Newsletter - PCS Update

Newsletter - PCS Update - May 2023 https://rcsisurgicalaffairs.newsweaver.com/Newsletter/ en-us 11 May 2023 11:01:28 IST 11 May 2023 11:01:28 IST https://rcsisurgicalaffairs.newsweaver.com/Newsletter/rss.xml Newsweaver pcs@rcsi.ie () support@newsweaver.ie (Newsweaver) 60 true REMINDER: Renew Your PCS Enrolment 1st May 2023 - 30th April 2024 https://rcsisurgicalaffairs.newsweaver.com/Newsletter/gfoch7z6zxb?lang=en?rss=true It is now time to remind you to renew your Professional Competence Scheme enrolment for the new PCS Year commencing 1st May 2023 - 30th April 2024. 21 May 2020 12:00:00 IST 9a137caea171a10395f7f652daa7b766 Feature Story It is now time to remind you to renew your Professional Competence Scheme enrolment for the new PCS Year  commencing 1st May 2023 - 30th April 2024. We wish to remind you to renew your Professional Competence Scheme enrolment for the new PCS Year commencing 1st May 2023 - 30th April 2024.     The Medical Council registration retention form advises doctors that they must pay their PCS enrolment fee for 2023 – 2024 prior to retaining their registration with the Medical Council   Doctors will also be required to indicate on the retention form which Postgraduate Training Body they have enrolled on PCS with and declare that they have paid their enrolment fee for their PCS.   This means that you must now pay your PCS enrolment fee for PCS year 2023 – 2024 prior to retaining your registration with the Medical Council in June 2023.  If you are no longer on the Supervised, General, or Specialist section of the (Irish) Medical Council’s Register please notify this office by email <a href="mailto:pcs@rcsi.ie">pcs@rcsi.ie</a> as this will allow us update our records and ensure that you do not receive unnecessary communication in relation to the PCS   Re-enrol by paying your fee online using your credit card click <a style="color: #236fa1;" href="https://rcsisurgicalaffairs.newsweaver.com/Newsletter/1aurbobfypl/external" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">HERE</a> Fellows and members of RCSI who wish to pay their Fellowship/Membership subscription fee at the same time are entitled to a discount, when paying the PCS fee and Fellows and Members subscription fee together on the dedicated Fellowship & Membership Portal (FAMP) click <a href="https://rcsisurgicalaffairs.newsweaver.com/Newsletter/15aq2sdwl89/external" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">HERE</a>    If you have any difficulty with this, please do not hesitate to contact the PCS office at <a href="mailto:pcs@rcsi.ie" target="_blank" rel="noopener">pcs@rcsi.ie</a> http://rcsisurgicalaffairs.newsweaver.com/v3files/shard1/47755/3b/1b81cbd9ce890df538ea45.jpg PCS Year End: 30th April 2023 – You can still Upload Credits https://rcsisurgicalaffairs.newsweaver.com/Newsletter/1guuhoucjfx?lang=en?rss=true Please note you can still upload valid credits for the PCS term 1st May 2022 – 30th April 2023. 24 May 2021 12:00:00 IST 8847167feadaf8c226f2000c3a601fb2 News with survey Please note you can still upload valid credits for the PCS term 1st May 2022 – 30th April 2023.    Please note you can still upload valid credits for the PCS term 1st May 2022 – 30th April 2023.  We would ask that you update and record your activities on or before Wednesday 31st May 2023.    Please note that the requirements for the PCS year 1st May 2022 – 30th April 2023 is that you are required to reach a total of 25 CPD credits and complete one Clinical/Practice Audit.  The 25 CPD credits can be recorded in any of the Categories (External/Internal/Personal Learning / Research or Teaching).    You should now login to your PCS profile and review your credits.    If you have not: <ul> <li>Identified and recorded additional credits that bring your total credits to the minimum level required, 25 CPD credits and</li> <li>Completed one Clinical/Practice Audit</li> </ul> then it would be appropriate, when you complete the Annual Retention Form (ARF) with the Medical Council, to tick NO to statement 2 “I have achieved the annual minimum CPD requirements for the Scheme Year 2022 / 23    [YES/NO] “   We wish to highlight that the PCS portal has not been updated / changed to reflect the above interim PCS requirements and therefore when you record the minimum requirement (25 cpd credits) and record one Clinical/Practice Audit for this PCS year, your portfolio will indicate that you are ‘not on target’. However, please note that by recording 25 CPD credits and one Clinical/Practice Audit you are ON TARGET with  requirements for this PCS year.   Please note that the following wording has been added to the Statement of Participation for the 2022 - 2023 PCS year as requested by the Medical Council.   “PCS Year 2019 - 2023 amended minimum requirements - Covid 19" 2023 - 2024 - PCS Requirements for Maintenance of Professional Competence https://rcsisurgicalaffairs.newsweaver.com/Newsletter/n1ucvmrj75e?lang=en?rss=true Please note that the 2023/24 Professional Competence Scheme Year, the following applies: 24 May 2021 12:00:00 IST 8c95b60d0a2b5472f21d5fec8d7c865f News with survey <span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 13px; line-height: inherit; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; color: black;">Please note that the 2023/24 Professional Competence Scheme Year, the following applies:  <span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 13px; line-height: inherit; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; color: black;">For the 2023/24 Professional Competence Scheme Year the following applies:  <ul> <li style="color: #000000; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; background-color: white;">Doctors are required to record 40 CPD credits.  These 40 cpd credis can be recorded in any CPD category (external, internal, personal learning, research/teaching).  CPD targets for each category do not apply for 2023/24 </li> </ul> <div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 16px; line-height: inherit; font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; color: #000000; background-color: #ffffff;">AND</div> <ul style="color: #000000; font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: #ffffff; margin-bottom: 0cm;"> <li><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 13px; line-height: inherit; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; color: inherit;">Complete one clinical / practice Audit</li> </ul> <div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 16px; line-height: inherit; font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; color: #000000; background-color: #ffffff;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 13px; line-height: inherit; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; color: black;"> </div> <div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 16px; line-height: inherit; font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; color: #000000; background-color: #ffffff;">RCSI continue to encourage you to take a broader approach, where it is possible to do so, to ensure you participate in at least 20 hours of external activities (these can be online courses / seminars / conferences / webinars etc) , participate and record your attendance at 20 hours of hospital based events like Grand Rounds, MDTs and quality improvement activities (even if these are by web conference).  You should continue to read, particularly the key journals for your specialty, and record your reading under the personal learning category.    </div> <div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 16px; line-height: inherit; font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; color: #000000; background-color: #ffffff;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 13px; line-height: inherit; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; color: black;"> </div> <div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 16px; line-height: inherit; font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; color: #000000; background-color: #ffffff;">We ask that you reflect on your own practice (including the lessons from audit), consult with your peers or consultant colleague, and plan your Professional Development needs early in the PCS year.  Please click <a style="color: #236fa1;" href="https://rcsisurgicalaffairs.newsweaver.com/Newsletter/14r6da4c2pc" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a> for the Professional Development Plan (PDP) template and we encourage you to complete this and upload the completed plan to your PCS portfolio and claim the relevant CPD credits. </div> Medical Council.png http://rcsisurgicalaffairs.newsweaver.com/v3files/shard1/47755/c9/cccf8ce7a645454ce74746.png Professional Development Plan https://rcsisurgicalaffairs.newsweaver.com/Newsletter/15guiq94nqa?lang=en?rss=true Creating a PDP at the beginning of each Professional Competence Scheme year encourages you to plan your activities during the year and to set out goals for your personal development. It can also be used to reflect on and monitor your progress during the year. The aim of creating a Professional Development Plan (PDP) is to document a process of self-analysis and set new and clearly definable educational goals for yourself in advance of the Professional Competence Scheme each year. 21 May 2020 12:00:00 IST 926366e060eeabdbb4ad94e48b491419 News with survey Creating a PDP at the beginning of each Professional Competence Scheme year encourages you to plan your activities during the year and to set out goals for your personal development. It can also be used to reflect on and monitor your progress during the year. The aim of creating a Professional Development Plan (PDP) is to document a process of self-analysis and set new and clearly definable educational goals for yourself in advance of the Professional Competence Scheme each year.  Creating a PDP at the beginning of each Professional Competence Scheme year encourages you to plan your activities during the year and to set out goals for your personal development. It can also be used to reflect on and monitor your progress during the year. The aim of creating a Professional Development Plan (PDP) is to document a process of self-analysis and set new and clearly definable educational goals for yourself in advance of the Professional Competence Scheme each year.   It is not currently compulsory to complete a Professional Development Plan, however it is recommended that you do so.       Complete your Professional Development Plan and claim two CPD credits in the Internal Category   Having completed your PDP you may choose to review it with a professional colleague and you may each claim one CPD Credit in the Internal Category   At the end of the year (April 30th), you should review your PDP and assess whether you have met your goals.  You may claim one CPD credit in the Internal Category for reviewing your PDP at the end of the year.    Full guidelines and forms are available <a href="https://rcsisurgicalaffairs.newsweaver.com/Newsletter/1gvn04kmk4z" target="_blank" rel="noopener">HERE</a> <a href="https://rcsisurgicalaffairs.newsweaver.com/Newsletter/q96f2wvywp8/external">RCSI Guidelines & Resources</a> http://rcsisurgicalaffairs.newsweaver.com/v3files/shard1/47755/d4/d192cf2e58ef20c057fa14.jpg GDPR deletion of historic records in your RCSI Professional Competence Scheme EPortfolio https://rcsisurgicalaffairs.newsweaver.com/Newsletter/bomdlzo2z1c?lang=en?rss=true The Medical Council requires that records are kept for a period of six years, (current PCS year plus previous five years), to fulfil obligations under the MPA 200. 24 May 2021 12:00:00 IST 069442db2f4fb05a615b94dc73bcec2b News The Medical Council requires that records are kept for a period of six years, (current PCS year plus previous five years), to fulfil obligations under the MPA 200. The Medical Council requires that records are kept for a period of six years, (current PCS year plus previous five years), to fulfil obligations under the MPA 200.   GDPR places significant obligations on organisations in relation to the processing of personal data and the data protection principles are a set of rules, which we must follow to ensure that we are processing personal data in accordance with the law.   According to these principles, RCSI Professional Competence Scheme, must only collect, use and store the personal data it requires to fulfil the legitimate business purposes that it has identified. In order to ensure that it is complying with the principle of Data Minimisation, this requires us to identify the minimum amount of personal data needed to properly fulfil the business purpose. We should collect and hold no more than this minimum amount.   Furthermore, under the principle of Storage Limitation, we are required to hold personal data no longer than necessary for the purpose by which it was obtained. Ensuring personal data is disposed of when no longer needed, helps to reduce the risk that it will become inaccurate, out of date or irrelevant.   With this in mind, RCSI PCS will shortly be contacting all registered medical practitioners who have records older than six years on their PCS portfolio – that is all records from PCS year 1st May 2017 – 30th April 2018 will be deleted on Friday 14th July 2023   We ask that if you want to retain any of your records we would encourage you to login to your portfolio and review your personal data stored by <a href="https://rcsisurgicalaffairs.newsweaver.com/Newsletter/ldd1o0w89rp/external" target="_blank" rel="noopener">RCSI Professional Competence Scheme,</a> and download these documents.   Please click <a href="https://rcsisurgicalaffairs.newsweaver.com/Newsletter/1i84vn46qhr" target="_blank" rel="noopener">HERE</a> for Guidelines on How to Download your documents / records and retain elsewhere.    Should you have any queries, please contact Marie O'Boyle at the PCS Office pcs@rcsi.ie Continuous Professional Development Support Scheme - 2023/24 Enrolment https://rcsisurgicalaffairs.newsweaver.com/Newsletter/gjdugtg5055?lang=en?rss=true In the second half of July 2023 - the enrolment process will open for CPDSS 2023/24 intake. Enrolment will be necessary should you like to avail of the three free courses provided within this scheme. Further Details are available HERE [ https://rcsisurgicalaffairs.newsweaver.com/Newsletter/z3eadbtcnbb/external ] 20 May 2022 12:00:00 IST cda1ef8cdbefd7b40b29d0ec0eeb0b45 News In the second half of July 2023 - the enrolment process will open for CPDSS 2023/24 intake. Enrolment will be necessary should you like to avail of the three free courses provided within this scheme. Further Details are available <a href="https://rcsisurgicalaffairs.newsweaver.com/Newsletter/z3eadbtcnbb/external" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">HERE</a> http://rcsisurgicalaffairs.newsweaver.com/v3files/shard1/47755/16/012a08ea988d9d8f942fd4.png Calendar Of Events https://rcsisurgicalaffairs.newsweaver.com/Newsletter/1vscyvmmtme?lang=en?rss=true For details on Events approved for CPD credits, please click on Calendar of Events [ https://rcsisurgicalaffairs.newsweaver.com/Newsletter/1x9ocotn8cz/external ] [ https://rcsisurgicalaffairs.newsweaver.com/Newsletter/1x9ocotn8cz/external ] 25 May 2021 12:00:00 IST a2650affeb99f2cd0af25baa70fd8ec5 Upcoming Events For details on Events approved for CPD credits, please click on <a href="https://rcsisurgicalaffairs.newsweaver.com/Newsletter/1x9ocotn8cz/external" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Calendar of Events</a> http://rcsisurgicalaffairs.newsweaver.com/v3files/shard1/47755/c1/d6c58a79ab79a10d31e28c.png