80 likes | 243 Views
Helping Trainees to Prepare for the AKT. Richard Mumford 3 rd March 14. The BNF First chapter Main drug classes and recognised side effects. The Oxford Handbook series is an excellent resource. NICE/SIGN guidelines. Reading…. NICE BNF and NICE BNF for Children apps .
E N D
Helping Trainees to Prepare for the AKT Richard Mumford 3rd March 14
The BNF • First chapter • Main drug classes and recognised side effects. • The Oxford Handbook series is an excellent resource. • NICE/SIGN guidelines. Reading…
NICE BNF and NICE BNF for Children apps. • ‘Greater Glasgow and Clyde GP Antibiotics’ • ‘SIGN Guidelines’ app. • More and more all the time • (perhaps not the American ones) Smartphones – always with them!
200 questions in 3 hours is a mean of 54 seconds per question • Advise to practise questions under exam conditions. • ‘Parking’ 50 questions means having to spend 25 minutes rereading • Something about having a guess being better than parking to many Exam technique
PUNs and DENs • PDP • Use practice questions to help identify learning needs • ‘I don’t understand how I failed, I have done thousands of questions…’ Focussing learning
Online Pearson Vuetutorial • RCGP website • New DVD Practice
GP Update Courses • Knowledge and AKT • Handbook • Online access for 12/12 • Stats? • The timing and the relevance for surface learning… Courses
Get there early, relax! • When? • Advise them on the organisational questions • Some rote learning • PM? • Study Groups • Revision timetable • Dyslexia Other things