Monday, 4 February 2013

Tutorial 4 February 2013

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Tonight we had an EMQ and 4 essays.


With regard to adhesions that result from abdominal surgery.
1. Outline the incidence and possible adverse consequences of adhesion formation after surgery.                                                       
                                                                                          8 marks.
2. How may the incidence of surgical adhesions be reduced? 12 marks.        

A woman is referred to the pre-pregnancy counselling clinic. She had Caesarean section with her previous pregnancy.
1.  Outline the history you will take.                    6 marks.
2.  Justify the investigations you will arrange.       4 marks.
3.  Justify the advice you will give.                     10 marks.      

With regard to smoking in pregnancy:
1. outline the hazards to the mother.           4 marks
2. outline the hazards to the fetus / child.     6 marks
3. critically evaluate how smoking cessation programmes can be made more effective.                                          10 marks            

With regard to Gestational Trophoblastic Neoplasia.
Outline the factors influencing prognosis.   


Lead-in.
The following scenarios relate to risk management / disciplinary procedures.
Pick one option from the option list.
Each option can be used once, more than once or not at all.

Abbreviations.
DOH:     Department of Health.

Option list.
A.             allow the practice to continue
B.             stop the practice until a full investigation has been done
C.             stop the practice permanently
D.             arrange an investigation by a senior consultant from another hospital
E.              decide the practice does not involve added risk
F.              declare the risk to be acceptable
G.            cancel admissions for surgery
H.             arrange adverse incident analysis
I.               arrange audit
J.               arrange research
K.             arrange a formal warning for the doctor
L.              arrange retirement for the doctor
M.           arrange dismissal for the doctor
N.            consult the on-call consultant
O.            consult the Clinical Director
P.             consult the Educational Supervisor / College Tutor
Q.            consult the Medical Director
R.             consult the Chief Executive
S.              consult the Postgraduate Dean.
T.              consult the hospital’s lawyer
U.            write to Her Majesty at Buckingham Palace
V.             consult your Medical Defence Body
W.           consult the British Medical Association
X.             consult the RCOG
Y.              report the matter to the GMC
Z.              allow return to work
AA.        allow return to work, but offer support
BB.         arrange a “return to work” package specific to the doctor
CC.         none of the above

Scenario 1
You are the Clinical Director. 1 62-year-old Consultant colleague has been off work for 8 weeks with a broken arm sustained in a skiing accident. He sends you a certificate from his specialist to say that he is now fit to return to work. He indicates that he wishes to return to work immediately. What action will you take?
Scenario 2
You are the Clinical Director. 1 62-year-old Consultant colleague has been off work for 8 weeks with a severe bereavement reaction to the suicide of a family member. He sends you a certificate from his GP to say that he is now fit to return to work. He indicates that he wishes to return to work immediately. What action will you take?
Scenario 3
You are the Clinical Director. 1 62-year-old Consultant colleague has been off work for 6 months after having a coronary thrombosis. He sends you a certificate from his specialist to say that he is now fit to return to work. He indicates that he wishes to return to work immediately. What action will you take?
Scenario 4
You are the Clinical Director. A 62-year-old Consultant has returned to work after four months’ sick leave after a coronary thrombosis. He has three cases on his first operating list and all have complications reported by the Sister on the gynaecology ward. What action will you take?
Scenario 5.
A Consultant has been in her first consultant post for two months. Three of the four patients on a single operating list develop post-operative wound infections. What action will you take?
Scenario 6.
You have recently been appointed Clinical Director. A consultant has been in post for ten years and prefers to operate with the same nurse assistant. No complications have been reported. What action will you take?
Scenario 7.
You are the Clinical Director. A consultant has an operating  list in a peripheral unit 20 miles from the main hospital. There is no resident doctor with post-operative care being provided by nurses. The cases dealt with on the list traditionally were minor, day-cases.  You have been told that the consultant, who was appointed 6 months ago, has recently been doing hysterectomies and prolapse repairs to get the waiting list down.  What action will you take?
Scenario 8.
You are the Clinical Director. The blood bank informs you that there is a problem with supplies and fully cross-matched blood cannot be guaranteed for tomorrow’s arranged surgical cases.
What action will you take?
Scenario 9.
You are the on-call SpR. It is 8 pm. The blood bank informs you that there is a problem with supplies and fully cross-matched blood cannot be guaranteed for tomorrow’s arranged surgical cases.
What action will you take?
Scenario 10.
An SpR is half an hour late for starting his duties on three occasions in one week. His consultant wishes to have this dealt with as a disciplinary matter to “nip it in the bud” and teach him a lesson. He reports it to you, the Clinical Director asking you to discipline the doctor. What action will you take?
Scenario 11
An SpR gets into an argument with the senior midwife on the labour ward and in the heat of the moment slaps her across the face. You are the Clinical Director and the matter is reported to you next day.
Scenario 12
Your consultant is the Clinical Director and a nasty man. You apply 6 months in advance for study leave for the week before the written part of the Part Ii MRCOG exam. He tells you that he plans to go on holiday at that time and you are not going to get any leave. In addition, he tells you that if you complain about this he will give you a terrible reference and tell all his consultant friends that you are a waste of space in order to ruin your career. What action can you take?
Scenario 13
A SpR fails an OSATS, but falsifies his records to indicate that it has been completed satisfactorily. You are the Educational Advisor and this is brought to your attention. What action will you take ?>
Scenario 14
A SpR2 uploaded reflective practice putting him in a good light after a case which had been handled sub-optimally by him.
Scenario 15
You are an FY2 and assist the senior consultant at a hysterectomy. The operation goes well initially, but then there is a lot of bleeding and a ureter is cut. The consultant urologist attends and repairs the ureter. The woman bleeds vaginally that evening and is taken back to theatre by another consultant and ends up in the ICU. You became convinced during the operation that you could smell alcohol on the consultant gynaecologist’s breath. What are your responsibilities?
Scenario 16
When do you need to inform the Consultant on-call?
Scenario 17
When do you need to inform the Clinical Director?
Scenario 18
When do you need to inform the Medical Director?
Scenario 19
When do you need to inform the GMC?
Scenario 20
What are the roles of the BMA and MDU?
Scenario 21
What are the differences between verbal and written warnings?


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