We are delighted to report that Dr Roger Neighbour, past President of the RCGP and author of The Inner Consultation, has been working with the department both as a tutor for Year 5 departmental teaching sessions, and to help support and develop our departmental tutors for the Year 5 consultation skills sessions. So far we have had an interesting workshop exploring a new model of feedback for video consultations; the “windows method” originally described by Professor Colin Coles from University of Winchester and subsequently developed by a Scandinavian group led by Danish GP Jan-Helge Larsen. We are now testing it out with students to see how it works in practice. Roger will be holding further workshops in the department, and we hope to make some available to community GP teachers too.
Resources on brief physical activity guidance for older adults in isolation for patients and clinicians Giving Older Adults Brief Physical Activity Advice. Given current clinical pressures, clinicians dealing with older adults will likely have limited time, and this adapted 3As model may provide a possible structure to clinician’s advice. Ask: Permission to discuss physical activity as something that could make a difference to health and wellbeing Advise /Explain/Explore: Ask how they physical activity levels have changed and what they could do to increase it? Agree: A plan considering what they will do, how they will do it. Try to ensure that it includes some cardiovascular, muscle and bone strengthening activities including resistance exercises, balance and co-ordination elements to the plan. Cardiovascular : Ideally the individual should be slightly out of breath when performing the activity. Aim to build to 150 minutes
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