malignancy

Week 3 – Malignancy

September 27th, 2010 |

Welcome to week 3. Last week seemed to go pretty well – I got very wet in Barcelona, and Richard managed to keep things moving along nicely back here in Beanoland. I understand that one tutor did not turn up for a ward based session, but this has been re-arranged for this week. The ITA session on spirometry has drawn some positive feedback, along with the very well received Smoking Cessation and Pulmonary Rehabilitation sessions.

Richard’s ABG sessions were the first step on a long journey for every second year – ABG interpretation continues to be complex, but you all now have a solid grounding on which to base your future work.

The core clinical problems session encouraged, and disappointed me. Those who did stay for the whole session sere able to work through the concepts of CCPs, and then specifics of the CCPs in the respiratory block. Half of the year chose to leave the session half way through – I hope you all found something productive to do for that hour.

This week we have already had Dr France’s always well received lung cancer lectures, and the patient journey session with Dr Goudie. The DVD is available to take home, if anyone wants it (Come down to my office, where my secretary can burn you a disc!)

Later in the week will be the brand new MDT sessions, and a mixed bag of lectures on pleural disease, interstitial lung disease, and sleep apnoea. The lectures are up online to browse through now.

All being well, I’ll see you for the pleural disease lecture on Thursday.