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HIRJI Associates will hold Final Assessment revision tutorials. These tutorials are  limited to 12 candidates.  They involve intensive revision for the Final Assessment without patients, using where appropriate, a "grand rounds" interactive structured approach to Clinical Decision Making with Professor Nizar Hirji who is both a senior Examiner and an Assessor for the College. He will cover many issues and questions with respect to the Final Assessment and the testing the core competencies for GOC registration will be taught. A review of the revision course published as an interview with Professor Hirji in Optometry Today may be found here. Additional details published in Optometry Today may be found here.

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2009 Final Assessment

Revision Tutorials

Dates:  8th, 9th &10th June 2009 and  3rd 4th & 5th August 2009

Times: All tutorials begin at 9 am

Location: Education Resource Centre, Birmingham Women's Hospital, Metchley Park Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2Tg. Tel 0121 623 6923.  Overnight accommodation should be arranged directly with local hotels. You can find some suggestions at: http://www.bwhct.nhs.uk/cytology_training-home/ctc-accommodation.htm

Subjects: 

• Ocular Disease and Abnormalities

• Routine Exam

• Contact Lens Fitting & Contact Lens Aftercare

• Clinical Decision Making (Case scenarios)

Fees: Full payment of £752 inc VAT(£112), handouts on CD & lunch for 3 Days

Terms: All tutorials/courses are booked on a "first come first served" basis. Delegates should understand that attendance at the tutorials does not guarantee success in the Final Assessments and HIRJI Associates  reserve the right to cancel these tutorials in part or in total

Refunds: 50%  refund for cancellations received 8 weeks before the week of the tutorials. No refunds for cancellations thereafter.

Application: Please print this Final Assessment Tutorials application form, complete it, and send along with your fees (Cheque or using PayPal) to: HIRJI Associates, 7 Milford Rd, Harborne, Birmingham B17 9RL, UK

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Here is a sample of what previous attendees have said about revision tutorials with Prof. Hirji:

• "Thank you for presenting a great revision course. It was hard going for me at time, but your style of presentation made it both pleasurable and enjoyable"

• ...Its an excellent course... very relevant and priceless advice."

• "....the case studies were relevant ... they were fun and the notes associated with the cases were very helpful" 

•  " ..the teaching style helped in organising and presenting thoughts in a logical and coherent manner - very
  valuable when under pressure in an exam situation" 

• "....concentrated my thoughts and directed my revision......" 

• "....I would definitely recommend this course to colleagues and future pre-registration students"

• "....the video clips and the case scenarios were the best" 

• "....my thought process has completely changed for the better..."

• "....it helped demistify many areas of my optometric knowledge."

• "... I am now feeling a lot more prepared and confident for my exams"

• "....I'd recommend this course to anybody sitting any of the exams!"

• "....felt like I would be going into exams blind before, but now, I know what to expect and can be more confident"

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