THE E-PORTFOLIO
IFFAT AZIZ
GPST3
WHAT IS IT ALL FOR?
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ARCP Panel Assessment
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To help you reflect and learn
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To prove you are covering the different areas of the curriculum
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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
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. “
WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO DO IN
THE NEXT 6 MONTHS?
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12x Reflections (Clinical Encounters)
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3x Mini CEXs (Clinical Evaluation Exercises) or
3xCOT’S(Consultation Observation Tools) if you’re in GP
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3x Mini CBD’s (Case Based Discussion)
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1x MSF (Multi Source Feedback )
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1x PSQ (Patient Satisfaction Questionnaire)
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1x CSR (Clinical Supervisor Report) and 1x ESR (Educational Supervisor
Report)
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OOH Sessions
WHAT TO THINK ABOUT IN THE
FIRST COUPLE OF MONTHS?
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PDPs (Personalised Development Plan)
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Reflections
PDP'S
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Do these at the beginning of every new rotation
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Review your PDPs towards the end of each rotation—>have you achieved
them?
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Make them “SMART”
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SPECIFIC
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MEASURABLE
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ACHIEVABLE
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REALISTIC
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TIMED
REFLECTIONS…WHAT TO
WRITE ABOUT??
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Anything! (within reason)
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Clinical dilemmas e.g. things from consultations you want to
discuss with your trainer later/topics you want to read up about
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Ethical Issues
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Tricky consultations
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Team Working Problems
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Your feelings
HOW TO STRUCTURE YOUR
CLINICAL ENCOUNTERS
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Lets have a look…
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
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
SOME TIPS…
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Use good headings
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Be concise
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Include Key Words
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Get stuck in and give it a go!
ANY QUESTIONS…?