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1. Chris Dodds
3. Whats new about revalidation? Current Process
Appraisal
Clinical and non-clinical
Review of CPD
Core topics and against job plan
Matching of job plan to Trust needs
Personal development plan
Increasingly MSF is being used
Revalidation
Enhanced appraisal
Clinical and non-clinical
Review of CPD
Core topics, higher and advanced
MSF essential
Personal development plan
Matching of job plan to Trust needs
4. Essential processes
CPD
Enhanced Appraisal
Multi-source Feedback
5. CPD Autumn 2008
Specialist societies consulted on range and levels of CPD
Last few received February 09
March 2009
CPD working party refined and agreed draft matrix
July 2009
Draft matrix returned to Specialist Societies for verification and final comments
September 2009
Final codified matrix locked and on web for comment
6. CPD Matrix Three levels:
Core, higher and advanced
Core knowledge based and essential
Dont do it at all and its not in my hospital
Provided as e-learning
Evidence from clinical practice accepted
May be individual exceptions that will need evaluation
Higher directly related to on-call activity
Advanced directly related to job-planned activity
7. Four categories
8. Example of matrix CPD Core topics
Still 50 points / year
At least 60% of CPD activity has already been done
The word document has been consolidated to remove repetitive items
Life support includes paediatric, adult, trauma
obstetric life support has re-entered the matrix
9. CPD final stages Archive data for all approved events from 2005
Most Fellows have certificates but no identifiable content
Specialist societies to confirm data and codify if possible
Electronic system
for all Fellows as part of subscription
Available to non-Fellows at <>60% of subscription
New approval process
Only electronic
Approved providers
Audit an intrinsic element
10. Appraisal
11. Appraisal This has to be robust, challenging and uniform across the UK.
Assuring the Quality of medical Appraisal for revalidation (AQMAR) (RST England)
The gold standard is an appraisal by someone from your own speciality
It has to map to the new GMC Good Medical Practice domains
12. Specialist Standards for re-certification
4 Domains adapted from Good Medical Practice
Domain 1 - Knowledge, skills and performance
Domain 2 - Safety and quality
Domain 3 - Communication, partnership and teamwork
Domain 4 Maintaining Trust
13. Generic Standards Domain 1 Knowledge, Skills and Performance standard:
1.A.1 - maintain professional performance
Sources of evidence Maintain knowledge of the law & other regulation relevant to practice (13)
Keep knowledge and skills up to date (13)
Participate in professional development & educational activities (12)
Take part in regular and systematic audit (14)
Peer Feedback
Multisource Feedback
References and Letters
Practice
Complaints and Compliments
Incidents including contribution to NPSA and confidential enquiries
Outcomes
Audit
National and Clinical Audit
Education, Training and Development
CPD
E-Learning
Specialty Certificates & Courses
Internal Training
14. Maintain knowledge of the law & other regulation relevant to practice (13)
15. Speciality specific details
16. 1.A.3. Participate in professional development and educational activities
17. UK wide anaesthetic appraisal Expert group met September 7th
Experienced clinical directors with current appraisal practice
Consensus against good anaesthetist standards and GMC GMP generic standards
Generation of appropriate topics / questions to address the generic and anaesthetic specific standards
Documentation completed October
Road testing early October
Presented to GMC / RST for approval
Training programme for UK developed
18. Multi-Source Feedback
19. MSF / PF for anaesthesia Generic MSF approved by GMC
Will map to the generic standards
Will be enough for 98% of practicing anaesthetists
Speciality specific MSF must meet the GMC standards for MSF (currently draft)
Anaesthesia specific MSF for each attribute within GMC GMP framework to support remediation
Professional Standards Committee
Patient feedback (PF) at pilot stage for anaesthesia
Currently where appropriate
20. Additional activity Communication strategy
CPD electronic system
Revalidation e-portfolio
Appraisal training
Revalidation road shows
21. Communications Multimedia process
Paper to Twitter
Clear mantra for anaesthesia revalidation
as straightforward as 1 - 2 3
Escalating process until launch
General details / specific examples / regular e-mail alerts
Maintained helpline / support
Revalidation manager Mr Don Liu
22. CPD Electronic Platform Commissioned
Functional specification agreed
? version live Nov 2009
Fully operational January 2010
Locked and codified matrix
Mandatory learning outcomes
Reflective section
Audit embedded provider / user
Direct links to providers
Links to e-LA / on-line learning sites
Personal record of activity
Annual and for revalidation
Identification of potential gaps
23. Revalidation e-portfolio Not just for revalidation
Intercollegiate e-portfolio group
Closely mapped to trainee e-portfolio
Cross transfer of data from CPD system
Ability to accept other data sources / summaries
Logbook data
Appraisals
Personal learning materials
24. Appraisal Training Identification of lead appraiser for anaesthesia in every Trust in the UK
<> 300
Direct training in Churchill House
Small group, interactive training
On-line training materials
E-learning platform
For senior trainees
New consultants and appraisers
Local assessment and sign off of all anaesthetic appraisers
Register of approved appraisers?
25. Revalidation Roadshows
To directly inform Trusts and Anaesthetists on the process, progress and preparation for revalidation in the UK
Team:
GMC
AoMRC
RCoA
Others (later)
26. Contact details Chris Dodds - revalidation lead
chris.dodds2@btinternet.com
Don Liu revalidation manager
dliu@rcoa.ac.uk
Sharon Drake - education director
sdrake@rcoa.ac.uk
Charlie McLaughlan professional standards director
cmclaughlan@rcoa.ac.uk
Jennifer McDonald - administrator
jmcdonald@rcoa.ac.uk
27. Questions?