Trainers workshop 2007-8.

Saunton Sands, North Devon

  Each year the group holds a three day workshop which has traditionally been at Saunton Sands Hotel in North Devon.

The Following are documents and links used or produced for the meeting.

Documents from our workshop Saunton 2007:

 

 

Thursday 15th March

Medical humanities. Creativity and imagination.     Louise Younie.

Medical Humanities

The emotional cancer journey

Seven Rules for maximising your creative output.

Ten steps to release your creativity

The Patients Lament

Creative writing may make doctors better

Tortoise moments 

Tortoises, Hares and Creativity

Writing for our lives

Poems    A poem by Haifa AlSanousi       Dear Doctor    Piano     The Journey

Bibliography

 

Friday 16th March

The nMRCGP. Presented by John Scanlon, examiner.

 

Documents from our workshop Saunton 2008:

 

Thursday 13th March

A Day led by Dr Bill Foster:

Morning session Ethics with Coffee break:

Ethics for GP Trainers

 

Afternoon Session: Poetry Workshop.

Including interpretation of poetry, the use of metaphor followed by sharing of poems brought along by the trainers.

Thanks to Bill for a copy of his article published in the green journal:

William Foster: Should poetry be included in the curriculum for speciality registrars?

 

Friday 14th March: Contributions from members:

Program for the morning:

Philosophy in General practice.  Presentation by Dr Jeff Clark 

Philosophy, understanding and the consultation: a fusion of horizons. Courtesy of the BJGP

 

"Self care" and "dignity therapy" A personal view by Dr Mervyn Mcgowan

 

Joint surgery. An update of Dr Phil Pembertons ideas on this topic. I hope to link his article here It is scheduled to be published in the summer.

The Case scenarios worked on in the workshop are listed:

Difficult patients 1         Difficult patients 2           Difficult patients 3

 

Another published work form a group member this year Dr Mary Welsh: Small group work in the GP training year: one course organiser's experience.

  An extraordinary year getting to the heart of GP training!

 

One of Ian's favorites from the evening cocktails This one performed by the "Blue Badgers"

Croyde

 

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