Preparing to attend

Think about acute presentations to gynaecology.

Revise how to take a history including a detailed gynaecology history.

When you arrive

Go to the morning handover at 8am in the Maternity Seminar Room on level 2 of the main building.

You are welcome to leave you bag in the doctors office in the Lake view room (through Hineora Ward) or in the lockers there.

When the team does morning introductions, introduce yourself and say you are the 5th(6th) year student on ECC today. This way the ECC SHO will know to take you with them after handover.

What you might be able to do from the logbook

• Conduct a speculum/bimanual examination

• Interpret urinary pregnancy test

• Insert a urinary catheter

• Nausea and Vomiting in Early pregnancy

Other opportunities to look out for

• Take a history

• Learn how to consent for surgical procedures

• Learn how to prepare admission notes and discharge summaries