare

  • Acute Oncological Emergencies

 

Block 5

By March you will have had teaching on:

  • Clinical Decision Making

  • Common Psychiatric Conditions - Psychotic Illness & Bipolar Disorder

  • Obstetric Emergencies

  • Teaching & Presentation Skills

  • Radiology for Foundation doctors – Abdominal Radiology

  • Effective Leadership and our NHS Structure

  • Health Promotion & Public Health - Lifestyle Medicine & Smoking Cessation

  • Management of Chronic Pain

  • Trauma - Major Haemorrhage & Resuscitation

  • Common Paediatric Medical & Surgical Emergencies

  • Mental Health - eating disorders

  • Rheumatology overview

  • Pharmacy - So what if its not on the formulary?

  • ENT Emergencies

 

Block 6

By July you will have had teaching on:

  • Wound care & suturing

  • Mental Health - Somatisation disorders

  • Management of Chronic Neurological Problems

  • Toxicology & Poisoning

  • Radiology for Foundation doctors - Neuroradiology

  • Duty of Candour, Confidentiality, Whistle blowing & Professional Boundaries

  • Technology & digital agenda

  • Health Promotion & Public Health - Realistic Medicine

  • Non technical skills / human factors

  • Genomics

  • Vascular emergencies

  • Mental Health - personality disorders & self harm

  • Palliative care 2

  • Human Factors 2

 

FY2 Teaching across sites

If you are unable to join the teaching at your own site, you are welcome to join at one of the other NHS Lothian sites.

For contact details of the Education Managers, please see the MED Team page.