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Chondrodendrum tomentosumCurare is a compound used for dart poisons by tribes in South America. It is derived from vines such as, Chondrodendron tomentosum and Strychnos toxifera. The first non-depolarising muscle blocking agent, d-Tubocurarine, was identified in 1935 by Harold King. It was found in curare that had been packed in hollow tubes.

New Assessment Tools
Written by Matthew Faulds   
Wednesday, 03 October 2007 15:17
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The Royal College of Anaesthetists has recently produced Assessment Notes on the use of the new assessment tools - DOPS, Anaesthetic CEX, CBD and MSF. These should now be used for all ST years 1, 2 and FTSTA trainees, and will feed into their Annual Record of Competency Progression (ARCP = RITA). The appropriate use of the tools is shown in Assessment Blueprint.

Use of these assessment tools for ST3 trainees is encouraged but is discretionary at this stage.

Assessment tools

Directly Observed Procedural Skills (DOPS) - 6 every 6 months

Anaesthetic Clinical Evaluation Exercise (Anaes-CEX) - 4 every 6 months

Case Based Discussion (CBD) - 2 every 6 months

Multi-Source Feedback (MSF) towards end of ST 1 and end of ST 6

Click here to download the guidance and tools

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