Golden Jubilee National HospitalMBChB Year 4/5

Cardiology & Cardiothoracic Surgery

Welcome

Tertiary Centre

• Cardiothoracic Services- West Scotland,

National Transplantation Service.

• Cardiology Services- Greater Glasgow,

National Congenital/Advanced Heart Failure

Services.

• Research Unit- Cardiovascular & Pulmonary

Vascular Sciences.

• Elective Orthopaedics- Waiting List Initiatives.

Cardiology

• Interventional Cardiology

• Advanced Cardiac Imaging

• Special National Units

• Device Implantation

• Electrophysiology

• Congenital Intervention

Interventional Cardiology

Catheterisation Laboratories (Cath Labs)

4 in totalLevel 2, behind Radiology Department.

Advanced Cardiac Imaging

• Echocardiography (Level 2, Cardiac

Unit)

• Cardiac CT and MRI (Level 2,

Radiology)

National Services Division (NSD, SACCs, SPVU)

• Level 3 (next to 3W)

• Advanced Heart Failure

• Pre/post cardiac transplantation

• Congenital Heart Disease

Cardiac Surgery

• Level 3

• Cardiac Theatres 1,2,5,6 • Intensive Units- ICU 1 & ICU 2 • HDU 2 (Cardiac) & HDU 3 (Thoracic)

• Cardiac Ward- 3E

• Outpatients clinics (Level 1)

Thoracic Surgery

• Thoracic Theatres: 7&8- Level 3

• Thoracic Ward: 3W

• Thoracic Outpatient Clinic (Level 1)

Initial Group

Cardiothoracic Cardiology

Cardiology Cardiothoracic

Mr John Butler

Advanced Heart Failure

Level 3, NSD Unit[Next to Ward 3 West]

• Starting with ward rounds (8.30am)

• Involved in all activities (transplant clinics, MDT, biopsies)

Congenital Heart Disease

• Starting with ward rounds

(8.30am) in NSD unit

• Involved in all activities

(outpatient clinics, MDT,

intervention)

Cardiology Wards & CCU

• Starting with ward rounds

(8.00am)

• Involved in all activities of the

ward – shadowing clinical fellow

and registrar)

Coronary Intervention

• Starting at 9.00am- Cath lab

• Observe all aspects of coronary

intervention (both diagnostic and

interventional/PCI)

Cardiac Imaging

Level 2

Echocardiography (Cardiac Unit)

Level 2

Cardiac CT and MRI (Radiology)

Imaging takes place every day starting at 9.00am

Multidisciplinary Meetings - MDT

All taking place at 8.00am at Cardiothoracic Meeting Room, Level 1

Coronary Intervention Wednesday

Advanced Heart Failure Friday

FridayCongenital Heart Disease

Coronary Intervention Tuesday

Valvular Heart Disease Thursday

Cardiac Ward

Level 33 East

• Admission and care of patients undergoing cardiac surgery

• Ward round start 8.30am• Associate Specialist- Mr Robin

Bhawal

Thoracic Ward

• 3W

• Pre/post operative thoracic patients

• Ward rounds prompt 8.00am start

• Meet for bedside teaching

Critical Care

ICU 1 & 2- daily ward rounds start promptly 8.00am

HDU 2/3 daily ward rounds start HDU 2 at 8.00am

Ward rounds led Mr Alan Coulson.

Theatres

Every day, starting at 8.00am, Level 3- afternoon sessions start at 1pm

• You will need to change your clothes and wear ‘greens’.

• Do not leave valuables is changing rooms.

• Ask the theatre/nursing staff to direct you to a theatre.

• Matric card visible at all times.

Outpatient Clinics

Level 1, Main Outpatient Department

Every day at 9.00am/1.00pm

Teaching

• Most tutorials held within the centre.

• ECG Interpretation, Blood Gas

• Anaesthetic Teaching- Dr David Reid.

• Theatre Etiquette

• Mock MDT- Dr Andrew Sinclair.

CardioSim Session

• Simulation training

• Scenarios based on care of the acutely

unwell Cardiology patient (which you don’t

usually tend to see in the wards)

• 2-2.5 hours session while on Cardiology

Week, 8-9 students group

• 3-4 scenarios, divided into groups

Assessment

• No formal assessment

• Completed timetables

• 1 Long Case and discussion- emailed/handed into Kirsty Quinn

• Evaluation session ( MCQ session)- last day of the block

• Attendance bedside teaching- please arrive on time.

• If you cannot attend a session, please email Monojit Paul/Kirsty Quinn in advance of that session.

Additional Sessions

• Thoracic Meeting: Fridays 1pm,

conference room between theatres

and ICU2, Level 3

• Unit Teaching- Fridays 2pm

• Journal Club/CT MCQs- Wednesdays

5pm

Monojit Paulmonojitpaul@nhs.net

Kirsty Quinn, Kirsty.Quinn@gjnh.scot.nhs.uk

www.beardmorehealthscience.com/medicaleducation