PACES MRCP UK - Where MRCPians Meet Since 2006

MRCP is well establised as an entry exam for advanced specialist training in many countries including Malaysia. It consists of 3 paper i.e. Part1, Part2(written tests) and PACES. PACES in full means Practical Assessment of Clinical Examination Skills. It is the third part and the candidate is assessed by fellows of RCP. I passed my PACES in 2005. I am glad that many seniors had guided me throughout my preparation for PACES and I wish to share my experiences with PACES candidates via this blog.


Friday, April 21, 2006

5 Star List for Comm Station

Most of the candidates (at least Malaysia) find that it is difficult to prepare for communication station. In fact, we seldom spend enough time to communicate with patient/pt's family. We are just too busy with our clinical works. I would say the gold sword of Ryder is a life saver for someone who is not UK trained. However, the 50 cases in Ryder is still too diverse. Which one is important?

The 5 star list:
*Brain stem death
*Asking for postmortem
*Breaking bad news about terminal illness
*Breaking bad news about chronic illness
*Fitness to drive
*Cardiac rehabilitation
*Needlestick injury from HIV patient
*Resuscitation status in a terminally ill patient
*Screening for prostate cancer
*To ventilate or not to ventilate
*Withdrawing treatment
*Dealing with poor compliance
*Consent to participate in clinical trial
*Consent from a patient who does not have the capacity to give consent
*Managing a complaint after an adverse incident

These are the main topics that you MUST read and practice before your PACES day!

Remember,
"We cannot predict, but
We can always prepare"

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posted by Dr. David Teoh @ 4/21/2006 09:07:00 PM

1 Comments:

At 4/25/2006 06:44:00 PM, Blogger Dr. David Teoh said...

For history taking, i would advice you to practice with single symptom
scenario eg. "56, man, smoker with backache for 3/12. Kindly see and advice". It's better than practice on the real long, complicated PACES scenario. After you are familiar with the flow of history taking then practice the scenario in Gold Ryder.

 

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