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Portfolio Building. Aims of the session. Why do you need a portfolio? What is a portfolio? What goes into a portfolio?. As You Start your prereg year. You will all have different knowledge, skills & experiences . You will all have different strengths & weaknesses.
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Aims of the session • Why do you need a portfolio? • What is a portfolio? • What goes into a portfolio?
As You Start your prereg year • You will all have different knowledge, skills & experiences. • You will all have different strengths & weaknesses
Some trainees start here Some trainees start here Need to be here at least to register Most experienced pharmacists Subconsciouslyincompetent Consciously incompetence Consciously competent Subconsciously competent (able, confidence and up to speed, but danger of complacency – ‘automatic pilot’) (able, but as skills are newly developed, there is lots of thought and performance may be slow) (aware of need to develop but if too ‘conscious’, may be very lacking in confidence) (unaware of own development needs and limitations)
Evaluating/measuring outcomes Miller, 1990
Why do you need a portfolio To demonstrate you have met the GPhC standards for the preregistration year , which is one of the criteria for registration
Performance Standards • 76 performance outcomes • Divided into three sections • Personal effectiveness • Interpersonal skills • Medicines and health
Portfolio • Collection of documented evidence • Supports YOUR claim of competence • All evidence must be annotated to show the standard(s) it demonstrates • Your individual statement of achievement
Why is written evidence important? • To support the appraisal process (progress reviews) • To identify learning needs and gaps • To form a basis of discussion with your tutor • To encourage reflection • To encourage action planning • To monitor progress of training
What goes into a portfolio? • EVIDENCE - Demonstrates you have the skills, knowledge and attitude to perform a task • OBSERVATIONAL :-. May be Formal or Informal • WRITTEN EVIDENCE :- Supplements observation. Must be clear to demonstrate what you have achieved
Examples of Evidence • Record of evidence:- Made by you. Brief notes in diary or note book after activity has happened. (Where possible get it countersigned) • Testimonial Form;- Written observation or Completed when working (dispensing log). Can be accepted if countersigned by person observing your activity • Copies of prescriptions • Project/Audit • MI Query
WOTS CLEA 2 U Wot is clea 2 u May not be obvious to your tutor
Quality of Evidence • Remember • Quality not Quantity • Include all relevant facts • Be concise • NEW TRAINEES USUALLY GATHER TOO MUCH EVIDENCE
What is You must Demonstrate • You have the skills, knowledge and attitude to perform a task • You can do it properly and consistently
What is Assessment • Process to decide if competence has been demonstrated against performance standards • Must be evidence based • Need to perform consistently • Usually about 5 occasions, but sometimes difficult to do once
Performance Standards(1) Example: I took a prescription from a patient and checked there was nothing wrong with it. I dispensed the medicines on the prescription I had it checked and then gave out the medicines to the patient. What do you think?
Performance standards (2) Example: I took a prescription from the tray. I found it difficult to read, so I asked the Pharmacist to endorse it clearly. It was a reducing dose of prednisolone, I calculated the number of tablets to give as 56. I endorsed the Rx with the number of tablets. I packed the tablets into a correctly labelled box and included a PIL. I signed the prescription. This was checked as correct by a Technician. I gave the drug out to the correct patient and counselled them on how to take the drug. What do you think?
No one “Right” way • Maximise your evidence • Record new and unusual experiences • Reference each item of evidence • Use reference system so you can refer between your evidence and the standards.
Gaining Advice • Tutor • Recently qualified Pharmacists • Assessors and verifiers (Technicians) • 2nd year student technicians Finally ! • It is not a race with other pre-regs!!
