Welcome to our "Prepare for FY1" course

Thank you for booking to attend our course!

  • Timetable & Venue details: See below – this will be kept up to date if any changes so please check before you leave!
  • Dress Code: Dress smartly as though it is your first day of FY1. No scrubs please. 
  • Equipment: Bring a pen, water bottle & stethoscope

You’ll be allocated to small groups. The leads of your first group will explain the course & be your mentors for the day. There will be 6 stations covering core aspects of FY1 (e.g. documentation, prioritising jobs whilst on call, managing unwell patients, communicating with families) with lunch halfway between. There may be a 7th station covering ultrasound cannulation station depending on availability of equipment and tutors. 

We strongly recommend you read the course materials below (and complete the online US cannulation course if applicable) in advance to allow you to focus on applying content rather than learning theory! At the end of the day, you’ll meet your mentors again to discuss through any further questions and get final top tips.

Timings are subject to change – please check the day before!

  • Venue: Clinic 6, East Wing, St Bartholomew’s Hospital, West Smithfield, London, EC1A 7BE
  • Timings: Starts with registration at 09:00am & finishes at 5:30pm
  • Contact Details (WhatsApp preferred):
    • 6 & 7 July: Amir Hussain Avini (07877563306) & Meera Patel (07414769996)
    • 13 & 14 July: Amir Hussain Avini (07877563306) & Moksh Sharma (07734944106)
    • 20 & 21 July: Meera Patel (07414769996) & Hashim Shaaban (07767915201)
    • Email [email protected]
  • Lunch: Many places to buy from nearby including Falafel (Pilpel), Tesco, Pret a Manger, Hospital Canteen

Timings are subject to change – please check the day before!

Timings are subject to change – please check the day before!

  • Venue: Education Centre, Royal Liverpool University Hospital, Mount Vernon St, Liverpool, L7 8YE
  • Timings: Starts with registration at 9am & finishes at 5:30pm
  • Contact Details: Email [email protected] or Natalie Hamer (WhatsApp 07963018195) 

Course Materials

IV fluids
Prescribing IV Fluids
There are certain situations where you need to prescribe IV fluids which vary from...
ePortfolio
e-Portfolio
Your e-Portfolio is an online tool to gather and store evidence of progression throughout...
Ward Round
Surviving Ward Rounds
It takes time to get used to the ward round. Particularly, when patients are being...
Scans
Requesting Scans
Requesting scans can be a scary daily occurrence for new doctors. It is one of few...
Insulin
Hyperglycaemia
Hyperglycaemia is something you will encounter frequently. In this article, we focus...
Maximise Points for Specialty Applications
Maximise Points for Specialty Applications
With the recent removal of additional degrees counting for points towards all specialty...
Self-Discharge
Self-discharge
Frequently patients wish to self-discharge from hospitals. This article pertains...
Writing SLEs
Writing SLEs
SLEs are supervised learning events that includeMini-CEX (mini clinical evaluation...
Common Prescribing Errors
Common Prescribing Errors
When I supervise and teach FY1s, prescribing is among the top three things they are...
Prescribing analgesia
Prescribing analgesia
When assessing pain, ensure you begin by taking a history to characterise the pain...
FY1
Preparing for FY1
It is common for FY1s to feel anxious & feel like they’re not ready to...
Hypoxia
Hypoxia
As an FY1, you will be called to review patients who are hypoxic. Here we will discuss...
Prioritising Jobs
Prioritising Jobs
I’m going to try and be as generic as possible so that hopefully these tips work...
Hypotension
Hypotension
Expect many bleeps about hypotension from concerned nursing staff. It is a useful...
Sepsis
Sepsis
Sepsis is an infection with evidence of organ dysfunction. Septic shock is when a...
Falls
Falls
As an F1, you will quite frequently get bleeped to review a patient who has had a...
Discussing Treatment Escalation & DNAR
Discussing Treatment Escalation & DNAR
As an FY1 you should not be expected to make decisions regarding treatment escalation...
Pre & Post Operative Care
Pre & Post Operative Care
As a junior doctor, you will frequently look after patients prior to and after their...
Blood Tests
Venepuncture
EquipmentGlovesHand sanitiserAlcohol wipeTourniquetCotton wool/ gauzeNeedleSyringe...
Mental Capacity
Mental Capacity
Mental Capacity is the ability to make your own decisions at the time at which the...
Delirium
Delirium
Acute confusion, otherwise known as delirium, is very common in hospitals: 20-30%...
Palliative
Palliative Care
Dying is a natural process and unfortunately, something that we all come across in...
Upper GI bleed
Upper GI bleed
These patients have the potential to become haemodynamically unstable extremely quickly;...
Handover
Handover
Handover occurs between shifts to ensure everyone is up to speed with patients. The...
Performing Arterial Blood Gases
Performing Arterial Blood Gases (ABGs)
Thanks to Geeky Medics for an excellent video demonstration EquipmentGloves Alcohol...
Cannula
Cannulation
Cannulation is a procedure regularly undertaken which involves threading a plastic...

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