| Individual Placement Description | |
|---|---|
| Placement | Palliative Medicine |
| Year | F2 |
| Region | West |
| Hospital(s) | Stobhill Hospital, Glasgow, Marie Curie Hospice, Glasgow |
| Main Duties of Placement | Day to day care of 15 hospice inpatients. Daily allocation meeting. Consultant ward round twice weekly. Clerking elective and emergency admissions (2-3 daily). Family meetings. Discharge planning. Weekly MDT. Weekly handover. |
| Typical Work Pattern | Full shift.
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| Learning Opportunities | Participation in audit. Secretary for Doctors' Meeting. Ward-based teaching. Attendance at Palliative Medicine Outpatients and Community visits. Experience teaching medical students (ward-based and in small tutorials). |
| Teaching | Induction includes series of tutorials and assessment of opioid calculation. Weekly multidisciplinary education (external speakers/journal club/complex case review). Stobhill Grand Round. |
| Unique Selling Points | Wide exposure to physical and psychological issues affecting patients at end of life. Opportunity to develop communication skills especially around sensitive issues e.g. DNACPR, place of care and prognosis. |
| It is important to note that this description is a typical example of your placement and may be subject to change. | |
