International Medical Education Forum United Kingdom

FOUNDATION COURSE IN ACUTE MEDICINE  

9-11^th November 2005

Suitable for everyone wanting an update in acute medicine including medical students and international medical graduates.

Topics include:

• acute medicine scenarios

• cardiology including resuscitation update

• respiratory diseases

• diabetes, neurology

• haematology

• radiology for the physician on call

• infectious diseases.

Certificated course.    At Ealing Hospital, West London

£350 - concessions available.

For details and registration please email suelightmancourses@doctors.org.United Kingdom

FOUNDATION COURSE IN OPHTHALMOLOGY

5-8^th November 2005

This course aims to  provide basic ophthalmic knowledge and practical skills for everyone. Topics include:

• Understanding the eye and visual loss

• refractive errors and correction

• external eye disease

• eye movement disorders/squints

• neurophthalmology including acute presentations

• cataract

• diabetic retinopathy and retinal vascular disease

• the red eye and the painful eye

• glaucoma

• age related macular disease

• ocular trauma and acute ophthalmology

• systemic disorders and the eye

• sudden visual loss

• lots of interactive cases

Practical sessions include - visual assessment, pupils, visual fields, colour vision, ophthalmoscopy  including lots of diabetic retinopathy and retinal diseases,  optic discs and macular pathology, slit lamp examination and how to take intraocular pressures.

Certificated course. At Ealing Hospital, West London. £250. For  registration form please email suelightmancourses@doctors.org.United Kingdom

Ophthalmology for doctors working in Accident and Emergency departments Tuesday November 8^th 2005

Aimed at the non-ophthalmologist this course will cover eye trauma and how to assess what to do, how to sort out red eyes, painful eyes, sudden loss of vision, acute neurophthalmology – how to elicit the signs and what they mean. In addition, interactive case scenarios and basic skill session with a slit lamp. Ealing Hospital, West London £150 For registration form and further details please email suelightmancourses@doctors.org.United Kingdom

HOT TOPICS IN PRIMARY CARE
A NEW TEACHING SERIES AT EALING HOSPITAL WITH LOCAL AND NATIONAL SPEAKERS

WHY SHOULD YOU COME: All relevant topics with good interactive teaching around cases taught by experienced clinicians

WHO SHOULD COME: Everyone involved in the care of patients in primary care

WHERE: Ealing Hospital Postgraduate Centre – with reserved parking

WHEN: Saturdays 9.30-5 with coffee, lunch, tea!

HOW MUCH: £75 PER DAY OR £125 FOR THE 2!

SATURDAY 8TH OCTOBER 2005
SEXUAL HEALTH DAY: Chairman Dr P. Fox

HIV infection: an overview and update
The skin in HIV and STIs
Problem solving based on interactive cases
Genital chlamydia infection: natural history, epidemiology, review of pilot screening programmes
Human Papillomavirus: natural history, treatment of infections, oncogenic aspects

SATURDAY 3RD DECEMBER 2005
RESPIRATORY DAY: Chairman Dr M. Rudolf
 

Update on asthma
COPD – what’s new
Sleep apnoea and snoring
Allergy
Problem solving based on interactive cases
 

FOR APPLICATION FORM PLEASE EMAIL
 
suelightmancourses@doctors.org.United Kingdom