Welcome to our "Prepare for FY1" course

Please arrive promptly at the start time you’ve been sent. We will allocate you to small groups for the day. The leads of your first group will introduce you to what’s expected from the day & they will be your mentors to help & support you with any questions or concerns you have throughout the day. 

You will rotate through 6 stations covering core aspects of being an FY1 including ward round documentation, prioritising jobs whilst on call, dealing with unwell patients, communicating with families, procedures, admitting a patient and requesting imaging. There will be lunch break halfway. Reading the following course materials in advance of the day will 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.

Course Materials

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

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