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NOTICE BOARD

eHIV-STI

GUM trainees are now able to fully register on the Department of Health "Electronic Learning for Healthcare" programme. You can access the training by going to http://www.e-lfh.org.uk/. Within the projects menu there are sessions on Sexual Health and HIV, Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare and Medical Leadership. The Sexual Health and HIV sessions are intended to complement the BASHH STI & HIV course and help Dip GUM / Dip HIV preparation.

The GUM trainees on the e-HIV-STI executive would like to thank those SpRs who contributed to the survey evaluating early e-learning sessions in this project and ask them to look out for results from it in a poster at BASHH/BHIVA

Doctors in Training Weekend

Please find further details using the link provided. http://www.bashh.org/education_training_and_careers/doctors_training

YOUR REPRESENTATIVES

BASHH Board & SAC
Andy Williams: andy.williams@homerton.nhs.uk
Homerton University Hospital, London E9 6SR
Tel: 020 8510 7979

Clinical Governance Committee
John Evans-Jones: john.evans-jones@nhs.net
Department of Sexual Health, Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool Road, Chester CH2 1UL
Tel:01244 363097

Education Committee & SAC
John Saunders: John.Saunders@bartsandthelondon.nhs.uk

Doctors in Training BASHH Regional Representatives
We have a network of GUM SpRs in the UK. Each region has a nominated representative, and the names and email addresses are below. The regional rep holds a list of all SpRs in their area. This enables information to be disseminated from the BASHH Doctors-in-Training Reps to all UK SpRs, and for comments to be fed back. This ensures that the views of all SpRs can be fairly represented at BASHH. It also allows SpRs from around the UK to share opinions, surveys, collaboration on projects, etc. Other junior doctors who wish to be included in the network should contact the rep in their area. If you notice any errors in the list, or would like to volunteer to be the rep in your region, then please contact andy.williams@homerton.nhs.uk

Regional Reps
East Anglia: Serisha Basavaraj - basavaraj.serisha@nnuh.nhs.uk
London: St George's: Sheel Patel - sheelpatel@doctors.org.uk
London: Guy's & St Thomas's: Saloni Surah -
London: King's: Tanya Welz -
London: Chelsea & Westminster: Neesha Rockwood - neesha.rockwood@chelwest.nhs.uk
London: St Mary's: Craig Tipple - c.tipple@imperial.ac.uk
London: Mortimer Market: Tristan Barber - Tristan.Barber@camdenpct.nhs.uk
London: Barts & The London: Andy Williams - andy.williams@homerton.nhs.uk
Brighton: Claire Naftalin -
Mersey: John Evans-Jones - john.evans-jones@nhs.net
North: Yin Min Hew - yinminhew@doctors.net.uk
North West: Caroline Thng - caz78thng@yahoo.com.au
Oxford:
Scotland: Rajesh Hembrom - rajeshhembrom@gmail.com
Northern Ireland: Killian Quinn - quinnkj@doctors.org.uk
South West and Wales: Rachel Neale - rachn2000@yahoo.com
Trent: Anna Pryce - Anna.Pryce@sth.nhs.uk
Wessex: Emma Rutland - emma_rutland@hotmail.com
West Midlands: Muralidhar Sivaram - muralidhar.sivaram@hobtpct.nhs.uk
Yorkshire: Mags Portman - mags.portman@leedsth.nhs.uk

TRAINING ISSUES

Curriculum for Specialist Registrars
The curriculum can be viewed on the Joint Committee on Higher Medical Training website at www.jrcptb.org.uk/

Performance (Workplace based) Assessment SpRs are required to undertake both the Mini Clinical Evaluation Exercise [MiniCEX] and Multi Source Feedback [MSF] (formerly known as 360° assessment). Please see http://www.jrcptb.org.uk/forms/Pages/default.aspx for guidance and documentation.
New assessment tools are being piloted until April 2009 in some areas, and include assessment of teaching, audit, case based discussions, and a patient feedback form.

Honorary Joint Training Fellowships for Physicians
The British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (BASHH) and the Health Protection Agency run a programme of Honorary Joint Fellowships for Physicians in Higher Specialist Training in genitourinary medicine.

Flexible trainining
Click here for important general information for those considering flexible training in GUM.

Useful contacts at SAC for training issues

Dr Raj Patel -
Chair, Specialist Advisory Committee in Genitourinary medicine

Sarah Cawthra - Sarah.Cawthra@jrcptb.org.uk
JRCPTB Office (GU Medicine Section)
5 St. Andrews Place
Regent's Park
London NW1 4LE
Tel: 020 7935 1174 ext. 284
Fax: 020 7486 4160

Diploma in Genitourinary Medicine
Compulsory for all Specialist Registrars commencing training after January 2003. Recommended for all trainees that commenced training prior to this at any stage.
Exam syllabus and application forms available from The Society of Apothecaries of London: http://www.apothecaries.org/
Cost of exam -£495
Exams are twice a year in June and December (closing dates in 2010 are 7 April and 28 September respectively).

Diploma in HIV medicine
NOT a requirement for Specialist Registrar training and therefore NOT necessary for CCST.
Exam once a year in the autumn.

For details go to www.apothecaries.org/index.php?page=23

A revision course is run by BASHH/BHIVA and is free to those taking the exam. For application forms http://webapp.doctors.org.uk/Redirect/www.bashh.org/meetings/326_diploma-in-hiv-medicine-one-day-revision-course. Email bashh@rsm.ac.uk for more details.

Meetings, Courses and Memberships

HIV Trainees Club
This is an excellent organisation for any trainee that is involved in the management of HIV patients ie GUM and Infectious Diseases. It is led by trainees who design and run a programme of one-day workshops relating to all aspects of HIV infection. Membership is free with application forms available from the HIV Trainees Club Secretariat: Email secretariat@hivtc.org,uk
Please visit the HIV Trainees Club website at http://www.hivtc.org.uk/ for further information

Useful websites
http://www.natap.org/ This American site will keep you up-to-date about developments in the fields of HIV and Hepatitis B/C. You can sign up for email notification about publications and presentations, but expect to receive about 10 a day.

http://www.aidsmap.co.uk/ An invaluable patient-centred resource about HIV and AIDS