Shaping Up To Revalidation

Revalidation is on its way and Conference Plus is happy to help you fulfil requirements for certain domains.

As you are probably aware by now GPs licensed by the GMC will also be required every 5 years to be recertified by the RCGP in order to achieve revalidation.

Your annual appraisal is critical to this process and in the 4 domains of evidence required (Knowledge, Skills & Performance; Safety & Quality; Communication, Partnership & Teamwork; Maintaining Trust) the first two will be enhanced by a course with Conference Plus.

A credit system has been proposed to assess the maintenance of professional performance:

  • All of the Royal Colleges are adopting a system of earning 50 learning credits per year (250 over the five year period)
  • A Credit is a unit of CPD activity
  • RCGP system is based on the “outcomes of learning” rather than the time spent
  • Number of credits based on level of “impact” and “challenge”
  • Credits will be self-assessed but will be verified by the assessor
  • Attending a chronic disease course, then doing an audit, producing and introducing a protocol and re-auditing might be worth for example 15 credits

Conference Plus could be a valuable resource to help you achieve some of your desired Development Needs from your Personal Development Plan.

Here is an example of our November 2011 programme:

Guatemala Academic Programme

Just choose from the extensive array of topics in our Academic Programmes.

In forthcoming conferences there will be sessions on:

  • Primary Care Medicine
    Medico Legal - The Role of the GP as an Expert Witness - Martin Spencer QC (Ski Saalbach)
    Are you scared of being sued? - Martin Spencer QC (Ski Saalbach)
    Practice Profits - how to measure and maximise Profits - Laurence Slavin (Ski Saalbach)
    Pensions - Laurence Slavin (Ski Saalbach)
    Ethics of cancer - Prof Justin Stebbings (Jerusalem)
  • Dermatology
    Media Dermatology - the lure of Eternal Youth - Dr Chris Bower (Guatemala)
    Skin Cancer - Dr Chris Bower (Guatemala)
    Commissioning Dermatology - Dr Julia Schofield (Jerusalem)
    Spots & Rashes - Dr Julia Schofield (Jerusalem)
  • Endocrinology
    Management of diabetes in primary & secondary care - Arla Ogilvie (Guatemala)
  • Paediatrics
    Autism & ADHD
    The Sick Child
    Pubertal Delay
    Everything that's NICE - from Food Allergy to Eczema to Child Protection - Dr Warren Hyer (Ski Saalbach)
    Constipation in Children - Dr Anthony Cohn (Jerusalem)
    Fatigue in Children - Dr Anthony Cohn (Jerusalem)
  • Respiratory Medicine
    Community Acquired Pneumonia
    COPD Update
    Understanding Spirometry
  • Neurology
    The 10 minute Neurological Examination
    TIA & Stroke
  • Gastroenterology
    GI Tract Disease - Prof. Hugh Barr (Guatemala)
    Gastric & Oesophageal Cancer - Prof Hugh Barr (Guatemala)
    Reflux & Heartburn Prof Hugh Barr (Guatemala)
  • Obstetrics
    Common Medical problems in pregnancy - Catherine Nelson-Piercy (Ski Saalbach)
    Dealing with ref flag symptoms in pregnancy - Catherine Nelson-piercy (Ski Saalbach)
  • Opthalmology
    Challenges in recognising urgent conditions - Mr Andre Ismail (Guatemala)
    Glaucoma - Mr Andrew Ismail (Guatemala)
  • Haemotology
    Interpreting Lab results - Prof Graham Jackson (Ski Saalbach)
    Clotting Disorders - Prof Graham Jackson (Ski Saalbach)
  • Oncology
    New Development and Concepts in Cancer Research - Prof Justin Stebbings (Jerusalem)
  • Rheumatology
    Inflammatory Joint Disease - Dr Joel David (Guatemala)
    Fibromyalgia & soft tissue injury - Dr Joel David (Guatemala)

Is there something else you want but it is not here? Let us know and we may well be able to incorporate it into a future conference.

Become a registered user of Conference Plus presentations to access all the Lectures of 2011 together with Learning Points and Suggestions for Impact in Practice.

You become a Registered User of Conference Plus Presentations automatically for 1 year by attending a conference as a delegate. Alternatively you can pay an annual fee of £19.99 to access this information that will provide over 80 hours of lectures and therefore a minimum of 80 credits for the year. The suggestions for Impact in Practice will provide the opportunity to increase the credits.

Please click here to view a sample section from a recent "New Evidence that has Impact" update.

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