CPD

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CPD Reflections on the reality and the
rewardsExperiences of CPD Hospital Pharmacist

• Aamer Safdar
• Principal Pharmacist Lead for Education and
  Development

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Background

• Have always undertaken CPD
• Does that make me a lifelong learner?
• No portfolio until 2000
• Preregistration Tutor since 2000
• CPD portfolio since 2000
• Plan and Record since January 2003

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Experiences of Plan and Record

• Initially time consuming
• Restrictive questions
• Tick boxes
• What is the right way?
• Competencies
• Which ones and how many do I tick off?
• Evaluation and feedback
• Confidentiality and disclosure
• Typing versus handwriting

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Experiences of Plan and Record

• Familiarity with CPD cycle and questions
• Records can be edited
• Internet access
• Printed records for study leave
• Nothing is permanent
• Scientists and reflection
• CPD record in 30 minutes

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Why undertake CPD?

• Why bother?
• Am always learning
• Why record?
• Have it all in my head
• CPD cycle
• Do not learn like that
• CPD questions
• Do not think like that

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Benefits of CPD

• What I needed to learn!
• Career progression and development
• Difficulties and challenges
• Pre-reg difficulties
• Cross sector challenges
• Answers to difficult questions
• Clinical questions on post-take ward rounds
• Reflection in action!

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Clinical questions

• Recorded entries
• What is Sevelamer?
• What is Ebixa?
• Cimetidine in interstitial nephritis
• Infectious diseases ward round
• Not recorded entries
• Antibiotic for E.coli infection in blood
• Mefenamic acid and pancytopenia

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RPSGB Review and Feedback

• Who will rate my CPD?
• What do they know about my job?
• What is their context?
• Reviewers review process only
• Does this mean I fill in all boxes?
• What is the right way to do CPD?
• How will I know I am doing it right?
• Big Brother

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RPSGB support

• Technical support excellent
• CPD feedback
• Part of 300 pharmacists to receive feedback
• Improvements required
• 30 pharmacists invited to feedback on feedback
• Focus groups to improve process
• CPD facilitators
• Who will facilitate my CPD?

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New challenges

• Knowledge and Skills Framework
• Use CPD to support development reviews
• Personal Development Plans
• Fitness to practise competencies
• Can these be changed?
• Evaluation and feedback
• Revalidation

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Thank You

• These are my personal experiences
• Any questions?