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Preparation for PACES

 


When preparing for PACES concentrate on the following aspects:


1)      Clinical methods


2)      Diagnosis


3)      Planning investigation


4)      Planning management


5)      Communication


 


Clinical Methods

Go through every step in history taking and clinical examination .Do not take shortcuts (shortcuts cut short marks). Ask a colleague to watch you doing this and check that you have gone through every step. This is called Human Reliability Analysis (HRA) and is used extensively in commerce and industry to improve efficiency and productivity.


 


Diagnosis

Practise making a complete diagnosis that is make sure that you deduce all four components of a diagnosis:


Anatomical diagnosis


Pathological diagnosis


Physiological diagnosis


Aetiological diagnosis


 


Planning Investigation

Practice planning investigation. Remember you should be able to justify the relevance of the investigation, discuss the likely result and also think of the pros and cons of performing the investigation.


 


Planning Management

Prepare planning management and discussing the pros and cons of the proposed management plan.


 


Communication

Practise communicating the above. Follow the steps that you took in methods and plans and this will make it less likely that you will make a mistake.


Remember to address beliefs, expectations, anxieties regarding causes, effects and survival.


 



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basj


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Thank you.


The success of this forum depends on active participation .


Please encourage people to engage in discussion as this will increase the benefits of this forum


Regards


Ajith Jayasekera



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I would also recommend a good course to attend:

I went on three before my exam a year ago. So long as you prepare well beforehand, a PACES course is invaluable in my opinion. They not only allow you to see a large number of cases over a few days, but also give experience of presenting cases to the teachers.

I would recommend:

(1) Ealing course in london - Ealing PACES Course - http://www.ealingpaces.com

  • many cases to see - they say 100, though I doubt it's that many - but more than enough - you are exhausted by the end of the day
  • excellent tutors & organisation despite about 100 candidates turing up on a w/end
  • difficult to get to


(2) LondonPACES course at King's Collge London - LondonPACES Course at King's College Hospital - http://www.londonpaces.com

  • many cases to see - especially neurology/eyes; excellent Communication Course
  • brilliant tutors & superb organisation
  • i really improved after the weekend!!



(3) Guy's Hospital course (no website) - they have very limited places & give priority to their own candidates.

  • the best teaching in small groups
  • over 14 days from 6-9pm each weekday


AVOID the Hammersmith course and PASTEST - they are poorly organised and have few patients.



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Anonymous wrote:

I would also recommend a good course to attend:

I went on three before my exam a year ago. So long as you prepare well beforehand, a PACES course is invaluable in my opinion. They not only allow you to see a large number of cases over a few days, but also give experience of presenting cases to the teachers.

I would recommend:

(1) Ealing course in london - Ealing PACES Course - http://www.ealingpaces.com


  • many cases to see - they say 100, though I doubt it's that many - but more than enough - you are exhausted by the end of the day
  • excellent tutors & organisation despite about 100 candidates turing up on a w/end
  • difficult to get to


(2) LondonPACES course at King's Collge London - LondonPACES Course at King's College Hospital - http://www.londonpaces.com

  • many cases to see - especially neurology/eyes; excellent Communication Course
  • brilliant tutors & superb organisation
  • i really improved after the weekend!!



(3) Guy's Hospital course (no website) - they have very limited places & give priority to their own candidates.

  • the best teaching in small groups
  • over 14 days from 6-9pm each weekday


AVOID the Hammersmith course and PASTEST - they are poorly organised and have few patients.


The good thing about courses is that you get to speak to experienced teachers who are able to guide you and poing out your mistakes
Avoid courses where they try to go through a large number of cases and do not take time on individual cases
Go for a course where they take time teaching method , presentation and discussion



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good advice for paces preparation
http://raniasplace.com/aajkibaat/?p=319

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