1. Continuing Professional Development
Martin Islip
GP Tutor, Leeds

2. Government schemes
Section 63
PGEA
Appraisal
Revalidation

3. Self Directed Learning
Choosing what we learn (educational needs assessment)
Choosing how we learn (preferred learning styles)
Time to think about what has been learned (reflection)
Making the learning work (application)
Studying the effects of what we have learnt (evaluation)

4. Appraisal
Formative, developmental, supportive
Should result in a PDP
Revalidation
An assessment of fitness to practise
5 satisfactory appraisals necessary
Based on ‘Good Medical Practice’

5. Mentoring
A one to one relationship with a colleague
Voluntary
Confidential
Facilitating personal and professional development
HPE (Higher Professional Education)
Available within 2 years of completing VTS
Financed (20 locum sessions + expenses)
Group work and tutor encourage PDP

6. Help available
Individuals
Trainer
Programme Director
GP Tutor
HPE Tutor
Mentor
Appraiser

7. Help available
Groups
HPE
Revalidation Without Tears (RWT)
NANP / local NP groups
Retainer groups
Young principal groups
Guides
Development Without Tears
Books and websites (see handout)

8. The Toolbox for Portfolio Development by Roger Pietroni (Radcliffe)
Some useful reference sources
Websites
Books
The Toolbox for Portfolio Development by Roger Pietroni (Radcliffe)
The GP’s Guide to PDPs by Amar Rughani (Radcliffe)

9. Where do I start? Form 1 – basic details
Form 2 – current medical activities
Form 3 – material for appraisal
Form 4 – formal summary / actions agreed
Form 5 – confidential record (optional)

10. Good Medical Practice Good clinical care
Maintaining good medical practice
Relationships with patients
Working with colleagues
Teaching and training
Probity
Management activity
Research
Health

11. 1. Strengths and weaknesses 2. Examples of supporting documentation
Pairs Session – Task 1
In Form 3 of the appraisal document, consider the page on Good Clinical Care under the following headings:
1. Strengths and weaknesses
2. Examples of supporting documentation
3. Development needs
4. Constraints

12. Pairs Session – Task 2
In turn, think of a learning need that you know you have, one person to act as learner, the other as mentor, then swap round.
For each person’s learning need record the following:
How did I identify the need?
Why did I prioritise this need?
What are my objectives?
Which method will I use to address this need?
How will I evaluate what I have learnt?

13. Have fun!