CPD Support

CPD Support

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A. Measuring Outcome Activities – 5 hours minimum

Can be dissected into the following groups. Some activity suggestions are:

Direct association with the practitioner’s practice

Individual-focused activities

  • Audit focused on participant’s own practice
  • Root cause analysis
  • Incident report
  • Individual quality improvement project

 

Group-focused activities

  • Audit (practice, national or international)
  • M&M meetings, case conferences
  • Quality improvement project
  • Multi-disciplinary team meetings

Non-direct association with the practitioner’s practice
  • Assessing incident reports
  • Leading, analysing, writing reports on healthcare outcomes

B. Reviewing Performance Activities – 5 hours minimum

Can be dissected into the following groups. Some activity suggestions are:

Direct association with the practitioner’s practice

Individual-focused activities

  • Professional development plan
  • Self-evaluation and reflection
  • Direct observation of practice by colleagues
  • Multi-source feedback
  • Patient experience survey
  • Workplace performance appraisal

 

Group-focused activities

  • Direct observation of practice in team setting
  • Multi-source feedback
  • Patient experience survey
  • Medical services survey/review
  • Multi-disciplinary team meetings
  • Peer review group meetings

Non-direct association with the practitioner’s practice
  • Participating in clinical governances/QA committees
  • Accrediting/auditing practices, hospitals, training sites
  • Medico-legal work (report, expert witness)

C. Educational Activities – 12.5 hours minimum

Can be dissected into the following groups. Some activity suggestions are:

Direct association with the practitioner’s practice

Individual-focused activities

  • Reading, viewing, listening to educational material
  • Active learning modules
  • Study towards formal qualifications
  • Supervised practice attachments

 

Group-focused activities

  • Lectures, forums, panels
  • Small group sessions
  • Courses and workshops

Non-direct association with the practitioner’s practice
  • Teaching, lecturing, examining, assessing and evaluating
  • Supervising and mentoring
  • Participating in forums/panels/educational meetings
  • Leading/participating in research and publishing or presenting findings
  • Editing or reviewing research or educational material
  • Preparing patient education materials
  • Participating in committees for education or research
  • Undertaking college/society educational roles
  • Participating in clinical guideline development