ALFRED HEALTH

1. ALFRED HEALTH BASIC PHYSICIAN TRAINING PROGRAM 2013

2. Welcome to Alfred Health • This is a brief outline of the Alfred Health Basic Physician Training Program. • Alfred Health prides itself in the achievement and successes of its junior medical staff. • Although the exam success record speaks for itself we take the greatest pride in our supportive, caring and educational environment. • Alfred Health implements the RACP’s PREP program.

3. Mentors & Supervisors • Member of Senior Staff, individual PDAs (Professional Development Advisors) & ESs (Education Supervisors) • Alfred Health Director of Physician Education: • Dr Michael Oldmeadow (contact through Alfred switchboard) • Alfred Health Director of Clinical Training & Consortium Director of Physician Training: • A/Prof Laila Rotstein (contact through Alfred switchboard) • Senior Registrar: • Acts as mentor & coordinates program, The Alfred trial & FRACP College exams. • Consortium Administrator: • Karen Greenwood Ph: 9076 3126 • Medical Education Officer: • Lynne Denby Ph: 9076 3584

4. BPT ROTATIONS ALFRED HEALTH

5. Alfred Health • Including: • The Alfred • Caulfield Hospital • Sandringham Hospital

6. Bayside/Peninsula Consortium • Alfred Health is a member of the Bayside/Peninsula Consortium. Other members include: • Peninsula Health • Frankston Hospital • Rosebud Hospital • Mornington Centre • Golf Links Road Rehabilitation Hospital • Calvary Health • Bethlehem Hospital • Mildura Hospital • Goulburn Valley Health (Shepparton)

7. Alfred Health BPT Numbers • Current Approximate Numbers: • BPT1s 25 • BPT 2s 25 • BPT3+s 25

8. BPT ROTATIONS (Minor Changes may take place for 2014)

9. BPT 1 Rotations • Infectious Diseases • Intensive Care Unit • Neurology • Neurology-rehabilitation (Caulfield) • Psychiatry (Alfred or Caulfield) • Radiation Oncology • Rehabilitation Medicine (Caulfield) • Renal • Research term (by arangement) • Age care (Caulfield) • Alfred Nights • AirMed (Respiratory) • Cardiology • Emergency Medicine (Alfred or Sandringham) • Endocrinology • Endocrinology/ Rheumatology • General Medicine (Rapid) • Haematology *Unless otherwise indicated all rotations are at The Alfred

10. BPT 3 or 3+ • Alfred Medical Nights • Cardiology, Alfred Hospital • General Medicine, Caulfield Hospital • InfectiousDiseases, Alfred Hospital • Intensive Care Unit, Alfred Hospital • Neurology/Endocrinology, Alfred Hospital • Palliative Care, Alfred Hospital • BPT 2 • Air Med (Lung Transplant) , Alfred Hospital • Cardiac Transplant, Alfred Hospital • Caulfield Medical Nights • Gastroenterology • General Medicine, Caulfield Hospital • Haematology, Alfred Hospital • ICU, Alfred Hospital • Medical Oncology, Alfred Hospital • Neurology Rehab-Caulfield Hospital • Renal, Alfred Hospital • Rotations Outside Alfred Health: • BPT 2 or 3+ • Cabrini Health-Palliative Care Prahran (possible rotation in 2014) • Frankston Hospital, General Medicine or ICU • GVH (Goulburn Valley Health-Shepparton), General Medicine • Mildura General Medicine • BPT 2 • Neurology (Bethlehem) • BPT 2 or 3+ • Aged Care, Alfred Hospital • Aged Care, Sandringham Hospital • General Medicine, Alfred Hospital • General Medicine, Sandringham Hospital • Medical Reliever

11. ALFRED HEALTH FRACP PART 1 WRITTEN TRAINING PROGRAM

12. SATURDAY/SUNDAY AND/OR WEEKDAY EVENING PROGRAMS, MCQ ORIENTED • RENAL PHYSIOLOGY • RESPIRATORY PHYSIOLOGY • CARDIOLOGY • CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY • STATISTICS & RESEARCH • IMMUNOLOGY • HAEMATOLOGY

13. MCQ sessions with specialty consultants covering the following topics: • Neurology investigations • Nuclear Medicine • Oncology • Pedigree • Psychiatry • Pregnancy • Radiology • Renal • Respiratory • Rheumatology • Statistics • Aged Care • Auto-Immune Testing • Biochemistry • Endocrinology • Gastroenterology • Genetics • Infectious Diseases • Microbiology • Neurology

14. Some Feedback Comments on Program Directed to Written Assessment Preparation • An excellent program. I cannot think of room for improvement. • Congratulations for running an excellent and comprehensive program. • The preparation for the exam was also very good in getting consultants from the specialities to go over past questions – this generous time definitely will have obtained us all several points in repeated questions this year. • I think the program overall was excellent in preparing us for this exam. A lot of input has obviously gone into each of the teaching sessions/ days from presenters and directors of training as well as HMO education unit re fantastic booklets from each of the sessions – I used these booklets as references while studying. • I found the program to be really useful, and thought we were very fortunate to have so many people offering their time to teach us. I learnt a lot in every session, and found it helpful to hear how other people think about questions and problems.

15. ALFRED HEALTH FRACP PART 1 CLINICAL TRAINING PROGRAM

16. Introductory Programs • The Long Case Workshop • The Short Case Workshop

17. Long Cases • Each candidate scheduled for 2 cases weekly with a variety of senior consultants Short Cases • Weekly for each group: • Cardiology • Neurology • Respiratory • Alternate weekly for each group: • Rheumatology • Gastroenterology • Haematology

18. Saturday Morning Program • Under exam conditions • Long & Short cases

19. Other Weekends • Professor Storey’s Neurology weekend • Short cases weekend at Alfred • Trial exam at Alfred/Caulfield/Frankston Specialty short case clinics • Disease Management Clinic Short cases introduction • Cardiology, murmur clinic • Rheumatology

20. RACP Inter-Hospital Presentations • All FRACP candidates invited: • Alfred Health: • Lung transplant/CF • Heart Transplant/CCF • Bone Marrow Transplant/Haemophilia • HIV • Others shared amongst centres

21. Tutorials Directed to Long & Short Cases • Long Cases: • Diabetes • CRF, Dialysis, Renal Tx • SLE • Hepatitis • Depression • Chronic pain • Pre-operative assessments • How to answer the questions

22. Tutorials Directed to Longs & Shorts • Short Cases: • Cardiology short case • Respiratory short case • Abdominal examination short case • Neurology short case • Joint examination short case

23. OTHER STRATEGIES • Videotaping and feedback • The Observed Long Case • Log book record • Caulfield Hospital “Mini-Trials”

24. Some Feedback Comments on Program Directed to Clinical Assessment Preparation • Excellent preparation and training, grateful for dedication and devotion shown by organisers and directors of training and all senior staff involved in the preparation program. • Excellent program. • I have been amazed at the level of dedication of training directors and consultant teachers during this whole process. • I think it would be difficult to make the overall program more comprehensive or supportive than it already is. • The support from the senior staff was outstanding. • Overall the program was run extremely well. There were a good number of tutorials, but not too many to interfere with devoting time to your job and life outside of the hospital. I was also very appreciative of the extra time (i.e. outside of the rostered tutorial program) provided to those when and if they needed it. • An outstanding program that lives up to high expectations and deserves its excellent reputation.

25. Very Best Wishes