Every surgeon and physician recognises that the skills we use to care for our patients take years to develop, need to be carefully maintained and new skills developed to allow us deliver the benefits of technical advances safely to our patients. Each individual needs to identify their own development needs and seek out the most appropriate education to help them meet those needs.
I want to welcome you to RCSI’s 2020/ 2021 very first E-Zine for NCHD’s. I hope you, your families and colleagues have all been well during the COVID 19 pandemic. Our team in Surgical Affairs are committed to supporting surgeons at all stages of their careers and meeting their professional development and training needs. The safety and well-being of patients are at the core of all our education and training programmes.
The Support Scheme enables those enrolled to achieve the minimum of 20 External CPD credits per annum.These credits can be used to help meet the requirements outlined by the Irish Medical Council regarding the maintenance of Professional Competence. As of May 2011, doctors are legally obliged to maintain their professional competence by enrolling in professional competence schemes and following requirements set by the Medical Council.
In light of the COVID–19 pandemic, the Medical Council has considered how Maintenance of Professional Competence (MPC) requirements should apply in 2020/21 and has agreed interim guidelines for then Professional Competence Scheme Year 2020/21 to:
The Department of Surgical Affairs at RCSI are delighted to advise that their innovative part-time postgraduate programme in Human Factors in Patient Safety is now available to complete in one year as a Postgraduate Diploma or over two years as a Postgraduate Master’s Degree.
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