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How to Dress for OSCE Success

In the weeks leading up to the OSCE, the question of how to dress for your exam is sure to pop up. However, your appearance is so much more than what you wear on the day.

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Online Learning Effective in Health Professional Education
Online Learning Effective in Health Professional Education
Kate Clutton

A recent study on interprofessional learning in the BMJ has highlighted the efficacy of online learning for health professionals.

What can we do about work related stress?
What can we do about work related stress?
Dr Jan Orman

I bought an alarm clock recently. For some years I have used my smart phone as an alarm clock but I’ve noticed that at times of stress when I wake at night I’ve been reaching for my phone and checking my emails. That’s just crazy! There is no expectation on the part of my employer or my patients that I will work in the middle of the night but it has become reflexive and obsessive.

Three Minute OSCE Reading Time | In 5 Steps
Three Minute OSCE Reading Time | In 5 Steps
Medcast Medical Education Team

Wouldn’t it be luxurious in General Practice to have three minutes to consider what the patient is likely to present with, and to consider and document a safe plan for proceeding with the consultation?

eMH Treatment Programs -  which one shall I choose?
eMH Treatment Programs - which one shall I choose?
Dr Jan Orman

Trying to decide what online mental health treatment programs to use can be difficult. There seem to be so many of them! Which one will be easiest to use? What style is best? Should I choose something specific for the problem or something more general?

Down the Rabbit Hole (... mid OSCE station)
Down the Rabbit Hole (... mid OSCE station)
Medcast Medical Education Team

You are mid OSCE station and you’ve hit a roadblock. Not sure what to ask next, where to go, where you have gone wrong? You have no idea what the diagnosis is and are getting poker faces from the examiners. What do you do next?

Are you worried about teenagers and screen time?
Are you worried about teenagers and screen time?
Dr Jan Orman

Questions exist in the minds of most parents and carers about their teenagers’ use of digital technology. How much is too much?

The Power of a Good Reframe
The Power of a Good Reframe
Dr Jan Orman

I think I’ve finally found a cognitive reframe that works for me – and it’s all about terminology.

Managing the Dark Side (of Social Media)
Managing the Dark Side (of Social Media)
Dr Jan Orman

Many of my consultations these days include some discussion of the distress my patients are feeling about something they have seen or something that has been said or done to them on social media. Often it’s just a misunderstanding by a sensitive and vulnerable person. But it is sometimes due to deliberate attempts by others to upset and disturb them.

The Idiots Guide to the OSCE. Part 2: What do registrars need to do?
The Idiots Guide to the OSCE. Part 2: What do registrars need to do?
Medcast Medical Education Team

The OSCE is the ‘highest order’ exam, in which a candidate ‘shows’ what they can do. This blog post includes some tips for registrars preparing for the exam.