GPST3 Teaching Programme 2025/26

Please note that teaching is from 2:00-5:00 pm

Date: 11th September 2025
Topic: Introduction to ST3
Location: MS Teams
Presenter: Dr Inna Vardi-Flynn; Dr Anusha Dattani

Date: 18th September 2025
Topic: HRT/Menopause – Joint session
Location: Lecture Theatre 1, Medical Education Centre, Watford General Hospital
Presenter: Dr Inna Vardi-Flynn

Date: 25th September 2025 Joint session
Topic: Trainee Issues; Balint Groups
Location: Remote – Zoom
Presenter: Dr Anusha Dattani

Date: 2nd October 2025 Start time 13:00
Topic: SCA
Location: Remote – Zoom
Presenter: Dr Anusha Dattani; Dr Inna Vardi-Flynn with actors

Date: 9th October 2025 Joint
Topic: Child Safeguarding
Location: Lecture Theatre 1, Medical Education Centre, Watford General Hospital
Presenter: Dr Meeta Duggal

Date: 16th October 2025 Joint
Topic: Adult Safeguarding
Location: Lecture Theatre 1, Medical Education Centre, Watford General Hospital
Presenter: Bonita Sparkes

Date: 23rd October 2025
Topic: Palliative Care
Location: Lecture Theatre 2, Medical Education Centre, Watford General Hospital
Presenter: Dr Katy Bruce

30th October – Half Term No Teaching

Date: 06 November 2025 – Joint session
Topic: Transgender medicine
Location: Lecture Theatre 1, Medical Education Centre, Watford General Hospital
Presenter: Dr Elfrieda Power

Date: 13th November 2025 Joint session
Topic: Red Whale
Location: Remote
Presenter: Red Whale

Date: 20th November 2025 – Joint session
Topic: Human Factors;cognitive bias;decision making
Location: Lecture Theatre 1, Medical Education Centre, Watford General Hospital
Presenter: Mary Holding; Samia Sakuma

Date: 27th November 2025
Topic: Group outing
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Date: 4th December 2025 Joint session
Topic: SCA
Location: Lecture Theatre 2, Medical Education Centre, Watford General Hospital
Presenter:Dr Nick Foreman

LAST SESSION of Autumn Term

11th December – 7th Jan Christmas Holidays – no teaching


Date: 8th January 2026 Joint session
Topic: Gambling addiction
Location: Lecture Theatre 2, Medical Education Centre, Watford General Hospital
Presenter: Dr Anna Benson

Date: 15th January 2026
Topic: SCA
Location: Lecture Theatre 2, Medical Education Centre, Watford General Hospital
Presenter: Dr Gowri Sankaran

Date: 22nd Jan 2026
Topic: New born Checks Joint session
Location: Lecture theatre 2
Presenter:Dr Sankaran

Date: 29th Jan 2026
Topic: – TBC
Location: Lecture Theatre 1, Medical Education Centre, Watford General Hospital
Presenter:

Date: 05 Feb 2026
Topic: Dementia-challenges for primary care –
Location: Lecture theatre 2
Presenter: Dr Genevieve Holt

Date: 12 Feb 2026 – Joint session
Topic: Dermatology – skin lesions
Location: remote MS Teams
Presenter:Dr Julia Schofield

19 February – Half Term – no session

Date: 26th Feb 2026
Topic: Understanding coroners investigations
Location: Lecture theatre 2
Presenter: MDU

Date: 05 March 2025
Topic:
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Location: Lecture theatre 2
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Date: 12th March 2025
Topic: – Dermatology – Skin lesions Part2
Location: Online
Presenter: Dr Julia Schofield

Date: 19th March 2026
Topic: TBC
Location: Lecture theatre 1
Presenter:

26 March 2025 – ABLSThere is no teaching session – please note, trainees who are not attending ABLS can use the afternoon as private study time

Easter holidays- – No sessions from 3rd to 17th April

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29 May – half term- no session

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*Please note that the teaching programme is subject to change