PHEMTA Newsletter November 2016 · 2016. 12. 5. · PHEMTA Newsletter Pre-Hospital Emergency...
Transcript of PHEMTA Newsletter November 2016 · 2016. 12. 5. · PHEMTA Newsletter Pre-Hospital Emergency...
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PHEMTANewsletter Pre-HospitalEmergencyMedicineTrainees’AssociationNovember2016NewsletterItemscoveredinthismonth’sedition:
1. PHEMTAelections2. FPHCexaminationsresources3. Wellbeing,stress,bullyingadvice4. FacultyofPre-HospitalCaremembership5. Upcomingevents
1. PHEMTAelections
LastmonthweannouncedthatthenextPHEMTAelectionwouldhappenimminently.Unfortunately,wearegoingtodelaythisuntilFebruary2017.ThereasonsforthisarethatitavoidsthefestiveperiodwhenyouandtheRCSEdwouldratherbethinkingaboutfamilyandtimeoff,andalsoavoidsthebuilduptotheexamsinmid-January.Asaresult,PHEMTAwillbewithoutaChairandwithoutarepresentativetotheFPHCExaminationsCommitteeforamonthortwo.BothmyselfandJonBirks,asthetwooutgoingmembers,willattendtherequiredmeetingsintheexamsweekandthenstepdownonFriday20thJanuary.WewillbothensurethatcontinuityismaintainedthroughtheremainingPHEMTACommitteeduringthistransitionaryperiod.TheRCSEdwillmakecontactwithyouallregardingnominationsnearerthetime.Ifyouareinterested,pleasegetintouchwithusviaouremailaddress.Theywillneedyourpostaladdressestoallowyoutovote–pleasesendthesetoIBTPHEM@RCSEd.ac.ukbeforethenominationdeadline.2. FPHCexaminationsresourcesTheFPHChaveaseriesofvideosandpodcaststhatyoumayfindusefulintherunuptotheexamsinJanuary.Theycanbeaccessedhere:https://fphc.rcsed.ac.uk/examinations/exam-video-and-podcast-resourcesThereisanewguidetotheSandpiperbagsthatisnowavailabletoaccompanytheexistingvideo.Youcanfindbothhere:https://fphc.rcsed.ac.uk/examinations/exam-video-and-podcast-resources/sandpiper-bags
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3. Wellbeing,stressandbullyingadvice
PHEM is a challenging subspecialty. It exposes you to scenes, patients and events that few medicalcolleagueseverhadtodealwithand,attimes,canbeextremelymentally,emotionallyandpsychologicallychallenging.Inaddition,PHEMtrainingcanbedifficultasexpectationsofyouandthewayinwhichyouarewatched,critiquedandprovidedwithfeedbackcandiffersignificantlyfromyourparentspecialtyaswestriveforhighstandardsofcareinverydifficultcircumstances.Wewouldliketoremindyouhowtoseekguidance,adviceandhelpshouldyouneedit.• YourEducationalSupervisorandTrainingProgrammeDirectorhavearesponsibilityforyourwellbeing
andareoftenthebestinitialpeopletocontactifyouhaveproblems.Iftheyareunabletohelp,oryouneedtoescalatethingsfurther,eachLETBhasawell-definedprocesstofollow.
• TheAmbulanceServiceyouworkinwillhaveawellbeingandpsychologicalsupportprogramme.Most
haveadoptedtheTraumaRiskManagement(TRiM)process,whichisexcellentandcanleadtoaccessofotherservicesifrequired.
• ThecharityMINDarerunningaBlueLightcampaignwhichfocusesonthementalhealthofpeoplewhowork in the emergency services. Their website has lots of advice and resourceswww.mind.org.uk/news-campaigns/campaigns/bluelight
• Finally,ifyoudon’tknowwhichoftheaboveroutestofollow,orwouldlikesomeadviceastowhich
wouldbebest,orifyouhaveanyotherquestions,pleasecontactPHEMTAviaouremailaddress.
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4. FacultyofPre-HospitalCarePHEMTAisnowofficiallypartoftheFacultyofPre-HospitalCare.Ifyouarenotamember,westronglyurgeyoutojoinasthisorganisationrepresentsyouandtheworkwealldonationally.Inthecomingyear(s),membershipwillalsogiveyouaccesstoanewjournalthatisbeingdevelopedandislikelytoleadtoreducedelectionfeesfromtheRCSEdfollowingsuccessintheFIMC–soworthdoing!TheFPHCareincreasinglyproducingeducationalcontent.Theconsensusdaysthathavebeenconductedrecently(Crush&Suspension,Immobilisation&Extrication)havebeenfilmedandthatcontentwillappearonlineshortly–keepaneyeontheirwebsitehere:https://fphc.rcsed.ac.uk/education-resources/consensus-days.TheFacultyalsohaveaTwitteraccount@FPHCEdthatwillbetweetingfromconferencesandrelevanteducationaldaysinthecomingyearifyouareinterested.5. UpcomingEvents8thDecember2017 NationalPHEMStudyDay–PaediatricsinLondon Contact:[email protected] ProgrammeTBC–seeattachedflyerformoredetails.12thJanuary2017 MedTRiMBestPracticeEventatLifeSciencesHub,CardiffBay
AnopportunitytoshareexamplesofMedicalTraumaRiskManagementinaction,sharebestpracticeofdealingwithstressintheworkplaceandexchangetoolsthathavehelpeddevelopyourmentaltoughness.Seeflyerinnewsletteremailformoreinformationandtobook.
13thJanauary2017 NationalPHEMStudyDay–Medical&CardiacArrestinBristol Contact:MattThomas,[email protected]
DatechangetoavoidclashwithLondonPHEMStudyDay.FullprogrammeTBC.
26thJanuary2017 PHEMObstetrics&NeonatalSimulationDayatNorthamptonGeneralHospital
Earlydateforyourdiaries.ThisisanexcellentdaythatcoversmostoftheobstetricandneonatalcompetenciesinthePHEMcurriculum.Toregister,completetheregistrationformincludedinthenewsletteremailandreturntotheaddressgiven.ContactVicky.garrod@ngh.mhs.ukformoreinformation.
24thFebruary2017 NationalPHEMStudyDay–EMS,MediaandLegalinLondon Contact:[email protected] ProgrammeTBC–seeattachedflyerformoredetails.15th-18thMarch2017 TraumaCareConference2017atYarnFieldPark,Staffordshire
ThePHEM/HEMSdayonThursday16thisparticularlyrelevantandhashadexcellentfeedbackinthepast–moreinformationhere:https://www.traumacare.org.uk/event-2361018https://twitter.com/TraumaCareUK
11thApril2017 NationalPHEMStudyDay–CBRNEinLondon Contact:[email protected] ProgrammeTBC.
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26th-27thApril2017 Retrieval2017ConferenceinGlasgowTheprogrammeiscurrentlybeingfinalisedforthisannualconferencethatcoversmanyaspectsofthePHEMcurriculumandisagreatnetworkingeventformeetingwithothersfromtheHEMS/retrievalsystemsoftheUKandbeyond.Keepaneyeon http://www.emrsscotland.org/ and https://twitter.com/_retrieval for moreinformationshortly.
PHEMTAishereforyou–pleasegetintouchifwecanhelpinanyway.Ifyouhaveaneventorinformationyouwouldlikeincludinginthenextnewsletter,pleasegetintouch.
ScottGrierPHEMTAChairmanonbehalfofthePHEMTACommitteeContactPHEMTA@RCSED.nethttps://fphc.rcsed.ac.uk/phemta