Infectious diseases

When you have completed this course you will be able to:

• diagnose infectious diseases
• describe the implications in pregnancy and for the newborn
• manage the disease appropriately.

Dr Becky Fletcher (2024)

Dr Jonathan Ramsarran (2024)

This course is intended to help clinicians gain core knowledge for O&G training and the MRCOG examinations. It can also be used by O&G consultants to refresh their knowledge of the area or for teaching.

The content of this course relates to the following Capabilities in Practice (CiPs) and key skills.

CiP 1: Clinical skills and patient care
All key skills covered

CiP 2: Working in health organisations
Adheres to legal, professional requirements
Understands ethical principles
Understand healthcare differences across the UK

CiP 6 Developing self & others
Commits to continued learning

CiP 8: Educator
Involves stakeholders in education

CiP 9: Emergency gynaecology and early pregnancy
Manages acute infections
Emergency gynaecology and early pregnancy
Manages complications of treatment
Manages other early pregnancy complications

CiP 10: Emergency obstetrics
Manages pain and bleeding in pregnancy
Manages concerns about fetal wellbeing
Manages suspected pre-term labour/SROM
Manages labour
Manages intrapartum fetal surveillance
Manages induction, augmentation of labour,
Manages emergency birth, postpartum problems,

CiP 11: Non-emergency gynaecology and early pregnancy
Manages sexual wellbeing

CiP 12: Non-emergency obstetrics
Manages pre-existing medical conditions in the pregnant woman
Manages conditions arising in pregnancy
Manages fetal concerns,
Manages mental health conditions in pregnancy and the postnatal period

CiP 13: Non-discrimination and inclusion
Promotes non-discriminatory practice
Awareness of social wellbeing
Mental and physical health associations

CiP 14: Health promotion
All key skills covered

Further details about each CiP can be found within the O&G Core Curriculum 2024 Definitive Document, available here.