Dr Hannah Preston talks with Dr Michael Farquhar about the relationship between shift work, fatigue and burnout and the importance of sleep for healthcare professionals.

Dr Mike Farquhar joined the Evelina London Children’s Hospital sleep medicine team as a consultant in 2012. He holds weekly general sleep, hypersomnia and adolescent sleep clinics, and supports Evelina London’s busy diagnostic sleep study service. He also works with colleagues across Evelina London to support sleep in children and young people with complex medical difficulties. Additionally, Dr Farquhar is involved in educating healthcare professionals on the importance of sleep and the impact of fatigue on healthcare, with a focus on sleep for staff working night shifts.

-- Links --

Fifteen-minute consultation: problems in the healthy paediatrician—managing the effects of shift work on your health:
https://ep.bmj.com/content/102/3/127

Nature cannot be fooled. Why we need to talk about sleep:
https://doi.org/10.1111/anae.13982

Optimising sleep for night shifts
https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.j5637

Recording date: 1 August 2022

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Career Conversations

Importance of sleep - Shift work, fatigue and burnout (15 Mar 2023)

In this episode, Dr Marilena Giannoudi interviews Dr Mudher Al-Khairalla about the PACES respiratory system examination encounter (Station 1). Dr Al-Khairalla gives an overview of the encounter including examiner calibration and skills tested, and shares top tips and common pitfalls.

Dr Al-Khairalla is a Consultant & Honorary Lecturer in Respiratory Medicine,
University of Dundee and GIM Clinical Lead at Perth Royal Infirmary, NHS Tayside. Dr Al-Khairalla has been hosting the MRCP UK PACES exam since 2011 and chair of examiners both in the UK and internationally. 

Dr Marilena Giannoudi is a cardiology registrar based in Leeds. She is a member of the Trainees and Members’ Committee, a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, and is currently undertaking a PhD.

-- Links --
https://www.mrcpuk.org/mrcpuk-examinations/paces
https://ryder-mrcp.org.uk/ - Please note, RCPE does not endorse any external materials

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Recording date: 20 December 2023

Disclaimer: Please always refer to the MRCP website for up-to-date information on the PACES exam. See: https://www.mrcpuk.org/mrcpuk-examinations/paces

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Demystifying PACES - Respiratory [Station 1]

Demystifying PACES - Respiratory [Station 1] (31 Jan 2024)

This week, Dr Marilena Giannoudi focuses on the geriatric career path with Dr Kat Ralston. This episode covers the day-to-day as well as the advantages, challenges, and the pathway to this profession. Dr Ralston provides many resources to inform your journey into geriatric medicine and discusses a few interesting cases she has encountered. 

Dr Kat Ralston is a geriatric medicine registrar in Edinburgh. She is also the Education Co-Vice Chair and the joint Podcast Lead for the RCPE Trainee & Members' Committee (T&MC).

Dr Marilena Giannoudi is a cardiology registrar based in Leeds. She is Co-Chair of the Trainees and Members’ Committee, a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, and is currently undertaking a PhD.

--Useful Links--
Physician Higher Specialty Training Recruitment - https://www.phstrecruitment.org.uk/specialties/geriatric-medicine

British Geriatrics Society
https://www.bgs.org.uk/

Clinical Frailty Scale - 
https://www.bgs.org.uk/sites/default/files/content/attachment/2018-07-05/rockwood_cfs.pdf

REDMAP Framework
https://www.spict.org.uk/red-map/

Think Delirium Toolkit
https://learn.nes.nhs.scot/2442/rrheal/education-networks/rural-teams-education-network/think-delirium-improving-the-care-for-older-people-delirium-toolkit

The Geriatric 5M’s
https://agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jgs.14979

Silver Book II
Geriatric Syndromes (British Geriatrics Society) - https://www.bgs.org.uk/resources/silver-book-ii-geriatric-syndromes

ACB Calculator
https://www.acbcalc.com/

-- Related episodes --

A Fresh Look at the Geriatric Giants – Front Door and Beyond, Clinical Conversations Podcast
https://podcasts.rcpe.ac.uk/show/clinical-conversations/a-fresh-look-at-the-geriatric-giants-front-door-and-beyond-26-feb-2024

Frailty for the Non-Specialist, Clinical Conversations Podcast 
https://podcasts.rcpe.ac.uk/show/clinical-conversations/frailty-for-the-non-specialist-11-mar-2024

Recording Date: 02 April 2024

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Medical Specialties - Geriatric Medicine (4 Dec 2024)

RCPE's Podcast Series 'Career Conversations' by the Trainees & Members' Committee (T&MC).

Importance of sleep - Shift work, fatigue and burnout (15 Mar 2023)

Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh

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