FAMILY MEDCINE

Weekly Activities

Day	Event	Time
Monday	CASE REVIEWS PATIENT CARE	01.00 PM 08.00 AM
Tuesday	LIBRARY/DEPT. MEETING PATIENT CARE	12.00 PM 08.00 AM
Wednesday	CLINICAL MEETING/SEMINAR PATIENT CARE	12.00 PM 08.00 AM
Thursday	CASE PRESENTATION PATIENT CARE	12.00 PM 08.00 AM
Friday	JOURNAL REVIEW/WORKSHOP PATIENT CARE	12.00 PM
Weekend	WEEKEND CALLS	08.00 AM

RESEARCH ACTIVITIES

Profile of Maternal Morbidity

Profile of Ankle Brachial Index among Adult Patient in OOUTH GOPD.

• General Out Patient Clinics (GOPC) runs daily from 08.00 am until closing time.
• Case Review: Cases seen by residents who consulted are taken at random and reviewed with regards to:
  • Communication skills demonstration
  • Patient centeredness of the consultation process
  • Accuracy of diagnosis
  • Solution to patients' management problems
• Library/Departmental Meeting: One resident at a time is permitted to go to the library for extensive use of academic materials. This is based on a monthly roaster drawn by the most senior resident.
• Clinical Meeting/Seminar: A major topic of interest in Family Medicine such as Hypertension, HIV/AIDS, Malaria, Research in Family Medicine, etc is presented by one or more residents; comments and criticisms are made and current trends highlighted.
• Case Presentation: A major case fully managed by a resident is presented. Differential diagnosis will be a major consideration. Management problems must be highlighted.
• Journal Review/Workshop: Residents are to choose and review topics of relevance to Family Medicine using a lead article in a recent journal. They should search for and read quoted references in that journal as well as learn the various methods of writing references.

• Daily ward rounds at the Annex

Consultant rounds are conducted on Mondays and Fridays, while registrar ward rounds hold daily.

Themes of Clinical Activities/Ward Rounds at Shaje OOUTH Annex:

1. History taking and presentation
2. Examination of systems
3. Consultation techniques
4. Instrument demonstration
5. Demonstration of clinical techniques/procedures
6. Issues relating to Management: of Patients, Hospital and Health Systems.
7. Research essentials. e.g. Basic Medical Statistics, Data Presentation, choosing a research topic, etc.