MONASH ANAESTHESIA PRIMARY REVISION
COURSE
Monash Medical Centre, Department of Anaesthesia,
Monday July 14 to Friday July 18, 2014
This is an intensive 5-day course aimed at preparing candidates for the Aug/Sept
ANZCA Primary Examination. The course is very practical and aimed at improving
knowledge, understanding, organization and communication. Much of the teaching
will occur in small groups doing viva or SAQ practice. Initially the topics will be
forewarned but then derived from the whole syllabus. The participants should be
sitting the exam in Aug/September, as you will need to have good working
knowledge to derive benefit from this course. There will be a practice SAQ and viva
exam that you will be provided feedback on. An outline draft of the course is attached
below.
Course tutors:
Course tutors include past and present examiners, staff of Monash Health, Frankston
and Western Hospitals
Course fee: AUS $550
Course numbers are limited to 20 only.
Applications will open in February 2014
Any queries contact: Noel Roberts, noelvroberts@gmail.com
Noel Roberts, Craig Noonan
Course Conveners
Monash'Primary'Course'Draft'2014'Program
Monday'14'July
08.30>0900
0900>1030
Introduction
Optimising'SAQ'answers
SAQ's'4'10'mins,'4'"Show'me'
the'money"'2'mins,'Discussion
SAQ$Neuro$2$
min
1030>1100
M/Tea
1100>11.15
11.15>12.30
Improving'viva'performance
Viva'practice
1230>1330
Lunch
1330>1500
Viva'practice
Gp'A
SAQ$
SAQ$Resp$2$ SAQ$CVS$10$ monitoring$10$ SAQ$PD$2$
min
min
min
min
CVS,$Resp,$
Neuro
Gp'B
PK,$PD,$
Variability,$
Opioids,$I.V$
Ind
Renal,$
Fluids,$
Diuretics
Gp'A
Gp'B
Gp'C
PK,$PD,$
Renal,$
Variability,$
Fluids,$
Opioids,$I.V$Ind Diuretics
1500>1530
A/Tea
1530>1700
Viva'practice
1700>1730
Gp'A
SAQ$IV$Ind$2$ SAQ$Opioid$ SAQ$Inh$10$
min
10$min
min
Gp'C
CVS,$Resp,$
Neuro
Gp'B
Renal,$Fluids,$
Diuretics
Gp'C
PK,$PD,$
Variability,$
CVS,$Resp,$ Opioids,$I.V$
Neuro
Ind
SAQ$
Equipment,$2$
min
SAQ$
SAQ$Renal$ acid/base$
10$min
10$min
Gp'A
Gp'B
SAQ'feedback
Tues'15'July
0830>0930
0930>1100
SAQ's'4'10'mins,'2'"Show'me'
the'money"'2'mins,'Discussion
Viva'practice
CVS,$
Measurement,$
equipment/saf Inh,$LA,$
ety,$anatomy NMBD
1100>1130
M/Tea
1130>1300
Viva'practice
1300>1400
Lunch
1400>1530
Viva'practice
1530>1600
with$A/Tea
SAQ'feedback
CB,$NR
Gp'A
Gp'C
CVS$pharm,$
Hematol$
pharm,$
Pharm$
shock
Gp'C
CVS,$
CVS$pharm,$ Measureme
Hematol$
nt,$
pharm,$
equipment/
Pharm$
safety,$
Inh,$LA,$NMBD shock
anatomy
Gp'A
Gp'B
Gp'B
Gp'C
CVS,$
Measureme
CVS$pharm,$
nt,$
Hematol$
equipment/
pharm,$Pharm$ safety,$
Inh,$LA,$
shock
anatomy
NMBD
SAQ$CVS$
pharm$2$min
SAQ$LA$10$
min
SAQ$NMBD$
10$min
Wed'16'July
0830>1000
SAQ$
hematol,transf SAQ$
SAQ$pain$
SAQ's'4'10'mins,'4'"Show'me'
SAQ$pain$ SAQ$Renal$ usion$med$10$ neuropharm$ pharm$2$
the'money"'2'mins,'Discussion SAQ$Resp$2$min phys$2$mins 10$min
min$
2$min
min
1000>1030
M/Tea
1030>1200
Viva'practice
Integrated$vivas,$3$groups
1200>1300
Lunch
1300>1430
Tutorial,'Graphs'and'equations'
you'need'to'know
1430>1500
A/Tea
1500>1630
Viva'practice
Integrated$vivas,$3$groups
1630>1700
SAQ'feedback
MA,'CB'off
Thurs'17'July
0830>1030
Gp$A
Gp$B
Gp$C
Gp$A
Gp$B
Gp$C
Gp$A
Gp$B
Gp$C
SAQ'exam
12$SAQ's
1030>1100
M/Tea
1100>1230
Viva'practice
Integrated$vivas,$3$groups
1230>1330
Lunch
1330>1500
Tutorial;'
Equipment/Safety/Measureme
nt
1500>1530
A/Tea
1530>1700
Gp'A
Video$Viva
Gp'B/C
MCQ$exam$90$
MCQs
RB'off
Frid'18'July
0800>09.30
Practical'exam'communication'
skills'and'stress'management Psychologist
09.30>1100
Gp$A
Gp$B
Viva'feedback
Video''Viva
1100>1130
M/Tea
1130>1300
Gp$A
Viva'practice
1300>1330
Lunch
Gp$C
Viva'
practice
Gp$B
Gp$C
Viva'feedback Video'Viva
Gp$A
Gp$B
13.30>1500
MCQ'exam'90'MCQs
Viva'practice
1500>1600
with'A/Tea
SAQ'feedback
Conclusion
Gp$C
Viva'
feedback
SAQ$
SAQ$PK$10$ Anatomy$10$
min
min