PLAB 2 PAKISTAN COURSE OUTLINE 7 DAYS
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7 Days Course Outline for PLAB
London Clinical Courses
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DAY1 Morning Session
Medicine And Pediatrics History Taking
8:00 – 8:30
Introduction with all delegates and instructor.
London clinical courses as an organization.
Why we selected Pakistan as our first overseas venue.
Aims and objectives of this course.
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8:30 - 9:00
Introduction of PLAB 2 exam and its components
Examiner expectations and global marks from
examiner ,patient expectations and global marks
from patient , non verbal techniques to score maximum
marks. Common mistakes overseas doctors do and how
to avoid them. A brief overview of OSCEs.
Components of Structured PLAB 2 marking sheet
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9:00 - 9:15 First Tea Break
9:15 - 10:00
Pre course medicine history taking mocks assessment
and Individual feedbacks will be given
10:00 - 11:00
Standard teaching will be done by senior NHS clinicians
on medicine history taking skills, how to approach station,
how to establish rapport with patient, how to formulate
diagnosis and explain management plan. List of common
PLAB 2 medical history stations will be discussed.
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11:00 - 11:15 2nd Tea Break Second
11:15 - 12:00
Pre Course Pediatrics History taking mocks assessment.
12:00-1300
Standard teaching will be done by senior NHS clinicians on
How to take Pediatrics history, how its different from adult,
how to deal with child safeguarding issues, non accidental
injuries, physical , sexual and social abuse scenarios.
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13:00 -14:00 Lunch Break
During lunch break individual feedbacks will be given,
weaknesses and strengths of individuals will be discussed
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Day 1 Afternoon Session:
Surgery/ Ortho/ Gynae History
14:00 - 14:30
Pre Teaching Mocks Assessment Surgical Hx taking skills
14:30 - 15:30
Standard teaching will be done by senior NHS clinician on
how to take a surgical history, how its different and what
extra points need to be addressed, list of surgical
presentations will be discussed in detail
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15:30 - 1600
Standard teaching on how to take orthopedic history,
what extra points need to be covered. List of common
orthopedic history stations will be taught by senior NHS
clinician.
16:00 -16:15 Tea Break Third
16:15 -17:00
Pre teaching mocks for Gynae and Obstetrics history
taking skills
1700 to 1800
Senior NHS clinician will be teaching standard approach
on how to take Gynae history, sexual history and how to
assess needle stick injuries,how these stations are different,
what extra things examiner is looking for,and how to
formulate management plan.
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18:00 End of Day 1
Day 2 Morning Session:
BLS, ATLS and Orthopedics
Medical Examinations
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8:00 -9:00
Pre Teaching Mocks Adult and Paeds BLS
ATLS and Ortho Examinations
9:00 to 9:15 Morning Tea
9:15 to 11:00
Standard approach will be taught by senior NHS
clinician on BLS Paeds, BLS adult and ATLS,
list of common PLAB 2 scenarios will be taught
by senior NHS clinician and common cause of failures
will be discussed in detail.
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11:00 to 11:15 :Tea Break
Orthopedic Examinations Standard approach
how to examine shoulder, neck ,back ,
wrist, elbow , knee and hip
12:15 to 13:00
Pre teaching Mocks on Medical Systemic Examination
13:00 to 14:00 :Lunch Break :
Individual discussion with candidates regarding their
weaknesses and strengths, constructive feedbacks and
advise will be given
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Day 2 : Afternoon Session
Medical Examinations and
Sim Man Teaching
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14:00 to 16:00
Systemic Medical examinations:
8 most common medical examination stations
will be taught by senior NHS clinician
16:00 to 16:15 Tea Break
16:15 to 1800
Sim Man teaching
All 4 common PLAB 2 Sim man scenarios will
be taught Standard approach will be shown in
simulated settings.
Session Ends at 1800
Day 3 Morning Session
Mannequin Mocks and Teaching
8:00 -9:00
Pre Course mannequin mock assessment
9:00 -9:15
Morning Tea
9:15 -10:00
Standard approach will be shown on how to
approach mannequin,how to do pre procedure talk,
significance of trolley preparation, how to perform a
procedure on mannequin and what post procedure
advise need to be given to patient
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10:00 -11:00
Procedure on 4 mannequins will be taught by senior
NHS clinicians
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11:00 - 11:15 Tea Break
11:15 - 12:15
4 more mannequins will be taught be senior
NHS clinician
12:15 -13:00
FAQs and Q/A session on mannequin teachings
Common mistakes. Common failing points and
How to avoid them
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13:00 -14:00
Lunch Break:
Individuals strengths and weakness will be
discussed,constructive feedbacks will be given
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Afternoon session Mannequin
Practice
14:00 -16:00
Full hand on practice on mannequins will be provided.
Individual mannequin will be allocated to each individual,
candidate can rotate in circuit and practice, This whole
session will be supervised by Senior NHS clinician
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16:15 -18:00Tea Break
16:15 -18:00
Mannequin Mocks
Day 4:
Communication and Counselling Skills
(CCS)
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8:00 -9:00
Communication and counselling skills (CCS)
Medicine stations ( Mocks)
9:00 -9:15
Tea Break
9:15 -11:00
Teaching Medicine CCS
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11:00 -11:15
Tea Break
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11:15 - 12:00
Paeds communication and counselling( CSS) Mocks
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12:00 - 13:00
Paeds CCS teaching by NHS Uk Consultant
Lunch break
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13:00 - 14:00
Psychiatry CCS pre course mocks
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14:00 -14:30
Psychiatry CCS Stations teaching by Consultant
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16:00 - 16:15
Tea Break
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16:15 - 1700
Gynae Obs CCS pre course mocks
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17:00 - 18:00
Gynae Obs CCS teaching by NHS Consultant
Day 5 PLAB 2 Course Conflict
Resolution, Consent Taking
Breaking Bad News,Telephonic
Conversation.
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8:00 - 9:00
Pre Course Conflict Resolution Mocks
9:00 - 9:15
Tea Break
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9:15 - 11:00
Conflict Resolution Teaching
a) Conflict with colleague
b) Conflict with Patient
c) Conflict with Parents or Relatives
d) Medical Error/negligence
e) Patient wish to do self discharge
11:00 - 11:15
Tea Break
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11:15 - 11:45
Pre Course Mocks Breaking Bad News
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11:45 - 13:00
Breaking Bad News
Teaching by NHS Consultant
a)Inoperable condition discuss with relatives
b)Sudden Death
c)Giving diagnosis of life long debilitating
condition
d)To discuss severely unwell or injured
child with parents or patient
13:00 - 14:00 Lunch Break
14:00 - 14:30
Consent Taking Pre Teaching Mocks
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14:30 - 1500
Consent Taking In NHS teaching by senior NHS clinician.
Consent from minors, Gillick Competency and Fraser’s law
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15:00 - 15:30
Telephonic Conversation Pre Teaching Mocks
Telephonic conversation teaching:
a) Conversation with Nurse regarding patient
b) Conversation with on call consultant
c) Conversation with worried parents
d) Conversation with care home nursing staff
regarding patient
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15:00 - 15:30
Tea break
16:15 - 18:00
Past 1 year PLAB 2 exam discussion Q/A
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Day 6 MOCKS Day, 4 Mocks full day
8:00 - 08:30
All PLAB 2 mocks will be based on most recent PLAB 2 exams
Group Allocations And Mock orientation lecture by consultant
How to approach Mock exams Importance of understanding task
Role player expectations Examiner Expectations Do’s and Dont’s
Common causes of Failure
8:30 -8:45
Tea Break
8:45 - 9:00
Groups Allocation
9:00 - 11:15 First Mocks
Group A will perform
Group B will Observe and feedback.
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11:15 - 11:30
Tea Break
11: 30 - 13:45 Second Mock
Group B will perform
Group A will Observe
13:45 - 14:30
Lunch break
Individual feedbacks will be given to candidates during lunch
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14:30- 16:00 Third Mock
Group A mannequin Mocks
Group B will be Observer
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16:00 -16:15
Tea Break
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16:15 - 17:45 Fourth Mock
Group B Mannequin Mock
Group A will observe and feedback
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17:45 - 18:00
Debriefing and Closing
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Day 7 Last Day of PLAB 2 course
Morning Session : 2 Mock
8:00 - 8:30
Morning tea
8:30 - 11:00
Group A Mocks
Group B observe and feedback
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11:00 - 11:15
Tea Break
11:15 - 13:30
Group B mock
Group A observe and feedback
13:30 -14:30
Lunch Break
Afternoon Session 14:30 to 18:00
1)A general overview and summary of full PLAB 2
exam and course will be given.
2) Detail discussion on last 1 year PLAB 2 exam stations,
including inside story of common PLAB 2 stations,
how patients were, what challenging questions they asked
and how candidate should deal with them.
3) More learning resources will be given, including various
PLAB 2 material available in UK.
4) Question and answer session with teachers
5) We will make a what’s app group and continue to support
you all throughout your UK journey not just for PLAB 2 exam,
we will continue to share important stuff and PLAB 2 stations
on our what’s app group
6) Opportunity to provide us feedback regarding course
( mandatory)
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NOTE:
For our first PLAB 2 course in Pakistan we are giving money
back guarantee without any terms and conditions..
Our faculty is fully aware of old and new PLAB 2 pattern,
all teachings will be done on new PLAB 2 pattern and will
entirely be PLAB 2 focus , we will make sure all our faculty
and delegates restrict their teaching to PLAB 2 exam only.
Most Important: We will send course material 2 weeks before
the course and we expect all doctors to read full course material
thoroughly so that you can participate well and give your best
performance during pre course mocks.
We aim to teach 250 to 300 PLAB 2 stations in 7 days, therefore
stations which we will teach during first few days will not be
repeated during pre teaching or post teaching mocks, so every
day will be new , so please make sure you attend full course, .
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We have invited native British doctor Dr Clara Oliver to teach in
this course, she will be focusing mainly on teaching communication,
counselling and conflict resolution skills, she will also be acting as a
patient /simulator during mock examination, this will help Pakistani
doctors to get familiar with British accent.
FIRST EVER PLAB 2 COURSE
IN PAKISTAN
BY NHS UK
CONSULTANTS
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