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A one-day seminar on cruise ship medical practice. Please pass this information to anyone whom you think might have an interest or is merely curious. Experience on board is now becoming more recognised for its value; more physicians of all "ages" and levels of experience are becoming interested. Emergency Medicine and General Practice are the most common backgrounds for ship physicians, which is why I thought to let the list know. For yourselves, your colleagues or your juniors - doctors as well as nurses, of course. This is, of course, only for people prepared to make the sacrifice of tearing themselves from the very well-paid-stress-free-short-sociable-hours-NHS in order to suffer the Caribbean heat, working 25-30 hours a week, having to have your "home" where others pay to vacation and all for a measly sum (for some) of £120K-£160K pa, which is so derisory that even the taxman can't be bothered to tax it... Doctors Abroad – Doctors Aboard Thursday, 28 October, 2004 10:00 – 16:30 Venue: (TBC) Central London Program: 10:00 Introduction 10:15 Working as a cruise ship physician General information, job description, requirements, conditions 12:15 Procedural Details Medical tests, interviews, visas, legal cover, other issues 12:45 Lunch 13:30 Case studies, medical topics & quiz Typical problems, solutions, necessary skills & knowledge 15:00 Discussion (may continue beyond 16:30) Different companies and how to choose between them Shortcuts and how to use them CV aspects and review Career advice – personal and general Questions & answers Seminars are run in a small group format to allow for questions and answers and direct personal advice. Anyone interested in attending or in finding out more can inquire via e-mail to: [log in to unmask] It is also possible to request to be out on the mailing list for the other seminar venues and dates should this one not be convenient. Any other questions - via e-mail return to this address.