| Placement |
Rheumatology
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| Year | F1 |
| Region | North |
| Hospital(s) |
Aberdeen Royal Infirmary
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| Main Duties of Placement
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- Elective and emergency patient admissions.
- Biologics infusions.
- Attend out-patient clinics at Woolmanhill, specialised clinics (CTD, Bone, Ankylosing Spondylitis clinics during your placement).
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| Typical Work Pattern
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- Working hours 09.00- 18.00. You also cover AMAU at weekends (1 in 4)
- Out-of-hours care is provided by the on-call team of the East Block (up to SpR's level). Hand-over on Friday evenings (+/- weekdays if required).
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| Learning Opportunities
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- Attend as many outpatient clinics (Woolmanhill) as possible.
- Attend all specialty clinics at least once: Connective Tissues Diseases, Bone and Ankylosing spondylitis.
- Wednesday morning injection clinics is a must. This is a great opportunity to learn how to aspirate/inject joints and soft tissue lesions.
- You should also try to attend a DEXA scan session to familiarize with the procedure.
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| Teaching
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- Rheumatology MDT meetings.
- X-ray meeting.
- Postgraduate teaching sessions on Wednesday afternoons: Hospital (Grand Round) 1-2PM.
- Rheumatology postgraduate seminars are held at the Suttie building between 2-3 pm.
- Friday afternoon teaching - held in Tutorial room, Infection Unit. Rheumatology staff have to do a presentation every 4 weeks.
- Pathology, audit and research meetings - once every 6 months.
Deanery-held teaching 5hrs per month.
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It is important to note that this description is a typical example of your placement and may be subject to change.
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