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Preparing for the end

How to prepare for PYR & CCT The big picture For you to CCT you need to convince a panel of people that you are a fully trained, competent, safe, independent physician, practicing high-quality evidence-based, patient-centred Respiratory and GIM. No big deal right! The key to getting through the process smoothly, is to know the … Continue reading

Resources useful for signposting in NEW 2022 Respiratory Training Curriculum

Lung function Sedation for bronchoscopy UK Acute Oncology guidance Right breathe Pneumotox Smoking cessation Clinical education

Transition to the new Respiratory / Internal Medicine curricula

The new curriculums for respiratory and general internal medicine are starting in August 2022, to coincide with the end of the first year of IMT3. There is a lot of information available about this on the JRCPTB website, including on the JRCPTB transition page here. Everyone will be expected to transition to the new curriculum … Continue reading

Programmes for Physiology & Sarcoid training days

Pan-London/KSS Respiratory Physiology Training Day 8th February 2022 08:45-09:00 Introduction 09:00 – 09:45: Physiology and Management of Chronic Cough Dr Peter Cho (Consultant Respiratory Physician, King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust) 09:45 – 10:30: Exercise Physiology in Pulmonary Hypertension Dr Gulam Haji (Consultant Respiratory Physician, Imperial College Health Care NHS Trust, Hammersmith Hospital) 10:30 – … Continue reading

ARCP Covid updates and GIM hours

The reduced ARCP competencies from last year are to be continued for the 2021 ARCP round – we are still awaiting the final list to be published (keep an eye out here), but for respiratory it is likely to be similar to 2020, i.e. approx. 50% reduction in number of assessments. PYAs remain suspended. When … Continue reading

RespNet and Training days update

Just a quick update on a few things: Training days– if at any point you are unsure when the next GIM and Resp training days will be, please refer to RespNet (if Synapse is too slow or too complicated to use) and the most current post on the front page has all the current advertised … Continue reading

(Updated on 27/11/20) Virtual training days: Autumn 2020

Date & Time Venue Topic Booking Link 28/10/2020 09:00 – 11:30 MS Teams online GIM training – GUM/HIV Click here  13/11/202014:00 – 16:00 MS Teams online GIM training – haematology Click here 26/11/202014:00 – 17:00 MS Teams online GIM training – oncology/ palliative care Click here 11/12/202014.00 – 17.00 MS Teams online GIM training – endocrine … Continue reading

Pregnancy and Maternity Leave

Thank you to Dr Katharine Elliot for sharing the original document to be made into this post. Dr Elliot would like to thank the women of PGMUK who contributed to her document and especially Jenny Walton-Kaye and Gennie Cottrell. Content Pre-maternity Leave Logistics Useful Information/Definition Maternity Pay Occupational Maternity Pay Statutory Maternity Pay Maternity Allowance … Continue reading

Virtual training days

We now have some pan-London training days set up for June and July – see the links below for the HEE links to sign up. 25/06/2020  9am-1pm  MS Teams online  Tuberculosis  Click here  07/07/2020  9am-1pm MS Teams online  Occupational Lung – part 1  Click here    11/08/2020 MS Teams online Ventilation Click here 16/09/2020  9am-5pm  … Continue reading

Covid-19 Update

This is obviously a very busy and stressful time for many of you working on the front line of the Covid-19 outbreak. As you are probably aware, April rotations have been suspended and everyone is now expected to stay in post to help maintain service continuity at this difficult time. Here are the statements from … Continue reading

Respiratory training day

Ventilation (St Barts Hospital)January 31, 2023
Welcome to Ventilation training day!

Respiratory HEE calendar

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Pan-London GIM Training Day

Renal MedicineFebruary 23, 2023
Welcome to the Pan-London GIM Renal training day!

GIM HEE Calendar

Click here for the list of training days and their registration links

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