CPD and recertification: improving patient outcomes through focused learning

Bamrah, JS; Bhugra, Dinesh

doi:10.1192/apt.bp.108.005686

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“…However, as has been demonstrated, highquality clinical care is best delivered by those who have time for professional development and reflective thinking. 1 Pressure of time has been cited frequently as an impediment for CPD participation, 7,11 and sadly, despite the high risks carried by psychiatrists in their day-to-day clinical work, nothing significant seems to have changed in this regard. It is clear from the CPD returns that we receive that most psychiatrists are managing to fulfil their basic requirements to remain in good standing with the College, and this is possibly through attendance at evening and weekend meetings, effectively in their own time.…”

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Continuing professional development for psychiatrists: surveying current practice in the UK

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Continuing professional development (CPD) is a lifelong process that involves enhancing one's knowledge, acquiring new skills and polishing existing skills.1 It requires psychiatrists to maintain, develop and remedy any deficits in their knowledge and skills relevant to their professional work.2 Participation in CPD is central to maintaining standards within clinical governance and has a key role in appraisal and revalidation.3,4 Continuing professional development is an individual exercise but for it to be effective, it needs to be carefully structured, especially in the current changing, policy-driven climate.At the time of the surveys, the Royal College of Psychiatrists had 20 regional CPD coordinators (www.rcpsych.ac.uk/training/cpd/cpdregional.aspx) who were expected to coordinate flows of information on CPD-related matters, assisted by local trust-based CPD coordinators.Participation in a peer group is a key element of the College CPD policy. 5 The purpose of the peer group is to review each member's personal development plan (PDP), ensure its appropriateness, and identify practical ways in which the agreed objectives can be met. At the end of the annual CPD cycle, a member of the peer group then

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“…The revalidation of a specialist involves relicensing and recertification [53]. All medical practitioners registered with the GMC are required to renew their licence annually through an annual appraisal with a trained appraiser.…”

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A competency framework in cardiothoracic surgery for training and revalidation — an international comparison

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Patel³

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European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery

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The conventional methods of education, certification and recertification in cardiothoracic surgery face a paradigm shift in line with recent innovations in diagnostics and therapeutics. The attributes of a competent clinician entail proficiency in knowledge, communication, teamwork, management, health advocacy, professionalism and technical skills. This article investigates the skills required for a cardiothoracic surgeon to be competent. The relevant practice of certification and recertification across various regions has also been explored. Validated and competency-based curricula should be designed to develop core competencies to successfully integrate them into practice. Challenges to the implementation of such curricula and potential solutions are explored. Patient safety remains the ultimate aim to ensure excellence of both competency and performance.

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“…CONTINUING professional development (CPD) is a career‐long process that requires practitioners to enhance their knowledge, acquire new skills and build on existing ones (Bamrah and Bhugra 2009). The main objective of CPD in the medical profession is to promote up‐to‐date and high‐quality patient care by ensuring that clinicians have access to the necessary learning opportunities to maintain and improve their ability to practice (Grant and Stanton 2001).…”

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Assessing and enhancing quality through outcomes‐based continuing professional development (CPD): a review of current practice

Wallace

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2016

Veterinary Record

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Numerous professional bodies have questioned whether traditional input-based continuing professional development (CPD) schemes are effective at measuring genuine learning and improving practice performance and patient health. The most commonly used type of long-established CPD activities, such as conferences, lectures and symposia, have been found to have a limited effect on improving practitioner competence and performance, and no significant effect on patient health outcomes. Additionally, it is thought that the impact of many CPD activities is reduced when they are undertaken in isolation outside of a defined structure of directed learning. In contrast, CPD activities which are interactive, encourage reflection on practice, provide opportunities to practice skills, involve multiple exposures, help practitioners to identify between current performance and a standard to be achieved, and are focused on outcomes, are the most effective at improving practice and patient health outcomes.

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CPD and recertification: improving patient outcomes through focused learning

Cited by 11 publications

References 25 publications

Continuing professional development for psychiatrists: surveying current practice in the UK

Continuing professional development for psychiatrists: surveying current practice in the UK

A competency framework in cardiothoracic surgery for training and revalidation — an international comparison

Assessing and enhancing quality through outcomes‐based continuing professional development (CPD): a review of current practice

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