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PCS Year End: 30th April 2024 - Upload Credits

As we now approach the end of the Professional Competence Scheme year 2023 – 2024, we recommend that you update your ePortfolio to ensure that your CPD activity is uploaded for the current year 1st May 2023 – 30th April 2024. 


As we now approach the end of the Professional Competence Scheme year 2023 – 2024, we recommend that you update your ePortfolio to ensure that your CPD activity is uploaded for the current year 1st May 2023 – 30th April 2024.   LOGIN to upload your CPD activity

 

You will be aware from previous circulations that the PCS requirements  for PCS Year 1st May 2023 – 30th April 2024 are as follows.

  • All enrolled doctors are required to engage in and record a minimum of 40 CPD credits across ANY credit categories (external, internal, personal, research/teaching). CPD targets for each category will not apply for 2023/24.

AND

  • Complete one clinical / practice audit

Doctors will need to confirm that they have met / not met these requirements when completing their annual Medical Council retention of registration in May/June 2024.

 

We wish to highlight that the PCS portal now reflects the above PCS interim requirements and therefore when you record the minimum requirement (40 cpd credits) and one clinical / practice Audit for this current PCS year, your portfolio will indicate that you are ON TARGET with interim requirements for this PCS year.

Your Clinical /Practice Audit Requirement 2023 - 2024

You are required to complete one clinical/practice audit in respect of your own practice during the PCS year 1st May 2023 – 30th April 2024.


 

You are required to complete one clinical/practice audit in respect of your own practice during the PCS year 1st May 2023 – 30th April 2024. Essentially this clinical/practice audit is a systematic review and evaluation of your current practice with reference to research-based standards to improve patient care. An audit is a continuous process aiming to improve patient’s care and practice excellence. The recommended time for audit activity is 12 hours per year. This includes preparation time, data collection. Depending on circumstance (e.g. Hospital practice, independent practice, community practice) this may be easily achievable through systems already in place or may require bespoke projects designed and implemented by the doctor.  RCSI PCS Clinical Audit User Guide  

 

 
Did you know you can use your smartphone to upload your CPD activity

You can login to your RCSI PCS ePortfolio on your smartphone and save the mobile adapted version of PCS to open enabling you to view your details and upload activities.


You can login to your RCSI PCS ePortfolio on your smartphone and save the mobile adapted version of PCS to open enabling you to view your details and upload activities.

 

Click here to see the step by step guide on how to add the PCS icon shortcut onto your phone

 

Click here to see how to upload certificates / cpd activity

 
Extended Absence From Work

The Medical Council recognise that periods of certified leave (maternity leave / sick leave) longer than three months may result in a doctor not being able to meet their obligations in relation to professional competence over that period.


The Medical Council recognise that periods of certified leave (maternity leave / sick leave) longer than three months may result in a doctor not being able to meet their obligations in relation to professional competence over that period.

 

If you are (or have been) absent from practice for three months or more during the professional competence year due to maternity or sick leave (which runs from 1st May 2023 -30th April 2024), you should inform RCSI PCS department.  Please complete the Form which is available on our Website or click here

 

We will record the absence on your PCS portfolio and an annotation will be appear against the relevant year on your Statement of Participation. Where possible, you should try and maintain some engagement in maintenance of professional competence during your absence from practice. You may be required by the Medical Council to produce documentation supporting your absence from practice if you are selected for a Maintenance of Professional Competence Audit.

 
Upcoming CPD Courses

To view the remaining CPD courses for 2023/24 year, please visit the course finder here


 
Self-paced online courses

We continually work to add more self-paced courses that you can complete easily at a time that suits you. Please read more to see more of these courses.


We continually work to add more self-paced courses that you can complete easily at a time that suits you. Please see our list of these courses below:

 

Course Title

Course Overview

CPD Points

Registration

Safe Clinical Handovers

Quality healthcare requires clear and effective communication between healthcare professionals, teams, and patients. In this course, we will focus on one particular area of healthcare communication: clinical handovers. This online course aims to support clinicians to develop the skills and knowledge necessary to effectively prepare and participate in clinical handover.

 

 

1.5

 

Register here

Communication Skills for Video and Telephone Consultation

Video and telephone consultations in healthcare are not new, but the COVID-19 crisis forced many clinicians to rapidly take up these kinds of consultations as a feasible alternative to face-to-face consultations. This is often a type of consultation that staff has not encountered before. Applying the Calgary-Cambridge guide to video and telephone calls provides a structured and safe approach to this virtual format.

 

  

3

  

Register here

Medical Emergencies

The course is presented as a series of recorded one-hour modules. Each module, involving a separate specialty theme, will involve case-based discussions with a variety of guest speakers. Slides covering the content are provided, and a short series of MCQs based on the content covered is completed to complete the module.

 

 

1/module

 

Register here

ECG Interpretation in the Emergency Department

This new online course uses a case discussion format to revise the basics of ECG Interpretation for Emergency Medicine physicians. This online platform allows candidates to access the recorded content on demand, with the facility to repeat more challenging modules as desired. Candidates are required to complete a quiz at the beginning and end of the course.

 

 

 

10

 

 

Register here

Medical Science for Surgery and Emergency Medicine

RCSI in partnership with the Academy of Clinical Science and Laboratory Medicine https://acslm.ie/ have developed a CPD/CME programme to maintain and develop their competence in this critical area of clinical practice.

The comprehensive programme of short online courses will cover 25 areas of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine. Together we have brought to you the first seven courses in this series which cover the following areas: Cancer Diagnostics, Surgical Microbiology, Blood Transfusion, Coagulation, Surgical Immunology, Heart Failure Assessment in the Emergency Department, Near Patient Testing (NPT)basic and applied pathology.

 

2 /module

Register here

Virtual Lean Healthcare Yellow Belt

As part of the programme participants learn excellent techniques for improving processes and implementing change in your hospital or department, but they also develop abilities that are highly portable across the organisation and internationally.

21

Register here

Essential Skills in Health Professions Education

The course includes mini-modules on large group teaching, small group teaching, bedside teaching, simulation-based learning, and Universal Design for Learning. Each mini module includes video content, curated reading lists and interactive activities.

3

Register here

Clinical Trials

Cancer clinical trials are pivotal research studies that aim to advance our understanding of cancer and develop new treatment options. They involve rigorous testing of novel therapies, drugs, or interventions to assess their safety and efficacy in real-world patient scenarios.

5

Register here

Introduction to Green Surgery

This short course explores the contribution of surgery to climate change and examines interventions that can lead to reduced greenhouse gases and reduce the climate impact of surgery.

1

Register here

Foundations of Robotic Surgery*

The course covers material which we believe is fundamental to understanding the current state of surgical robotics in the market and the skills necessary to safe and effectively utilise this technology in your everyday surgical practice.This course is design for any healthcare professional wanting to develop their knowledge and understanding of surgical robotics, including surgeons, trainees, medical students, nurses, and technicians.

 

10

Register here

 

* Not covered by the CPD voucher

 

For further queries please do not hesitate to contact us at cpdss@rcsi.ie  

 

Best Wishes, 

RCSI CPD Team 

 
RCSI Cancer Centre (BRCC) Cancer Conference
Thursday, 16 May 2024

Registration is now open for the upcoming 2024 Beaumont RCSI Cancer Centre (BRCC) Cancer Conference.  


Registration is now open for the upcoming 2024 Beaumont RCSI Cancer Centre (BRCC) Cancer Conference.  

Cancer Care for All: Understanding Populations to Improve Outcomes will take place on Thursday, 16 May 2024, in The Smurfit Education & Research building, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9. The conference will examine themes of healthcare outcomes, as well as equity and access, with a host of national and international speakers presenting on the day. 

For more information on the event and for registration details, please visit the event page on the RCSI website.

There are 4 CPD credits available for attendance.

 
Foundations of Robotic Surgery Online Course

RCSI Surgical Affairs are delighted to announce the Foundations of Robotic Surgery online course. The course is a collaboration between RCSI and IMRA and provides the foundational theory and principles required to safely perform robotic surgical procedures.


RCSI Surgical Affairs are delighted to announce the Foundations of Robotic Surgery online course.

 

The course is a collaboration between RCSI and IMRA and provides the foundational theory and principles required to safely perform robotic surgical procedures.

This unique course includes a linear robotic surgical training curriculum using online education, virtual reality, 3D video, simulators and advanced synthetic organ models. Surgical trainees will be equipped with the theoretical knowledge and practical working understanding of how to set up a robot and console along with the fundamentals of robotic surgery.

 

For more information, please click here

 

For any queries, please contact corest@rcsi.ie

 
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Calendar of Events

For details on Events approved for External CPD credits by RCSI - click on Calendar of Events

 

For details of upcoming RCSI Events - click here