1. THE E-PORTFOLIO
IFFAT AZIZ
GPST3

2. What is it all for? ARCP Panel Assessment
To help you reflect and learn
To prove you are covering the different areas of the curriculum
Communication and consultation skills
Practising holistically
Data gathering and interpretation
Making diagnoses and decisions
Primary Care administration and IT
Working with colleagues and in teams
Community orientation
Maintaining performance, learning and teaching
Maintaining an ethical approach to practice
Fitness to practise
Clinical management
Managing medical complexity

3. What the rcgp says…
“Above all else the ePortfolio is where the GP trainee records their learning in all its forms and settings. Its prime function is to be an educational tool that will record and facilitate the management of the journey of clinical and personal development through learning.”
“It might be described as the glue which holds the curriculum learning and assessment together. “

4. What do you have to do in the next 6 months?
12x Reflections (Clinical Encounters)
3x Mini CEXs (Clinical Evaluation Exercises) or 3xCOT’S(Consultation Observation Tools) if you’re in GP
3x Mini CBD’s (Case Based Discussion)
1x MSF (Multi Source Feedback )
1x PSQ (Patient Satisfaction Questionnaire)
1x CSR (Clinical Supervisor Report) and 1x ESR (Educational Supervisor Report)
OOH Sessions

5. What to think about in the first couple of months?
PDPs (Personalised Development Plan)
Reflections

6. pdp's Do these at the beginning of every new rotation
Review your PDPs towards the end of each rotation—>have you achieved them?
Make them “SMART”
SPECIFIC
MEASURABLE
ACHIEVABLE
REALISTIC
TIMED

7. reflections…What to write about??
Anything! (within reason)
Clinical dilemmas e.g. things from consultations you want to discuss with your trainer later/topics you want to read up about
Ethical Issues
Tricky consultations
Team Working Problems
Your feelings

8. How to structure your clinical encounters
Lets have a look…

9. Bad example… Title “migraine tutorial” Things you learned:
“diagnosis, treatment guidelines, referrals,”
What will you do differently
“Manage according to set guidelines”
✓SATISFIES PANEL/PUBLIC
✗SERVES LITTLE PURPOSE FOR YOU

10. a Better Example… Title “migraine tutorial” Things you learned:
“diagnosis, treatment guidelines, referrals,”
“Must remember that high dose aspirin (900mg) with metoclopropramide can stop an acute attack if taken early and is a simple measure”
What will you do differently
“Manage according to MIPCA protocol guidelines, and encourage the aspirin regime when someone presents early”
✓ SATISFIES PANEL/PUBLIC
✓ SATISFIES YOU : eg the next time a patient comes in with migraine but a) you can’t remember who wrote the protocol and where it is and b) if you forget the “aspirin regime”  you can search for it

11. Some tips… Use good headings Be concise Include Key Words
Get stuck in and give it a go!

12. Any questions…?