MRCGP links

RCGP

Useful resources

Clinical images
- www.images.md/athens (Athens password needed)
- http://www.nelh.nhs.uk//
- http://www.dermis.net/index_e.htm
- http://www.entusa.com/
- http://www.ecglibrary.com/
- OMNI ECG resources
DVLA
- http://www.dvla.gov.uk/welcome.htm
- http://www.dvla.gov.uk/at_a_glance/content.htm
- Mentor has good summary
DWP (Department of Works and Pensions)
- http://www.dwp.gov.uk
- http://www.dwp.gov.uk/medical/medicalib204/index.asp
- http://www.dwp.gov.uk/medical/index.asp (medical portal on DWP)
- Explanation of SSP for patients
Statistics
- Calculating risk (NNT) http://www.clinicalevidence.com/ceweb/resources/calculate_risk.jsp
- Training (one day workshop in statistics, need register)
  http://www.clinicalevidence.com/ceweb/resources/training.jsp
Clinical
- Clinical Evidence http://www.clinicalevidence.com/
- CVD risk calculator http://www.clinicalevidence.com/ceweb/resources/estimating_risk.jsp
Resources
- BMJ Trish Greenhalgh, articles, “How to Read a Paper” (serialised 10 parts)
  www.bmj.com
- http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/collections/read.shtml - all articles useful especially, papers that report diagnostic and screening tests. Explains basic statistics, sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value
  Assessing the methodological quality of papers (for Written paper)
  Usual techniques for critically reading papers.
- GP Online (comic) www.gponline.com
- Louise Newson’s Passnotes, a “Hot Topics” short article series
  Registrar news articles, advice on MRCGP modules incl video, tricky situations, Q & A section.
Evidence sites
- SIGN (Scottish Intercollegiate Guideline Networks) www.sign.ac.uk
- Bandolier http://www.jr2.ox.ac.uk/bandolier/
- Clinical Evidence www.clinicalevidence.com
- NICE www.nice.org.uk
- BMJ www.bmj.com
- ttp://bmj.bmjjournals.com/collections/specials.shtml
  BMJ theme issues
Clinical dilemmas. Best training is to experience them.
- MDU (need to be member and register) www.the-mdu.com - case histories (both give actual cases, outcomes, recommendations backed by points in law, MDU charter or GMC guidance)
- Pulse (comic need to register) www.pulse-i.co.uk - “heart sink scenarios”
- GP Online (comic need to register) www.gponline.com
- GMC www.gmc-org.uk

Important Tools for Internet use

Adobe acrobat reader. Reads pdfs, a type of document. Common format, easy to use single file for text and graphics. Download free from, also available from many sources, CDs in magazines/junk maill. Easy to setup. www.adobe.com
Google www.google.co.uk www.google.com Useful and powerful search engine which easily finds medical sites.
GMC website http://www.gmc-uk.org/
Winzip www.winzip.com Compression utility. Often needed to “unzip” or uncompress files downloaded from internet.