Oxford Paper III Course ( New )
The new Oxford Paper III course is a weekend exam oriented course dedicated to Critical appraisal on Day 1 and Individual Specialities on Day2.
The course is be based on the new Paper III format of the MRCPsych exam. The critical appraisal course is taught by Dr. Stuart Carney & Helen Doll.
Stuart Carney,Consultant Psychiatrist in Oxfordshire Buckinghamshire Mental Health Care Foundation Trust, Director of the LNR Foundation School, part of the East Midlands Healthcare Workforce Deanery, and Special Advisor to the UK Foundation Programme Office teaches critical appraisal on Day 1. He studied epidemiology and biostatistics at the Harvard University and is a member of the panel at the Royal college that sets paper III critical review questions.
The next Oxfordpsych paper III Course date is
19.12.09 & 20.12.09 (Saturday & Sunday) ( 2 day course)
The Venue for the paper3 course is
Warneford hospital, Warneford Lane,
Headington, Oxford, OX3 7JX
( Nearest airpor is London Heathrow )
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PAPER 3 Timetable Day 1- Sat 19 Dec'09
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| 08.30 - 09.00 | Registration | Tea, Coffee, Biscuits |
| 09.00 - 11.15 | Session 1 | Research Methods |
| 11.15 - 11.30 | Break | Tea, Coffee, Biscuits |
| 11.30 - 13.30 | Session 2 | Evidence Based Practice |
| 13.30 - 14.15 | Lunch | Delicious Chef's Choice |
| 14.15 - 16.00 | Session 3 | Statistics |
| 16.00 - 16.15 | Break | Tea, Coffee, Biscuits |
| 16.15 - 18.00 | Session 4 | Critical Appraisal |
Extensive course materials including Critical appraisal will be provided.
PAPER 3 Timetable Day 2- Sun 20 Dec '09
Day 2 will focus entirely on EMIs and MCQs from recent college exams on clinical topics. This is an excellent opportunity to familiarise yourself with recent exam questions with detailed, well researched answers.The sessions will be run by a Consultant psychiatrist with vast experience in helping candidates pass their exams.
Dr.Yousuf Rahimi, Consultant psychiatrist in General Adult and community psychiatry, Wokingham CMHT, Berkshire has been involved in teaching and training MRCPsych candidates for several years. He has immense experience in teaching exam techniques both in MRCPsych written and clinical exams. We have received excellent feedback on his sessions covering past paper 3 exam MCQs, EMIs and CASC sessions.
Answer booklets with detailed anwers on topics including General adult, research methods, evidence based practice, statistics, critical appraisal , clinical topics including liaison, forensic, addiction , child and adolescent, psychotherapy, learning disability, rehabilitation and old age psychiatry
The cost of Oxford weekend exam oriented Paper III course is £300. The registration for the Oxford Paper III course has started and to book a place by paying online now click here.
7. Capacity - Assessment
Instructions to candidates:
You are seeing this man who was brought to the A&E by his wife when he started vomiting blood. He was assessed by the medical team who think that further investigations needed to be done including endoscopy. He is refusing the treatment and saying strange things to them. They are worried about further episodes and want to treat him as soon as possible. They have referred him to you to assess capacity to refuse treatment.
- Assess his capacity
- Explore his psychopathology
You are about to see Mrs.Fraser, a mother of two children who was referred by her GP.She
suffered a Road Traffic Accident two months ago and complains of difficulty coping.
- Examine the patient to assess her symptoms.
- Take a history to help you arrive at a diagnosis.
- You are not expected to take a personal or social history.
You may wish to take notes, as at the next station you will be required to
explain to the patient what you have established she is
experiencing and how you would manage her problems.
You are about to see Sarah Dawson a married lady unable to leave her house. The thought of going out makes her feel sick. Recently she has developed panic attacks making things even worse. She is desperate for help.
- Examine the patient to assess her symptoms.
- Establish whether any other co-morbid illness is present.
- You are not expected to take a personal/social history.
You may wish to take notes, as at the next station you will be required to
explain to her what you have established she is experiencing and discuss management plans.
You have just seen Mr. Weber. You are about to his wife. She has made this appointment to discuss her concerns with you. You can assume that Mr.Weber has given his consent for the same.
- Address her concerns.
- Talk to her about the side effects of Citalopram and your management plan.
- Explain ways in which she could help him with the OCD.
