Competence and Excellence in Medical Practice
Vision without action is a daydream. Action without vision is a nightmare. Japanese Proverb Six months ago, I started a journey towards an important goal – running the Melbourne Half Marathon. This will be my fifth (and probably last due to my rapidly expanding injury repertoire), and I am not new to running, but have […]
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The air is getting crisp, the ambient light is dwindling, and the remaining wood, eerily glowing, has lost its flame. You find yourself sitting alone, in front of the remnants of the once fierce and effervescent blaze – now just an incandescent luminosity. Has the fire burnt out? How do you know when
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In the weeks leading up to the OSCE, the question of how to dress for your exam is sure to pop up. However, your appearance is so much more than what you wear on the day. Wear what you would normally wear An OSCE case is meant to be a ‘snippit’ of a real consultation
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Wouldn’t it be luxurious in General Practice to have three minutes to consider what the patient is likely to present with, and to consider and document a safe plan for proceeding with the consultation? That’s what your OSCE reading time is for (and for recharging after the previous station). There are many techniques for managing your
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The Rabbit Hole You are mid OSCE station and you’ve hit a roadblock. Not sure what to ask next, where to go, where you have gone wrong? You have no idea what the diagnosis is and are getting poker faces from the examiners. What do you do next? This situation is everyone’s worst fear. So,
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By this time next week the KFP will be done and dusted, BUT there is still an opportunity to prepare for a home run in this important game. Using the KFP CAATCHHH strategy will help. Practice it during the week but more importantly practice it on the day and check your answers carefully. MOST
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I am prompted to write today after post on GP Registrars for FRACGP Prep querying the availability of coffee and snacks during the mental marathon that is the RACGP written exams. It’s great that there is consideration of fuelling yourself for the day and not just the academic perspective of the exam. Even though my
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So on Saturday there is a big game – yes finally the Rugby League year is commencing with the Auckland 9’s – and then there is the other game of strategy to exhibit knowledge (aka the AKT and KFP), and with a pretty good winning incentive at the end. Over Christmas I had the honor (and
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Here you are, about to jump……. With the fervent exhilaration that is OSCE preparation, it struck me today that the OSCE is a “performance of practicality”. I was admiring my teenage daughter’s precise performance of very pre-rehearsed public speech when I reflected that her presentation was analogous to an OSCE oration – she knows the stuff
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So I am a try-hard long distance runner. I have finished three 1/2 Marathons and have even managed a full one – and didn’t even like running until my late 30s. This year’s challenge is the Melbourne 1/2 Marathon, which ends running into the MCG. I was inspired by this mantra about running long distance: “Running
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