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Teaching and learning in the operating theatre: a framework for trainers and advanced trainees in obstetrics and gynaecology
(2010)Surgical training of ‘advanced trainees’ in Obstetrics and Gynaecology currently occurs in a rather unstructured fashion. This is even more complicated by reduced training time of doctors necessitated by the European working ... -
Ward-based clinical teaching in gynaecology: principles and practice
(2010)Clinical teaching on the wards remains a prime method of educational instruction. Despite changes in modern educational climate and patient expectations, its value is still irrefutable. There is evidence to suggest that ... -
Outcome-based education: principles and practice
(2010)Outcome-based education is a recent development in modern curriculum planning. The attributes of a good trainee are defined first and the ways to achieve them are suggested next. Outcome-based educational models have been ... -
Curriculum evaluation from the trainees' perspective: application to the ALWP ATSM
(2010)Curriculum evaluation is a way to assess the quality of a curriculum or an educational intervention. The Advanced Labour Ward Practice (ALWP) ATSM (Advanced Training Skills Module) is the module that most advanced trainees ... -
Lifelong learning in obstetrics and gynaecology: how theory can influence clinical practice
(2011)Lifelong learning refers to the systematic acquisition, renewal, updating and completion of knowledge. It is synonymous with the term 'self-directed learning'. This is a new educational strategy meant to consolidate knowledge ... -
Post-coital haemoperitoneum: a downside to intercourse
(2012)We present the case of a 43-year-old multiparous female patient presenting with post-coital haemoperitoneum secondary to a ruptured uterine fibroid. This is a rare case demonstrating the need to elicit full gynaecological ... -
Interventions in exclusive breastfeeding: a systematic review
(2014)Now recognised as a worldwide public health issue, the significance of promoting and encouraging exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) has been acknowledged by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children's ... -
Spontaneous pneumomediastinum (Hamman's syndrome): a rare cause of postpartum chest pain
(2015)We present a case of a 28-year-old primiparous woman with facial swelling followed by acute chest pain immediately after delivery. Chest radiograph revealed pneumomediastinum and surgical emphysema. She recovered well ...
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