As we now approach the end of the Professional Competence Scheme year 30^th April 2020, we wish to remind you that if you have participated in CPD activities / completed an Audit then you should upload any valid cpd activity you have completed during the year on or before 30^th April 2020. 

In the Medical Council Message  8th April 2020 above, the Medical Council recognises that participation in certain activities and recording compliance with CPD requirements is particularly challenging in the current environment for many registered medical practitioners and therefore the Medical Council will not be monitoring compliance with maintenance of professional competence requirements for the Professional Competence Scheme year 1^st May 2019 – 30^th April 2020.  

However, we would encourage you to upload any valid CPD activity that you have participated in for the PCS year 1st May 2019 - 30th April 2020.

If you have any queries in relation to your PCS please do not hesitate to contact pcs@rcsi.ie

In this current time comprehensive induction processes are difficult to deliver and RCSI have now developed a Guide for Doctors returning to clinical practice in Ireland or doctors commencing clinical practice in Ireland in a surgical context for the first time.  In addition, doctors in all fields may be required to take on roles outside their usual experience or scope of practice.

This guide will provide you with access to resources to help you adapt while continuing to practice safely.

In addition, some doctors will have period of being isolated at home over the coming months. While some will be ill and need the time to recover, others may be asymptomatic and could use the opportunity to expand their skill set. It is likely to be some time before conferences, other than online webinars, restart but we have identified a growing set of online courses that might prove useful.

This guide will be updated regularly. While you may choose to print it, or the forward the document to others, we urge you to use the live version on our internet site as this will have the most up to date information  Please click HERE for this Guide

RCSI launched a weekly webinar series aimed at supporting and informing surgeons during the COVID-19 crisis. The webinar, which took place on Wednesday, 8 April 2020 is available here

This webinar was an update on the solutions our colleagues in Trauma and Orthopedics are implementing across the system.