Courses for geriatric trainees How to make the most of study leave Sameer Maini Consultant Geriatrician 30 th June 2015

Study leave is an important element in supporting training of junior doctors (Gold Guide 2010) Severn Deanery Policy – Study leave is to learn new skills that cannot be taught at base hospital – Speciality schools hold study budget – 30 days study leave per year (18 LTFT) – Not entitled if OOP

Severn Deanery Policy – Activities included are internal courses, external courses, private study time, e-learning and examinations – Relevant to educational training needs – Trainees must have completed all Trust mandatory induction prior requesting time/funding – Claim expenses for course fees, travel and subsistence

Courses General Geriatrics – National Conference in Medicine for the Elderly Leicester, June 2015 £ – GM Conference London, October 2015 £ vat

Courses Orthogeriatrics – Peterborough Hip Fracture Conference Peterborough, October 2015 £80.00 – Preston Hip Day Preston, September 2015 £102.00/£150.00

Courses

Falls & Bone Health – East Midlands & Trent Falls Symposium Nottingham, June 2015 £ – Dizziness for the Physician: syncope, vertigo and balance Newcastle, October 2015 £375.00/£ – The Queens Square Dizziness Course London, June 2015 £320.00

Courses Falls & Bone Health – Advanced Balance Course Southampton, June 2016 £ – BRS Training Course: Osteoporosis and Other Metabolic Bone Diseases Oxford, April 2015 £450.00/£350.00

Courses Movement Disorders – Birmingham Movement Disorders Course Birmingham, March 2016 £ – The Parkinson’s Academy Foundation Masterclass – September 2105, £ Classic Masterclass – June & November 2016, £ vat – BGS Movement Disorders Specialists Annual Update Birmingham, January 2015 £70.00

Courses Perioperative Medicine – Preoperative Assessment and Optimisation of the Older Surgical Patient London, March 2015 £160.00

Courses Dementia – Cambridge Dementia Course Cambridge, December 2015 £500.00

Courses Stroke – BMJ Masterclasses – Stroke for Physicians London, December 2015 £ – BASP Trainees Weekend Leicester, March 2015 £50.00/£70.00

Courses Continence – ‘Continence’ for SpR’s in Geriatric Medicine Manchester Pharmaceutical sponsored

Courses Other – Research Methods & Critical Appraisal course (RSM) London, September 2015 £225 – Edinburgh Clinical Research Methodology Course Edinburgh, February 2016 £150.00

Courses Others – BGS Trainees Leadership and Management course Birmingham, December 2014 – HELM Programme – Severn Deanery Professional and Generic Skills programme

Courses Others – BMJ Masterclass – Neurology for Physician London, November 2015 £220.00

Conferences National – BGS Meeting Brighton, October 2015 £ – BGS CVS Section: Failing Hearts and Failing Minds London, September 2015 – International Falls and Postural Stability Conference London, September 2015 £ – BGS Oncology SIG Meeting London, September 2015 £80.00

Conferences International – European Union Geriatric Medicine Society congress Oslo, September 2015 £ – European Delirium Association/BGS-SIG Dementia London, September 2015 £ – Fragility Fracture Network Global Congress Rotterdam, September 2015 £300.00

Any other courses?

Make most of your study leave There is more than the BGS!