1. European Academy of Teachers in General Practice Luis Filipe Gomes, MD, EMGF EURACT Courses

2. The EURACT/Leonardo Course for Teachers and Trainers in Family Medicine The EURACT/Leonardo Course for Teachers and Trainers in Family Medicine The EURACT Assessment Course for Trainers in Family Medicine The EURACT Assessment Course for Trainers in Family Medicine The EURACT Advanced Teaching Skills Course The EURACT Advanced Teaching Skills Course

3. Cursos EURACT

4. The EURACT/Leonardo Course for Teachers and Trainers in Family Medicine Poland (Zakopane) 2004; Turkey (Kusadasi) 2005; Portugal (Monchique) 2006; Switzerland (Magglingen) 2007; Iceland (Fludir) 2008 Intensive course, active methodologies General aim: To improve the quality of General Practice/Family Medicine teaching in European Countries Authors of the course: Prof. Justin Allen (Course Director, UK), Dr. Athanasios Symeonidis (Greece), Prof. Igor Švab (Slovenia), Prof. Adam Windak (Poland), Dr. Yonah Yaphe (Israel) and Dr. Egle Žebiene (Lithuania)

5. Objectives of the course: To enhance skills in assessing learning needs To enhance skills in assessing learning needs To learn to identify one's own needs as teachers To learn to identify one's own needs as teachers To enhance the use of the principles of adult learning To enhance the use of the principles of adult learning Testing and revising of programmes for teaching of trainers in Family Medicine Testing and revising of programmes for teaching of trainers in Family Medicine Networking institutions involved in training in GP/FM from European countries. Networking institutions involved in training in GP/FM from European countries. The course provides materials and enables participants to cascade their new competences through providing follow up courses

6. Content of the course: Session 1: Introduction Session 2: What is a good trainer Session 3: Practice organisation Session 4: Adult education theory Session 5: Learning styles Session 6: Personal learning plan Session 7: Teaching methods Session 8: Feedback Session 9: Designing the programme Session 10: Assessment Session 11: Plans for practical implementation The course was reproduced several times at national level – almost 2000 European Teachers and Trainers from 17 countries have already participated!

7. Cursos EURACT

9. The EURACT Assessment Course for Trainers in Family Medicine was held in Poland (Zakopane) 2007; Italy (Rome) 2008; Portugal (Faro) 2009; Turkey (Adana) 2010 Addressed to current or future trainers in General/Family Practice involved in one-to-one or university based teaching, wishing to improve their knowledge, skills and competence in the use of assessment methods Authors of the course: Prof. Justin Allen (UK, Course Director), Prof. Janko Kersnik (Slovenia), Dr. Monica Lindh (Sweden), Dr. Roar Maagard (Denmark), Dr. Roger Price (UK) and Prof. Smiljka Radic (Serbia)

10. Objectives of the course To understand the different purposes of assessment To understand the theoretical frameworks for assessment and the terminology used To understand the assessment methodology most suited for general practice/family medicine To develop skills in using the appropriate assessment tools, practice their skills in assessment and feedback in a secure learning environment To understand the impact of assessment on teaching and learning, and on themselves as teachers To be able to apply their knowledge and skills in their own context as teachers (time, level of students, place, country) The course provides materials and enables participants to cascade their new competences through providing follow up courses

11. Objectives of the course: Contents of the course: Session 1: Introduction Session 2: Overview of methods in use in Family Medicine Session 3: Theoretical background to assessment methodologies Session 4: Multiple choice questions including extended matching quest Session 5: Communication skills assessment Session 6: Work based assessment methods Session 7: OSCE (Objective Structured Clinical Examinations)

12. The EURACT Assessment Course for Trainers in Family Medicine The EURACT Assessment Course for Trainers in Family Medicine Faro, 2-5 December 2009

14. The EURACT Advanced Teaching Skills Course Aimed at teachers of General Practice/Family Medicine involved in BME, Specialist (vocational) Training or CPD, with some prior knowledge and / or experience of teaching (for example through attending the EURACT/Leonardo Course for Teachers and Trainers) Active teaching methods High quality resource materials Enables participants to cascade their new competences Authors of the course: Prof. Justin Allen (Course Director, UK), Prof. Igor Švab (Slovenia), and Dr. Egle Žebiene (Lithuania)

15. The course is organised in three master-class style modules each consisting of two sessions of three and a half hours. The topics are: 1.Teaching from the consultation 2.Managing problem trainees 3.Small group facilitation and leadership The course provides materials and enables participants to cascade their new competences through providing follow up courses

16. The future! (2010 – 2012) Leonardo da Vinci Project: Transfer of Innovation “Framework for Continuing Educational Development of Trainers n GP/FM in Europe” “Framework for Continuing Educational Development of Trainers n GP/FM in Europe” Partnership: Poland (organising), Portugal, Denmark, Partnership: Poland (organising), Portugal, Denmark, Slovenia, Turkey and Greece Slovenia, Turkey and Greece