Keeping up to date
There are a number of educational resources that can help you as a GP in Northern Ireland keep up to date.
GPNI (Education)
GPNI have brought together a multi-disciplinary working group to provide the most up to date and relevant information for Northern Ireland Primary Care.
Our weekly live webinars are currently on Thursdays 1-2pm. If you sign up to the mailing list, you will hear about this each week and receive a link to register.
You will find important updates regarding the COVID-19 pandemic along with primary care specific guidance. There are also a range of educational webinar videos which you can access at any time.
Webinars - https://www.gpni.co.uk/webinars/
Locum/ Sessional GPs - https://www.gpni.co.uk/sessionalsandreturners/
Join the Mailing List - https://form.typeform.com/to/efRgrG
EDI - Equity Diversity and Inclusion
Relevant training on EDI for those of us working in General Practice has been difficult to access.
A course has been developed through a collaboration between QUB, UU and NIMDTA in order to address this learning need. This course can also be shared with and accessed by all members of the GP Team.
The training is accessible through clicking on the link: https://app.medall.org/c/ed-i-for-educators
It is also accessible by logging onto the MedAll site and searching for “EDI”.
MedAll is a free on-line resource accessible to healthcare providers. For those who have not used it before it may be necessary to register for the site to allow access.
On completing the course a “Certificate of Completion” can be produced for your records.
GP Federations -Federation Education Programmes
The Practice Based Learning (PBL) Scheme aims to deliver high quality educational programmes for Federation members (including sessional GPs), up-skilling the full multidisciplinary practice team in a conducive and constructive environment. Practice based learning events are designed to facilitate better care for patients by providing usable, practical information to practicing GPs and team members. Each practice manager is notified about forthcoming PBLs.
Federation Education Aims :-
To support Continuing Professional Development by producing a high quality educational programme for federation members, and relevant others, that facilitates the ongoing personal development of GPs, and other primary care workers
To support health care professionals fulfilling the requirements of appraisal and (where relevant) revalidation.
To involve the practice team and promote implementation of any learning by delivery of the programme within protected practice time, in an environment where the practice team can get access to high quality education relevant to their role.
To facilitate networking by serving as a forum to allow sharing of examples of good practice.
To facilitate dissemination of local guidelines, clinical pathways or other federation projects.
You can find out more about what is happenning in your area below
Western FSU - https://www.westernfsu.com/training-development/Practice%20Based%20Learning
Southern FSU - https://www.southernfsu.co.uk/education
Eastern FSU - https://pbl.easternfsu.com/ https://gpecs.easternfsu.com/upcoming/
Northern FSU - https://www.northernfsu.co.uk/federationeducation
NIMDTA
The Northern Ireland Medical and Dental Training Agency (NIMDTA) is an Arm’s Length Body sponsored by the Department of Health to train postgraduate medical and dental professionals for Northern Ireland. NIMDTA encourages doctors to train and remain in NI so that Health and Social Care (HSC) has a highly competent workforce with the essential skills to meet the changing health needs of its population. NIMDTA provides a small number of courses for qualified GPs as well as hosting educational resources on its website.
NIMDTA also has a Facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/NIMDTA/
RCGP (NI)
The Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) actively supports GPs, trainees, medical students and patients in Northern Ireland. The team, based in Belfast, delivers a programme of events for the region which are publicised on on their website. Where a charge is applicable, RCGP members receive a concessional rate. There are also a wide range of online CPD resources available for members on their website.
https://www.rcgp.org.uk/rcgp-near-you/rcgp-nations/rcgp-northern-ireland.aspx
https://elearning.rcgp.org.uk/
https://www.rcgp.org.uk/learning/events-search-results.aspx?f=northern%20ireland%20faculty
For more information please contact
eLearningforhealthcare (e-lfh)
elfh is a Health Education England programme in partnership with the NHS and professional bodies. All the online programmes are free. An hscni email address is required to register for the site. (All GPs in NI on the Performers List are provided with an hscni email address. If you don’t know your address or have forgotten your password then please contact HSCNI Email Enquiries – Contact 02895 362400).
WiseGP
WiseGP is Wise General Practice – aimed at everyone involved in delivering primary healthcare and patients who use it. WiseGP supports all clinicians to be scholars in the ‘knowledge work’ of daily general practice.