Medlink Conference – Day 2 Venue: University of Nottingham Clinical Skills I learnt the basics on how to use an Ophthalmoscope, an Otoscope and a Stethoscope. An Opthalmoscope is used to look at the retina of a patient’s eye and an Otoscope is used to look inside their ear. I was able to practise using…
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Medlink Conference – Day 1 Venue: University of Nottingham Surgery I attended a lecture on surgery which was presented by a neonatal surgeon. I was rather intrigued to learn about the history of surgery and that it was first introduced in Britain in 900AD, but much earlier in other places. I also learnt about…
Read MoreMEDICINE ISN’T JUST ABOUT PRESCRIBING DRUGS!
One of the main things which I learnt from today’s Hospice visit is the importance of being able to treat a patient, provide them with the relevant diagnoses, medicines, pieces of advice as well as treating them with a level of respect and genuine care. It’s incredibly important that patients aren’t just isolated and treated…
Read MoreFIRST DAY AT THE URGENT CARE CENTRE 🏥
Today I had my first day of volunteering in the Urgent Care Centre. It was quite different and definitely more fast paced than my volunteering at the hospice. My role was to offer drinks to patients being treated by the doctors as well as asking them to fill in some feedback forms. The department sister…
Read More“PHYSICIAN ASSISTED SUICIDE SHOULD BE LEGAL.”
Firstly, I would like to make it clear that ‘assisted suicide’ in this statement is referring to active euthanasia which is performed by a doctor. This may be an injection or a form of medication which are both administered by the doctor to a terminally ill patient with a significantly reduced quality of life. In…
Read MorePATIENT WITH TERMINAL BRAIN CANCER IS RETURNING HOME 🏠
Today I was also able to spent quite a bit of time with a patient who had been suffering from a brain tumour. I was able to follow her journey in the hospice as I was volunteering here when she was first admitted. I noticed that her health had significantly improved throughout the past few…
Read More“CHILDHOD VACCINATIONS SHOULD BE MADE COMPULSARY.” 💉
This was quite an interesting debating topic as I was given the position of arguing FOR the statement. After completing my research I felt as though I was in slight disagreement with the statement, however I didn’t feel I had any strong opinions on the matter. During the debate I gave my points to support…
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