This document outlines the schedule of case presentations and journal clubs to be held by board students during September and October 2012. It lists the date, presenter, and topic for each session. Case presentations and death conferences will be led by different resident doctors each time. Journal clubs involve presentations on recent medical journal articles and are led by various resident doctors. The purpose is to discuss patient cases, mortality reviews, and recent research findings. Consultants may attend case discussions and death conferences.
1. Time table of case presentations & Journal club by board students during
September/october 2012:
Date Case Journal club
1/9 Death conference
2/9 Case: Dr.Hameed
4/9 Dr.Shadan(COPD antibiotic
prophylaxis); NEJM article 2012.
6/9 Case: Dr.Shadan
8/9 Death conference
9/9 Case; Dr.Shadan
11/9 Dr.Hemn Hadi (DM
diagnosis,NEJM article)
13/9 Case;Hemn hadi
15/9 Death conference
16/9 Case: Dlawer Ferhad
18/9 Dlawer Ferhad( HT new
devices; Lancet article)
20/9 Case:Dlawer
22/9 Death conference
23/9 Case:Ako Omer
23/9 Ako Omer(HT in developing
countries; Lancet)
25/9 Case: Ako Omer
27/9 Death conference
28/9 Case:Dr.Draid
30/9 Dr.Draid: images in general
med journals
2/10 Case: Dr.Draid
4/10 Death conference
5/10 Case:Dr.Suzan
7/10 Dr.Suzan(IPF,Lancet article)
9/10 Case: Dr.Suzan
11/10 Death conference
12/10 Case:Dr.Wathiq
14/10 Dr.Wathiq(Acute Kidney
injury, Lancet)
16/10 Case: Dr.Wathiq
18/10 Death conference
19/10 Case: Dr.Khalid
21/10 Dr.Khalid(Primary CNS
Lymphoma, Lancet)
Notes:
1.In Death conference , the youngest patient that had been died in that week will be
presented by The responsible permanent/board student(ORGANIZED BY THE MANAGER) &
the consultant will be informed to attend & will be discussed whether he attends or not & a
2. report should be written by the permanent resident doctor summarizing the end result of
the discussion to be sent to DOH.
2. The cases will be selected & presented by the house officer( board or others) whether the
consultant attends or not.
3. Journal club topics can be found in cooperation with Dr. Mohamed shekhani.