GPST3 Teaching Programme 2024-2025

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

Date: 5th September 2024
Topic: Introduction to ST3
Location: Lecture Theatre 2, Medical Education Centre, Watford General Hospital
Presenter: Dr Inna Vardi-Flynn; Dr Anusha Dattani

Date: 12th September 2024
Topic: Child Safeguarding – Joint session
Location: Lecture Theatre 1, Medical Education Centre, Watford General Hospital
Presenter: Orla Burke

Date: 19th September 2024
Topic: SCA
Location: MS Teams
Presenter: Dr Inna Vardi-Flynn; Dr Anusha Dattani

Date: 26th September 2024
Topic: Head Injury – Joint session
Location: Lecture Theatre 1, Medical Education Centre, Watford General Hospital
Presenter: Dr Howard Borkett-Jones

Date: 3rd October 2024
Topic: Head injury
Location: Lecture Theatre 1, Medical Education Centre, Watford General Hospital
Presenter: Dr Howard Borkett-Jones

Date: 10th October 2024
Topic: Menopause – Part 1 – Joint session
Location: Niland Centre
Presenter: Dr Inna Vardi-Flynn

Date: 17th October 2024
Topic: Adult Safeguarding – Joint session
Location: Lecture Theatre 1, Medical Education Centre, Watford General Hospital
Presenter: Dr Samuel Afolami

Date: 24th October 2024
Topic: The newly diagnosed diabetic – Joint session
Location: Lecture Theatre 1, Medical Education Centre, Watford General Hospital
Presenter: Dr Nicola Cowap

31st October – Half Term No Teaching

Date: 7th November 2024
Topic: Contraception/TOP
Location: Lecture Theatre 2, Medical Education Centre, Watford General Hospital
Presenter: Dr Inna Vardi-Flynn

Date: 14th November 2024
Topic:Drug & Alcohol Recovery Service – Joint session
Location: Niland Centre
Presenter: Dr Gideon Felton

Date: 21st November 2024
Topic: SCA
Location: Lecture Theatre 2, Medical Education Centre, Watford General Hospital
Presenter: Dr Nick Forman

Date: 28th November 2024
Topic: Menopause – Part 2 – Joint session
Location: Lecture Theatre 1, Medical Education Centre, Watford General Hospital
Presenter:Dr Inna Vardi-Flynn

Date: 5th December 2024
Topic: SCA Prep
Location: Remote
Presenter:Inna Vardi Flynn; Anusha Dattani

Date: 12th December 2024
Topic: AWAY DAY
Location: Belgium

19th December – 8th Jan Christmas Holidays – no teaching


Date: 9th January 2025
Topic: SCA – from an examiners standpoint
Location: Lecture Theatre 2, Medical Education Centre, Watford General Hospital
Presenter: Dr Gowri Sankaran

Date: 16th January 2025
Topic: – Teenage Mental Health – Joint session
Location: Lecture Theatre 1, Medical Education Centre, Watford General Hospital
Presenter: Dr Alison Cowan

Date: 23rd January 2025
Topic: Supporting GP Resilience
Location: Lecture theatre 2
Presenter: Michael Harrison

Date: 30th January 2025
Topic: – Sustainable healthcare – Joint session
Location: Lecture Theatre 1, Medical Education Centre, Watford General Hospital
Presenter: Dr Sarah Dowling

Date: 06 February 2025
Topic: – Dementia – challenges in primary care
Location: Lecture theatre 2
Presenter: Dr Genevieve Holt

Date: 13 February 2025 – Joint session
Topic: Dermatology
Location: remote MS Teams
Presenter: Dr Julia Schofield

20 February – Half Term – no session

Date: 27 February 2025
Topic: Understanding Coroners Investigations
Location: Lecture theatre 2
Presenter: Alexandra Freshwater, Medical Defence Union

Date: 06 March 2025
Topic:
Palliative care
Location: Lecture theatre 2
Presenter: Dr Katy Bruce

Date: 13 March 2025 – Joint session
Topic: – Respiratory/COPD
Location: Lecture theatre 1
Presenter: Dr Ariff Amin

Date: 20th March 2025 Joint session
Topic: – How to manage confrontation
Location: Lecture theatre 1
Presenter:Alexandra Freshwater, Medical Defence Union

27 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

Date: 24 April 2025
Topic: Chronic Kidney Disease
Location: Lecture theatre 2
Presenter: Dr Shruti Goel

Date: 01 May 2025
Topic: Finances/Partnerships/Preparing for your final ES Review/Job search

Location: Lecture theatre 2
Presenter: Dr Gaj Idaikkadar

Date: 08 May 2025
Topic: Life After VTS – finance
Location: Lecture theatre 2
Presenter: Greg Povey

Date: 15 May 2025
Topic: LMC Resilience
Location: Lecture theatre 2
Presenter: Alice Baldock and Michael Harrison

Date: 22 May 2025
Topic: Obesity Management
Location:Lecture theatre 2
Presenter: Dr Hannah Cowling

29 May – half term- no session

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*Please note that the teaching programme is subject to change