OET Speaking for Doctors – Course 1

Foundation — How the OET Speaking Test Works

Welcome — How This Course Works
The OET Speaking Sub-Test for Doctors
The Nine Assessed Criteria
The Four-Step Consultation — Open, Explore, Explain, Close
Functional Language for the Consultation
Doctor Cards, Patient Cards and the Three-Minute Preparation Window
Course Map — What You Will Learn and How to Work Through It

Craft — Building Band A Consultation Skills

Guided Analysis — Band A Consultations Unpacked

Module 1 — Cardiology and Inherited Arrhythmia

Module 2 — Respiratory, Ciliary and Pulmonary Circulation Disease

Module 3 — Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Endocrine Tumours

Module 4 — Haematology and Immune Deficiency

Module 5 — Metabolic, Renal and Genetic Skin Disease

Role-Play 22 — Acute Intermittent Porphyria (AIP)
Role-Play 23 — Acute Intermittent Porphyria (AIP)
Role-Play 24 — Wilson’s Disease
Role-Play 25 — Wilson’s Disease
Role-Play 26 — Alport Syndrome
Role-Play 27 — Maple Syrup Urine Disease (MSUD)
Role-Play 28 — Familial Mediterranean Fever (FMF)
Role-Play 29 — Primary Hyperoxaluria (PH)
Role-Play 30 — Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB)
Role-Play 31 — Pompe Disease

Module 6 — Neurology and Neuromuscular Disease

Role-Play 32 — Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder (NMOSD)
Role-Play 33 — Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder (NMOSD)
Role-Play 34 — Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder (NMOSD)
Role-Play 35 — Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS)
Role-Play 36 — Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS)
Role-Play 37 — Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS)
Role-Play 38 — Myasthenia Gravis (MG)
Role-Play 39 — Myasthenia Gravis (MG)
Role-Play 40 — Myasthenia Gravis (MG)
Role-Play 41 — Friedreich’s Ataxia
Role-Play 42 — Friedreich’s Ataxia
Role-Play 43 — Huntington’s Disease (HD)
Role-Play 44 — Hallervorden-Spatz Disease (PKAN)
Role-Play 45 — Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD)

Module 7 — Rheumatology, Immunology and Multisystem Disease

Mastery — The Difficult Consultation

When the Patient Is Distressed or Crying
When the Patient Is Angry or Complaining
When the Patient Refuses What You Recommend
When a Relative Takes Over the Consultation
When You Cannot Name the Diagnosis
When the Patient Believes Something That Is Not True
When the Patient Wants a Guarantee You Cannot Give
Working Through an Interpreter or With Limited English
Capacity, Best Interests and the Patient Who Cannot Decide
Recovering a Consultation That Has Gone Wrong

Timed Mock Tests and Extra Practice

Timed Mock Test 1 — Two Consultations Under Examination Conditions
Timed Mock Test 2 — Two Consultations Under Examination Conditions
Timed Mock Test 3 — Two Consultations Under Examination Conditions
Timed Mock Test 4 — Two Consultations Under Examination Conditions
Timed Mock Test 5 — Two Consultations Under Examination Conditions
Timed Mock Test 6 — Two Consultations Under Examination Conditions
Timed Mock Test 7 — Two Consultations Under Examination Conditions
Timed Mock Test 8 — Two Consultations Under Examination Conditions
Timed Mock Test 9 — Two Consultations Under Examination Conditions
Timed Mock Test 10 — Two Consultations Under Examination Conditions
Extra Practice 1 — Acute Intermittent Porphyria (AIP)
Extra Practice 2 — Pheochromocytoma
Extra Practice 3 — Behçet’s Disease
Extra Practice 4 — Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS)
Extra Practice 5 — Acute Intermittent Porphyria (AIP)
Extra Practice 6 — Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC)
Extra Practice 7 — Huntington’s Disease (HD)
Extra Practice 8 — Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD)
Extra Practice 9 — Familial Mediterranean Fever (FMF)
Extra Practice 10 — Paroxysmal Nocturnal Haemoglobinuria (PNH)

About Course

Course Content

Foundation — How the OET Speaking Test Works

Welcome — How This Course Works

The OET Speaking Sub-Test for Doctors

The Nine Assessed Criteria

The Four-Step Consultation — Open, Explore, Explain, Close

Functional Language for the Consultation

Doctor Cards, Patient Cards and the Three-Minute Preparation Window

Course Map — What You Will Learn and How to Work Through It

Craft — Building Band A Consultation Skills

Reading the Role-Play Card Like an Examiner

Building Rapport Without Wasting Time

Explaining a Serious Diagnosis in Plain English

Eliciting and Responding to the Patient’s Real Fear

Shared Decision-Making and Consent

Safety-Netting: Red Flags, Timeframes and Who to Contact

Closing, Summarising and the Final Thirty Seconds

Guided Analysis — Band A Consultations Unpacked

Guided Analysis 1 — Chest Pain in a 55-Year-Old

Guided Analysis 2 — New Type 2 Diabetes

Guided Analysis 3 — Five Failing Consultations

Module 1 — Cardiology and Inherited Arrhythmia

Role-Play 1 — Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy (ARVC)

Role-Play 2 — Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy (ARVC)

Role-Play 3 — Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy (ARVC)

Role-Play 4 — Long QT Syndrome (LQTS)

Role-Play 5 — Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH)

Module 2 — Respiratory, Ciliary and Pulmonary Circulation Disease

Role-Play 6 — Kartagener’s Syndrome

Role-Play 7 — Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis (PAP)

Role-Play 8 — Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM)

Role-Play 9 — Hereditary Haemorrhagic Telangiectasia (HHT)

Module 3 — Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Endocrine Tumours

Role-Play 10 — Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC)

Role-Play 11 — Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC)

Role-Play 12 — Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC)

Role-Play 13 — Pheochromocytoma

Role-Play 14 — Pheochromocytoma

Role-Play 15 — Whipple’s Disease

Module 4 — Haematology and Immune Deficiency

Role-Play 16 — Chronic Myeloid Leukaemia (CML)

Role-Play 17 — Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (TTP)

Role-Play 18 — Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (TTP)

Role-Play 19 — Atypical Haemolytic Uraemic Syndrome (aHUS)

Role-Play 20 — Paroxysmal Nocturnal Haemoglobinuria (PNH)

Role-Play 21 — Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

Module 5 — Metabolic, Renal and Genetic Skin Disease

Role-Play 22 — Acute Intermittent Porphyria (AIP)

Role-Play 23 — Acute Intermittent Porphyria (AIP)

Role-Play 24 — Wilson’s Disease

Role-Play 25 — Wilson’s Disease

Role-Play 26 — Alport Syndrome

Role-Play 27 — Maple Syrup Urine Disease (MSUD)

Role-Play 28 — Familial Mediterranean Fever (FMF)

Role-Play 29 — Primary Hyperoxaluria (PH)

Role-Play 30 — Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB)

Role-Play 31 — Pompe Disease

Module 6 — Neurology and Neuromuscular Disease

Role-Play 32 — Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder (NMOSD)

Role-Play 33 — Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder (NMOSD)

Role-Play 34 — Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder (NMOSD)

Role-Play 35 — Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS)

Role-Play 36 — Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS)

Role-Play 37 — Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS)

Role-Play 38 — Myasthenia Gravis (MG)

Role-Play 39 — Myasthenia Gravis (MG)

Role-Play 40 — Myasthenia Gravis (MG)

Role-Play 41 — Friedreich’s Ataxia

Role-Play 42 — Friedreich’s Ataxia

Role-Play 43 — Huntington’s Disease (HD)

Role-Play 44 — Hallervorden-Spatz Disease (PKAN)

Role-Play 45 — Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD)

Module 7 — Rheumatology, Immunology and Multisystem Disease

Role-Play 46 — Behçet’s Disease

Role-Play 47 — Behçet’s Disease

Role-Play 48 — Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS)

Role-Play 49 — Adult-Onset Still’s Disease (AOSD)

Role-Play 50 — Eosinophilic Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (EGPA)

Mastery — The Difficult Consultation