The CTF Observed Clinical Interview Course is a unique one and a half day training event that maximises your chances of passing the OCI component of the RANZCP Exam and sets the foundation for an excellent career in psychiatry. The course uses a specialised technique for approaching each case based on Integrative Psychiatry, incorporating a sophisticated bio-psychosociocultural formulation. This course is stimulating, comprehensive and described as 'eye opening' by many previous CTF Course participants. Check out a short video on the Art of Formulation and Management in Psychiatry.
Day 1 - Approaching, Formulating and Managing the Long Case
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How to approach the diagnostic interview and MSE? : A specialised process not taught in textbooks; highly relevant for time management in exams and maximum efficiency in time constrained clinical practice.
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Step by Step guide on Formulation Techniques: Over 10 formulation models that are integrated into a sophisticated Bio-Psycho-Socio-Cultural formulation.
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How to devise a comprehensive management plan in Psychiatry?: Structured approach to management taking into account prioritisation, evidence based principles, forseeability and barriers to implementation.
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Presentation skills
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Practice Formulations and Management Structures based on real life cases.
Day 2 (half day) - Bringing it all together
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How to approach, formulate and manage Forensic Cases, Eating Disorder, Diagnostic dilemmas and other complex cases?
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Group discussion and presentations
The course transforms the way you practice psychiatry, by simplifying complex cases to develop a coherent formulation and management plan - a skill that will both help you for your exam and stay with you forever in your clinical practice.
Registrations for the September 2013 OCI/M-OCI Course will open in June.
