Practice Of Medicine (POM) -1

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Practice Of Medicine (POM) -1

• 2009 2010

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POM-1 team

• Seki A. Balogun, MD
• Associate Professor
• Course Director
• Robin Stevens
• Coordinator

• Walt Davis, MD
• Associate Professor
• Course Director
• Karen Warnecke
• Assistant Coordinator

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Course Description

• Structure
• Fall semester
• Spring semester
• Content
• Interviewing Skills
• Hospital Interviews
• Physical Examination
• Ethics and Professionalism

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Course Description

• Small groups
• Mentors Physician and Non-physician
• Six Students
• Duration
• August - April
• Sessions
• Tuesday or Thursday afternoons
• 1pm 4pm

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Required Instruments

• Stethoscope
• Sphygmomanometer
• Tuning fork
• Patella hammer
• Oto/opthalmoscope set

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Interviewing Skills

• Mentor demonstrations
• Role Plays
• Standardized Patients
• Actual Patients
• Group Visitors

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Physical Examinations

• In- group Practice
• Standardized Patients
• Website demonstration videos

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Ethics and Professionalism

• Group Dynamics
• Confidentiality
• Attendance

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Hospital Interviews

• First Patient Exposure
• Professionalism
• Infection Control Issues

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Infection Control

• Hand hygiene
• Hand washing
• Alcohol hand gel
• Hand and nail care
• Stethoscope disinfection

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Isolation Precautions

• Extra measures used for patients who are known or
  suspected to have certain contagious diseases or
  antibiotic resistant organisms.
• Always comply with posted isolation
  precautions

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Isolation Precautions

• Contact Precaution
• Wear gown and gloves
• Used for patients with Clostridium difficle and
  resistant organisms such as MRSA VRE
• Contact/Droplet Precautions
• Wear gown, gloves and mask
• Used for pediatric patients with upper
  respiratory infections
• Droplet Precautions
• Wear regular isolation mask
• Used for patients with influenza and pertussis

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POM-1 Website
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Contact Information

• Seki A. Balogun, MBBS
• Course Director
• Phone [phone]
• Email sab2s_at_virginia.edu
• Robin Stevens
• Coordinator
• Phone [phone]
• Email robinstevens_at_virginia.edu
• PIC 6830

• Walt Davis, MD
• Course Director
• Phone[phone]
• Email wsd3e_at_virginia.edu
• Karen Warnecke
• Assistant Coordinator
• Phone [phone]
• Email mkw4k_at_virginia.edu