CURRICULUM VITAE: DR. J. VIDAL ALABALL

FULL NAME: 		Josep Vidal Alaball

ADDRESS:			C/O Doctors Mess
				
				Fax:   07092 101516
				E-mail: jvalaball@hotmail.com

PLACE OF BIRTH:		Berga  ( Barcelona )

NATIONALITY: 		Spanish

MARITAL STATUS: 	Married

DATE OF BIRTH: 		01. 02. 71

MEDICAL QUALIFICATION

Date			Place			         Examinations

1996			University of Barcelona        Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery 
 			Faculty of Medicine

Distinctions - Ophthalmology. University of Barcelona.1994
	          - Otolaryngology. University of Barcelona.1994
	          - Dermatology. University of Barcelona.1995
	          - Preventative Medicine & Public Health. University of Barcelona.1996

GMC REGISTRATION:	 Full

MEDICAL P. SOCIETY:	

ALS COURSE.		5-7 April 2000.   Derriford Hospital, Plymouth.

CAREER PLANS

Currently I am on a Vocational Training Scheme for General Practice. The post includes 4 months in Rehabilitation Medicine, 4 months in ENT, 4 months in A+E, 6 months in Medicine for the Elderly, 6 months in O&G and a final year in a General Practice. 
I am planning to pursue a career in Public Health Medicine.
My other interests are new technologies and multimedia.

CURRENT POSITION

Date			Place				  Description

Sep 99-Aug 2002	Derriford Hospital		  VTS for General Practice
			Plymouth			 

Apr 01-Oct 01		Mount Gould Hospital		  Senior House Officer in 
			Plymouth			  Health Care of the Elderly	   	   	   

PREVIOUS APPOINTMENTS

Date			Place				  Description

Oct 00-Apr 01		Derriford Hospital		  Senior House Officer in 
			Plymouth			  Obstetrics & Gynaecology  	   	   

June 00-Oct 00	Derriford Hospital		  Senior House Officer in 
			Plymouth			  ENT	   	   	   

Feb 00-June 00	Derriford Hospital		  Senior House Officer in 
			Plymouth			  Accident & Emergency Medicine	   

Oct 99-Feb 2000	Derriford Hospital		  Senior House Officer in 
			Plymouth			  Rehabilitation Medicine	   	   

Sep 99-Oct 99	Abbey Surgery		  GP Registrar
			Tavistock, Devon

June 99-Aug 99	Health Clinics			  General Medicine
			Berga (Barcelona)

Mar 99-May 99	St.Bernabé Hospital		  Senior House Officer in Medicine 
 			Berga (Barcelona)    		  (Honorary Post)
			 
Aug 98-Feb 99	Huddersfield Royal Infirmary	   Clinical Attachment
			Huddersfield			   Ophthalmology Department

Jan 98-Aug 98	Huddersfield Royal Infirmary	  Senior House Officer
			Huddersfield			  Accident & Emergency Medicine

Nov 97-Dec 97	St.Bernabé Hospital		  Senior House Officer in General				Berga (Barcelona)		  Surgery (Honorary Post)

Jun 97-Sep 97	Health Clinics			 General Medicine/Geriatrics
			Berga (Barcelona)     		  

Apr 97-Sep 97	St. Bernabé Hospital		  House Officer		
			Berga (Barcelona)		  General & Emergency Surgery

Feb 97-Mar 97	Barraquer Ophthalmology	  Clinical Attachment
			Clinic.  Barcelona		   to Prof. Barraquer 

Jul 96-Jan 97		St. Bernabé Hospital		  House Officer
			Berga (Barcelona)     		  Medical Emergency Department

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

In September 1994 I was a First Aid instructor for the Red Cross. I taught First Aid, anatomy and cardio-pulmonary resuscitation to a class of 20 students.

AUDIT

Audit of patients taking Thyroxin. Abbey Surgery, Tavistock. September 1999.

RESEARCH

Protocol of study on the Use of Speech Therapy in the Treatment of Globus Pharyngeus Patients. Department of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery. Derriford Hospital, Plymouth. (In progress)

MEDICAL COURSES

Date			Place			  Description

Sep 00			Plymouth		  Dangerous Pathogens
						  Plymouth University
	
Feb 00			Harrow			  Radiology for A&E Officers
						  Nothwick Park Hospital

Feb 00			Bristol			  A&E SHO Induction Course
						  Bristol Royal Infirmary

Dec 99		Plymouth		  ECG Workshop

Nov 99		Plymouth		  Improving Skills in Breaking Bad
						  News

Sep 99		Totnes, Devon	  Effective Communication and
						  Interpersonal Skills

Sep 98		Huddersfield		  Breaking Bad News
						  St Lukes Hospital

Feb 98			Hull			  Yorkshire Regional A & E
						  Induction weekend 

Jun 97			Castres (France)    	   Cardiology
					               Pierre Fabre Convention

OTHER INFORMATION

I have a certificate in Medical English
I hold a clean driving licence and I have my own car
I am computer literate
I speak  Catalan, English, Spanish and a little French

INTERESTS

My interests include music and choral singing. I play the clarinet, saxophone and tenora and have taken part in numerous music festivals.
Other interests are internet, skiing, football and walking.