2008 – 2010 RACGP QA&CPD Program

Good Housekeeping Guide and Reminders in preparation for the end of the 2008 – 2010 triennium

Maria FraserVictoria Faculty QA&CPD Program Coordinator

QA&CPD Good Housekeeping Guide

Administrative Requirements:• Attendance lists• Activity Reports• Certificates

Attendance lists (ALs)

• Observe timelines for ALs:

• To be safe: Upload any outstanding ALs before the end of this year

• Look out! For email notification/s to ensure successful AL uploads or check with your PC

Type of activity Cat 1 Cat 2

One-off, repeated & continuous

2 months

1 month

Regular N/A Quarterly

Observe timelines:

Activity Reports (ARs)

Type of Activity When to submit your AR

One off Within 2 months of running the activity

Regular & Repeated Quarterly

Continuous/ Enduring/Online

Twice yearly

SCA (provider facilitated)

Quarterly or twice yearly

Clinical Audit & GP Research

Upon completion or if over the triennium – submit annually

Activity Reports (ARs)

• Check your online activity list for any outstanding ARs

• Contact your QA&CPD office to double-check or if requiring assistance

Certificates

• What to include in your certificate:

- GP’s full name & QA&CPD reference number - Activity title & number- Provider name and number- Dates activity was held (must match AL)- Number of hours the GP attended if Cat 2 activity- Indicate allocated number of points and category- Indicate if activity has been approved for EM/PS

Sample of Certificate

Certificates

• Must be issued upon completion of activity or all activity components if it is a Cat 1 activity (e.g. ALM)

• Must be clear and complete (as per previous slide) just in case GPs need to verify with us for any missing points

Reminders & Updates

• GP Requirements

• Provider Package & Contract

• Practice-based activities - refer to previous ‘Practice Team’ presentation

• Quality Improvement activities

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GP Requirements

Each Individual…..

• 130 points total

• Minimum of two Category 1 activities

• ARC accredited “basic” CPR

Please note...Updated CPS is available online to all GPs or may be requested only by the GP (due to privacy laws) from their QA&CPD unit

Provider Package & Contract

• Provider Package and Contract expiry dates- PP expires 3 yrs from purchase date- Contract expires at the end of the triennium (end of this year)

• Check places left for PAC & FSW• Complete AP/EP pending Ass’t req’ts

Provider Package

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QA&CPD and the Practice Team

Practice Team Activities

These activities can work for your practice team

• Small Group Learning (SGL)

• Evidence Based Medicine (EBM) Journal Clubs

• Rapid Plan, Do, Study, Act (PDSA) Cycle

• Clinical Audit

• GPlearning Online Modules

Quality Improvement

• Activities that enable the systematic identification and evaluation of processes, problems within processes and improvement of processes throughout the lifecycle of a product or service.

Examples:Clinical AuditPDSA

Quality Improvement

Clinical Audit- planned medical education activity designed to help GPs systematically review aspects of their own clinical performance against defined best practice guidelines.

- Involves a five-step cycle- May incorporate the use of PEN CAT

Clinical Audit application form and guide

Quality Improvement

Plan , Do, Study, Act (PDSA)- is a practical way to break down change in work processes into manageable portions, and to test small parts to make sure that there is improvement and that effort is not wasted

- Current RACGP QA&CPD model requires a minimum of three cycles in 3 months- May incorporate the use of PEN CAT

PDSA application form and guide

Questions please...