Capability in practice (CiP)
- 1: The doctor is able to apply medical knowledge, clinical skills and professional values for the provision of high-quality and safe patient-centred care
- 6: The doctor takes an active role in helping self and others to develop
- 9: The doctor is competent in recognising, assessing and managing emergencies in gynaecology and early pregnancy
Summary Knowledge Requirements
PART 1 MRCOG
- Applied clinical science related to the postoperative period, including physiological and biochemical aspects of fluid balance, the metabolism of nutrients after surgery and the biochemistry of enzymes, vitamins and minerals
- Organisms implicated in postoperative infections and the therapies used to treat them
- Therapeutic drugs used perioperatively, including analgesics and thromboprophylactic agents
- Histopathology of the pelvic organs, the breast and the endocrine organs, including the pituitary and the hypothalamus
- Classification systems of gynaecological and obstetric conditions
PART 2 MRCOG
- Demonstrate an understanding of all aspects of postoperative care (immediate, short-term and long-term), including the ability to assess a postoperative patient, know the diagnosis and know how to deal with it
- Know how to prevent common postoperative problems
- Understand all aspects of surgery, complications and follow-up
PART 3 MRCOG
- Demonstrate an understanding of all aspects of postoperative care (immediate, short-term and long-term), including the ability to assess a postoperative patient, know the diagnosis and know how to deal with it
- Know how to prevent common postoperative problems
- Be able to discuss all aspects of surgery, complications and follow-up with patients and relatives
Detailed Knowledge Requirements
- Knowledge of the NHS Improvement Programme Enhanced Recovery principles to enhance patient safety and ensure patients experience optimal post-operative rehabilitation
- General pathological principles of postoperative care
- Postoperative complications related to obstetric, gynaecological and non-gynaecological procedures
- Fluid/electrolyte balance
- Wound healing
- Late postoperative complications, including secondary haemorrhage