Medway VTS

Cultivating General Practice in the Garden of England

Obstetrics & Gynaecology

This curriculum consists of the following areas.

Acutely Ill Patient

  • Chest pain, ACS, haemorrhage
  • Breathlessness, asthma, stridor, PE
  • Fits, altered consciousness, confusion
  • Deliberate self-harm, delirium, violence
  • WHO analgesia ladder, opioids & nsaids
  • GP OOH, NHS Direct, Walk-in Centre
  • Dangerous diseases
  • Anaphylaxis
  • Vaso-vagal episodes
  • All of "Psychomotor skills" section

Paediatrics

  • Sore throats, tonsillitis & quinsy
  • Chest infections
  • Asthma & wheeze
  • Spotting the unwell child
  • Febrile convulsions & epilepsy
  • Gastroenteritis
  • Abdominal pain
  • Depression & self-harm
  • Child protection

Elderly Care

  • Acute confusion
  • Stroke management
  • Falls in the elderly
  • Prescribing in older adults
  • Legal & ethical issues - resuscitation

Clinical Pathology

  • Lymphopenia
  • Anticoagulation

Obstetrics & Gynaecology

  • Bleeding in early pregnancy
  • Ectopic pregnancy
  • Domestic violence
  • Female catheterisation

Urology & Renal

  • Acute retention
  • Depression & suicide in men
  • Catheter care
  • Examination - DRE / PR

Sexual Health

  • Anogenital lumps
  • Vaginal & penile discharge
  • Urinary tract infections
  • Emergency Contraception
  • Rape & sexual assault
  • Genital examination & swabs
  • Managing needlestick injuries

Cancer & Palliative Care

  • Pain management
  • Palliative care emergencies

Mental Health

  • Deliberate self-harm
  • Handling violent patients
  • Emergency care (MH Act)

Cardiovascular Problems

  • Chest pain
  • Acute management of CHD
  • Atrial fibrillation & arrhythmias
  • ECG interpretation
  • PVD - aneurysms & ischaemia
  • TIA's & CVA's
  • DVT's & PE's
  • Basic life support

Digestive Problems

  • Acute abdominal pain
  • Acute GI bleed
  • DRE (PR) and proctoscopy

ENT & Facial Problems

  • Tonsillitis & quinsy
  • Croup
  • Ear infections
  • Foreign bodies
  • Epistaxis
  • Nasal fracture

Eye Problems

  • Removal of superficial FB
  • Superficial eye injury
  • Orbital injury
  • Referring eye emergencies

Metabolic Problems

  • T1DM - emergencies
  • T2DM - presentations (IHD) & emergencies
  • Acute gout

Neurological Problems

  • Headaches
  • Epilepsy & seizures
  • Loss of consciousness & coma
  • Meningitis
  • Fundoscopy

Respiratory Problems

  • Anaphylaxis
  • Tonsillitis & quinsy
  • LRTI's - Bronchitis & pneumonia
  • Acute asthma
  • Acute COPD +/- LVF
  • Recognition of pulmonary embolism
  • Pneumothorax
  • Inhaled foreign body

Rheumatology & Orthopaedics

  • Back pain
  • Neck pain
  • Minor injuries
  • Pain management
  • Correct use of diagnostic Xrays
  • Emergency care - Basic life support, burns, haemorrhage
  • Musculo-skeletal examination

Dermatology

  • Skin infections
  • Bites & stings
  • Minor surgery skills

© 2009 Medway VTS | Last updated: 12/9/2009