RCOG SUPPORT TOOLS
Blended learning: Simply the BeST!
Did you have to sit through debates listening to experts arguing which is better: simulation or real- life training; eLearning or attending a traditional tutorial; OSCEs or workplace-based assessments? Well, the short answer is that they are all good, but nothing is that good on its own.
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lended or hybrid learning aims to combine the flexibility and convenience of online learning
with interaction and feedback from a clinical trainer, overcoming the disadvantages of each modality when used on its own. Blended learning enables trainees to plan and personalise their training and enhance their learning experience and outputs. Later this year, StratOG will be launching a state-of-the-art Blended eLearning and Simulation Training (BeST) resource. The overall aim of the BeST programme is to provide trainees with access to a structured framework for training, integrating online knowledge- based resources and assessment, technology (simulation) enhanced learning, suggestions for workplace-based training and reflective learning. BeST is designed to help trainees
Miller’s Pyramid
structure their training, from the initial stages of gaining theoretical knowledge and practising on a simulator, through to performing a particular procedure on a patient and reflecting on the outcome. This will be relevant for trainees in obstetrics and gynaecology around the world.
Each BeST programme will have a
slightly different structure depending on the requirements of the topic but, as a minimum, each programme will contain the levels of Miller’s pyramid (illustrated below).
The first two BeST programmes are
currently being developed by the BeST team, headed up by Kathleen Merrick MRCOG, Stuart Rundle MRCOG and Natalie Woodhead MRCOG, and will be launched at the National Trainees Conference, London, 10–11 December 2015.
RCOG Invited Reviews service T
he RCOG receives invitations from healthcare organisations where there is a wish to improve women’s
healthcare services. Each request is unique and we provide a tailored approach to meet the needs of the service. Over the next few issues of O&G magazine we will illustrate, through examples, how the RCOG has facilitated improvement.
Governance review Following receipt of an anonymous letter to the General Medical Council regarding patient safety, poor practice and flawed investigations within a Trust, we were invited to examine the obstetrics and gynaecology services. Our assessors reviewed reports and documents available within the Trust’s clinical guidance framework and specific cases involving surgical practice in gynaecology, antenatal and intrapartum care. We also looked into issues that may have been preventing staff from raising patient safety concerns. On completion of the two-day site visit, our assessors made the following recommendations to improve safety: • Named Executive Director to increase awareness and compliance with the Whistleblowing Policy
• Improve record keeping through staff training and special checks
• Develop effective procedures to ensure incidents are reported and action taken to share lessons learned
• Improve the rigour of their root-cause analysis investigations
The RCOG Invited Reviews service is designed to help employers, commissioners and managers provide safe and sustainable services that improve outcomes for women’s health. To find out more about the service visit:
http://bit.ly/1jyv1sE
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