Dear All
As you may be aware the London Deanery are holding a 'Life After VTS' Careers Day on 6th March 2008. There are only 200 places for ST3s. The tickets are going fast especially as there is no charge for this event.
‘Life after GP Training’ - Careers Day
Thursday 6th March 2008
9.00 am to 4.30 pm
Central Hall Westminster, Storey’s Gate, Westminster, London. SW1H 9NH.
Session 1 – Knowing the market
08:15 Coffee and Registration
Romayne Hortop, Secretary to the London GP Training Committee
08:45 Welcome and Introduction
Drs. Anu Patel and Mo Ali, Committee Chairs
09:00 Setting the Scene: Future job options for you
Dr. Stuart Bennett, Medical Director, ‘Doctorscareerchoices’
09:20 Freelance (Locum) GP: living the dream
Dr. Shanker Vijayadeva, Freelance GP
10:00 Salaried GP: ‘stable’ or ‘trust grade’ doctor
Dr. Osman Bhatti, Practice Salaried GP
10:15 APMS/’Private company’ GP: ‘stable’ or ‘trust grade’ doctor
Director of Primary Care, Atos Healthcare
10.30 Coffee 11:00
Session2 – Career pathways
11:00 Phamaceutical doctor:
Dr. Jit Solanki, Global Medical Director, Wyeth Pharmaceutical
11.20 GP with a Special Interest: present or future?
Dr. Imtiaz Ahmad, Sports Medicine GPSI
11:35 Partnerships: now or later
Dr. Salma Ahmed, GP Partner
12:00 Panel Discussion: Question time
What’s on your mind?
12:30 Lunch / Careers Fair
14:00 Session 3 – Keeping things together
14:00 Contracts/Premesis: agreements and disagreements
Ian Fisher, GP contract solicitor
14:20 Tax: without it being Taxing
Alan Rajah, Chartered Certified Accountant
14:40 How to survive and stay safe in difficult times
Dr. Rebecca Viney, Author/Associate Director, London Deanery
15:15 Coffee
15:45 Session 4 – alternative Careers
15:45 Army Medical Services: AMS not APMS
Colonel SAStJ Miller, Royal Army Medical Corps
16:00 MBA doctor: fad or trend?
Dr. Zac Jafri, MBA
16:15 TV doctor; spin/real doctoring
Dr. Una Coales, media doctor
16:30 Key Panel Discussion: Question time
What’s your future?
17:00 Close