TWOGS

Croeso/Welcome,

We are the Trainees in Wales Obstetrics & Gynaecology Society. We are a committed group of trainees who meet regularly to discuss training needs across all grades in Wales. We also aim to organise at least one study day per academic year to help with curriculum signoffs, and core clinical skills.

The committee has representatives across Wales for you to link in with to discuss problems, raise concerns, or suggest educational or social activities to enhance your time here on the O&G speciality training programme. We are always looking for enthusiastic new members to join the committee, so please ContactUs if you want to know more.

This webpage, and email bulletins aim to keep trainees up to date with Deanery, local, National and international news, as well as any relevant courses and conferences to enhance your CV’s.

We hope you enjoy your time in Wales.

CURRENT TWOGS COMMITTEE AND ROLES

Letter to the Profession from the Chief Medical Officer

Latest News

TO BE ADDED TO THE WISDOM MAILING LIST FOR NOTIFICATION OF NEWS, TRAINING AND WELSH O&G CONFERENCE INFORMATION PLEASE EMAIL: WISDOM

TRAINEE REP TO BSGI

The BSGI are actively recruiting for a trainee rep to join the BSGI committee. They welcome a trainee who is interested in this role and has Gynae USS as a part of their ATSM. The Rep will have plenty of opportunity for CV building as we hope to recruit trainee reps from each deanery in the country. This role will give them a head start.

Please email Mrs Leena Gokhale leena.gokhale@wales.nhs.uk if you are interested

HEIW GENERIC CURRICULUM

HEIW have launched their Generic Curriculum, the learning offers a range of training and courses for junior doctors in training in Wales.

The Generic Curriculum aims to provide access to personal and professional development to support and enhance good medical practice at various stages of the Training Programme. The topics have been mapped to the domains of the Generic professional capabilities’ framework from the GMC in line with your curriculum requirements.

RCOG TRAINING MATRIX 2022 NOW AVAILABLE

BLOOD TESTS RECOMMENDED BY NICE TO HELP EARLY DIAGNOSIS OF PRE-ECLAMPSIA

Further Information

[Essentially Midirs March 2022]

Membership Concessions

The NTC have negotiated changes in concessionary membership rates for trainees based on income to add a second threshold of £45,000 which offers a 33% discount (those earning less than £37,500 have a of 66% discount). Please see info below on how to apply to the college.

1. The new concession threshold and how to apply for it

https://www.rcog.org.uk/en/about-us/membership/fellows-and-members/annual-subscription-payment/concessions-and-special-circumstances/

2. How trainees should claim tax back on their membership fees-this will save them lots of money

https://www.rcog.org.uk/en/careers-training/resources--support-for-trainees/useful-resources-for-trainees/tax-relief-on-exam-and-training-costs/

ARCP/Exam Information

EXAM INFORMATION PAGE

HEIW School Support - Recordings, Certificate, and Feedback – Eportfolio Study Day 4TH MAY 2022

E-PORTFOLIO SESSION 4TH MAY - PRESENTATION AVAILABLE HERE

E-PORTFOLIO 4TH MAY - UPDATE PRESENTATION AVAILABLE HERE

E-PORTFOLIO - TRAINEE PERSPECTIVE PRESENTATION AVAILABLE HERE

Please find below the feedback form and recordings for last week’s event, together with the presentations used on the day.

Feedback Form and certificate

Please click on the link below to provide feedback on the event; the survey will close on Monday 6^th June 2022. At the end of the survey, you will be presented with your certificate of attendance; you must print or screenshot this and keep it safe as we are unable to issue duplicates.

https://cardiff.onlinesurveys.ac.uk/og-e-portfolio-study-day-survey-4th-may-2022

Recordings

If you were unable to attend the event, you can watch the recordings via the following link (s); please ensure you complete the learning and the feedback form by Monday 6^th June 2022.

https://heiw.cloud.panopto.eu/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=debcd1b5-89c8-45ab-88fd-ae8d01047263

E-Portfolio - Latest message from Alex Baker, ePortfolio Manager

Education and Training in the Context of COVID-19 RCOG Guidance

Exam Preparation Booklet

OSATS Guidance for 2019 ATSMs

Potential ATSMs in Wales 2020

RCOG Training e-Portfolio

RCOG E-Portfolio Information Letter

RCOG E-Portfolio Information Update

Unfortunately we still can't enter absences on the e-portoflio. Therefore for the ARCP the STC would like us to record absences on the covid disruption form. Below the CCT calculator for everyone to complete as well as the CCT calculator is still not functioning correctly on the e-portfolio (we still can't enter anything other than whole number in months). Please also attach the CCT calculator to your ESR

CCT Calculator

ARCP

The 2022 matrix is now live on the website. Just to advise, there a couple of mistakes in the table below the links to the matrices and these are being dealt with by the website team as we speak; one is that it says for all stages of training that ‘TEF is not required for the 2021 ARCP’ and this should read ‘TEF is not required for the 2022 ARCP.’ The other is that the 2 * next to the examinations line, indicating a derogation for ST3-5 have not been deleted.

However, when you click on the link to the matrix all the points raised above have been addressed.

RCOG Training Matrix

ARCP Information

Enabling Progression at ARCP

ARCP Webinar notes

Training Disruption Notification

O&G Trainee Q&A

Email to Trainees Post ARCP June 2020

2020 Guidance

MRCOG

Training/Conferences

CALENDAR OF EVENTS WITH REGISTRATION DETAILS HERE

Training and Conferences:

BSGE RIGS HUB National Training Programme

The BSGE are excited to open applications for the 2022/2023 BSGE RIGs Hub National Training programme. This a centralised, standardised BSGE programme, that is delivered through a series of hands on workshops at laparoscopic hubs within each deanery and online webinars. Each workshop will be facilitated by RIGs regional representatives, along with a BSGE faculty within each hub. There are 3 programme streams (Basic, Intermediate and Advanced) and the content aligns with the requirements of the core RCOG curriculum.
Training will commence in July 2022 for all streams. This year we have changed the programme so that all streams will be delivered in one day. If you are successful in gaining a place on the programme you are required to book study leave as follows:

July 19th 2022
September 14th 2022
November 8th 2022

Full programme details with timings of sessions can be found on BSGE Website. Once we have confirmed your application to the programme was successful, we will be able to confirm the location within your region where the training will take place.

Application will close online on 23rd May 2022.
Delegates will be informed of their place week beginning 30th May 2022.

All applicants for the programme must be BSGE members.

Click Here to Join BSGE
Click Here to apply for the BSGE RIGS Hub National Training Programme
Click Here to view a list of regional representatives and their contact details

Donna Ghosh (BSGE Chair for Laparoscopic Training)
Jessica Preshaw, CP Lim, Angharad Jones & Helene Hoyte
(BSGE Laparoscopic Training Sub-committee)
Mikey Adamczyk & Lina Antoun (BSGE Trainee Representatives)
BSGE RIGs Hubs National Training Programme Committee

Monica Tyczynska-Palmer

BSGE RIGs Representative for Wales

USS Training:

Dear Trainees,

Please see linked an OSAT form myself and Dr.Rachel Lee have designed to provide guidance to trainees and trainers for an objective assessment of competencies for basic USS. This has been approved by our STC and lead USS trainers in Wales for roll out and evaluation . I will be grateful if you could start using this form for your future assessments from today for a period of 4 weeks. During this period you could upload this as additional evidence in your e-portfolio. We will be emailing you a short questionnaire to receive your feedback. Based on your evaluation we will adapt the form and make it electronic for future ARCPs. So your feedback is vital. Since this a pilot stage , you will have to print the attached version.

I would also like to inform you that a new Doppler module has been included in the TA simulator programme in the Imaging academy. If you have any queries regarding the academy or require login passwords for the simulator please email me.

Kind regards

Dr.Manju Nair

Consultant in Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Singleton Hospital

Latest USS Training Information

Ultrasound Teaching Programme 2021

Ultrasound Scan Guidance

USS Skill Simulator at National Academy - Booking Information

All Wales USS Webinars Facilitated by Mrs. Upadhyay: Programme

RESEARCH SUPPER CLUB

The following Multimedia include videos of the online meetings of the Research Supper Club.

23rd March 2021

10th May 2021

22nd September 2021

Please refer to our Video Disclaimer within the Terms of Use page

E-Books with Training Videos

Ebooks with Video Content

Video content is now available in ebooks via ClinicalKey. This content is only available to NHS Wales Employees, students on placement and contract holders.

To access Clinical Key using a personal PC or device, you'll need an OpenAthens account. If you do not already have one, you can register for one online. If you have any queries regarding your OpenAthens account, please contact your local library service

Click on the publication link below to go to ClinicalKey and select the Videos tab under the Table of Contents heading.

Publication

Atlas of Pelvic Anatomy and Gynecologic Surgery

Comprehensive Gynecology

Principles of Gynaecologic Oncology Surgery

Surgery for Urinary Incontinence

Yen & Jaff's Reproductive Endocrinology

COVID-19

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Infection and Pregnancy

Coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination in pregnancy

Latest RCOG Guidance with link to the Guideline

Information Documents:

HEIW:

Introduction letter: COVID self-certification document

Covid Self-Certification Form

COVID-19 SELF CERTIFICATION (SKILLS PASSPORT)

COVID-19 Letter to Trusts and GP Practices

Supporting the COVID-19 Response Medical Education and Training

COVID-19 HEIW Guidance to Health Boards and Trusts

Summary of COVID-19 Guidance - Dr. Ashleigh Haken

Article:

Provision of obstetrics and gynaecology services during the COVID-19 pandemic: a survey of junior doctors in the UK National Health Service - BJOG 2020

Employment

LATEST VACANCIES

Click here to access

Maternity Leave

These documents were written as a guide by some trainees with relevant experience.
They are designed to help you to understand the basics of your rights as a trainee when pregnant, applying for maternity leave, on maternity leave and returning to work afterwards.
The advice is correct at the time of writing but you should always contact the people in the relevant roles (as mentioned below) to make sure that you are up to date with what is expected of you and what you can expect from your employer.

Maternity Leave advice

Return to work after Maternity Leave

Joint Statement on annual Leave and Study Leave

Dear All

As mentioned previously, as a result of the COVID leave statement, trainees in Wales who are remaining in a training programme are entitled to roll over their unused study leave allocation from August/September.

In order to ensure that we have accurate records of what trainees have spent and therefore entitled to through the roll-over mechanism we need them to ensure their Study Leave records on INTREPID are accurate and up to date.

The following email and attachment was sent via INTREPID to all trainees earlier this month and a reminder has also gone out again today.

I would be grateful for your assistance in ensuring this message gets to trainees and so would appreciate it if you could pass this on to your trainee reps and ask them to disseminate and also include it in any comms you are also sending out to your trainees.

Many thanks for your help.

Best wishes

Helen

CANCELLING LEAVE APPLICATION USER GUIDE