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Contents

  1. Summary or recent work/practice
  2. Personal Statement
  3. Blog post: 23 July 2007 -- Personal Development Plan
  4. Gained membership of the MACP
  5. Blog post: 23 July 2007 -- MACP Membership
  6. Courses to extend my scope of practice
  7. Blog post: 23 July 2007 -- Altered Haemodynamics Course

Summary or recent work/practice

I work full time as a Band 7 Senior I in the physiotherapy out-patient department of a PCT clinic. My day to day responsibilities include management and development of the service, clinical work and training. My clinical work is the assessment and treatment of musculoskeletal patients referred to the department from GPs. My specialist area is musculoskeletal physiotherapy, specifically spinal conditions, and I am regularly involved in teaching in this area to physiotherapists, GPs and other allied health professionals within our PCT. I am responsible for a small team of senior II physiotherapists and oversee their supervision and appraisals. I am also a clinical educator and regularly engage in the development of undergraduate and postgraduate students. My line manager is the service superintendent.

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Personal Statement

I keep an online portfolio, evidenced by this presentation, to record my CPD which I regularly update. This provides a record of all my CPD activities as well as providing a reflective tool to assess the impact of my learning on my practice, the service and the service user. CPD activities that are undertaken are recorded with a summary of the activity which is then reflected upon to record the resulting learning outcome, how it was relevant to my current or future practice, how it has improved the quality of my practice and how it has benefited the service user. My CPD activity is guided by my Personal Development Plan (see below) which I complete annually following appraisal with my line manager. In planning my CPD I aim to ensure that I undertake a range of activities including work-based learning, professional activity, formal education and self directed learning as described by the HPC.

I have selected a number of recent areas of professional development evidenced with CPD activities from my portfolio. They illustrate how I have met standards 3 and 4 as they have a direct impact on the quality of my work, the service and my service users.

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Blog post: 23 July 2007


Personal Development Plan

Current situation 

Over the past year I have managed to increase my knowledge base and clinical skills by attending IST's, courses and reading literature relevant to my case load. My confidence has increased with this and through regular meetings with my mentor. My research activities have continued and I have started a CPD portfolio which will help and record my development. I feel that I have become well integrated within the physiotherapy department by showing an active interest in departmental professional and social affairs.

Ideal situation 

Next year I would like to:

  1. Continue to develop clinical knowledge and handling skills to increase confidence and effectiveness.
  2. Maintain my research involvement.
  3. Increase involvement in departmental/professional affairs.
  4. Develop knowledge specific to out-patients.
  5. Become involved in sports physiotherapy.
  6. Continue to complete my CPD portfolio.

Steps to success 

  • Attend relevent musculoskeletal courses
  • Continue to discuss patients and clinical problems with relevent senior.
  • Ensure that objectives are set and completed for each learning objective during each rotation.
  • Finish writing research paper up for publication in Physiotherapy Journal.
  • Discuss opportunities to continue research involvement with Sue Mawson.
  • Continue involvement in journal clubs and audit activity.
  • Continue to develop role as junior representative.
  • Discuss opportunities to become involved with professional affairs with Bhanu.
  • Discuss opportunities to become involved in sports physio with Alison.
  • Look into attending Sydney Olympics and look for travelling teams.
  • Continue to complete portfolio on a regular basis.
SWOT analysis

Strengths

I feel that I am able to plan my clinical development well as I know that I would like to specialise in musculoskeletal physiotherapy.

Now that I understand CPD and have started a portfolio I should continue.

Weaknesses 

I am not sure how I would like to become more involved in departmental affairs. It is possible that my role as junior representative could become more official and I should discuss this with Bhanu and Jan.

I do not yet have any experience of sports physiotherapy and no real contacts in this area. I need to find out the best way to become more involved in this area.

Opportunities

There are a large variety of msk courses available to develop my clinical skills for my future practice and I should attend as many of these as possible.

I should take the opportunity of working with Sue Mawson on my research project to continue my research involvement this year.

Threats

There may be a lack of departmental funding for attending courses, I should look into other sources of funding such as the CSP.

I may be placed on rotations that are not musculoskeletally orientated which will hold back ny development in this area of practice. I should ask Jan fi I can be plced on msk rotations.

Keywords: PDP, Personal Development Plan

Imported at: 23/07/2007 12:44 BST
The original blog post this was imported from is here.

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Gained membership of the MACP

In 2005 I successfully gained membership of the MACP. The 18 month self directed course included 13 educational weekends, 2 placements, 2 case studiesand various exams. Overall completing this course has enhanced my critical thinking, clinical reasoning skills and improved the quality of my practice. It was an evidence-based course including extensive reading and appraisal of the literature which has improved my ability to critical review the literature and increased my confidence in discussion with colleagues. The opportunity to work with expert clinicians on placement has improved my handling and enabled me to consolidate my manual therapy skills. Overall this course has made me more effective with my musculoskeletal caseload which in turn has benefited the service by reducing waiting lists.

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Blog post: 23 July 2007


MACP Membership

Description

Membership of the MACP has been gained following an 18 month self directed learning pathway which included 13 educational weekends, 2 teo week placements, 2 case studies and various exams.

Evidence 

Course certificate, exam feedback, case studies, placement feedback and membership certificate attached.

MACP Certificate

Reflection 

Overall completing this course has enhanced my critical thinking, clinical reasoning skills and improved the quality of my practice. It was an evidence-based course including extensive reading and appraisal of the literature which has improved my ability to critically review the literature and confidently present evidence based knowledge in discussion with colleagues. The opportunity to work with expert clinicians on placement has improved my handling and enabled me to consolidate my manual therapy skills. Overall this course has made me more effective with my musculoskeletal caseload which in turn has benefited the service by reducing waiting lists and increased client satisfaction

Keywords: MACP, membership, qualification

Imported at: 23/07/2007 13:00 BST

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Courses to extend my scope of practice

I have attended several courses which have extended the scope of my practice in musculoskeletal care. For example:

  1. An Altered Haemodynamics course (see details below)
  2. An MRI course.

In all, these courses have provided me with a broader knowledge base and larger collection of clinical skills which has enhanced the quality of my practice by making my client management more effective therefore reducing treatments per client and ultimately improving their outcome. I have been able to disseminate this knowledge amongst my colleagues within the service by means of in-service training.

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Blog post: 23 July 2007


Altered Haemodynamics Course

Two day course at Holme Pierrepont in Nottingham presented by Alan Taylor and Roger Kerry.

16 hours CPD.

Dates - 22-23 November 2002

Activities 

  • Lecture on haemodynamic anatomy and physiology
  • Lecture with clinical examples of how altered haemodynamics may mimic MSK conditions
  • Clinical reasoning workshop
  • Practical sessions to assess haemodynamic function

Evidence 

Certificate of attendance attached.

Altered Haemodynamics Course Certificate

Reflection 

With a lack of haemodynamic education in physiotherapy training it has been a very important course to attend. My knowledge of haemodynamic anatomy and physiology has been improved and I am more aware of the signs and symptoms that vascular conditions may present and how they can mimick musculoskeletal conditions. I now feel confident to incorporate vascular assessment into my consultations which previously I have only irregularly done. This will improve my clinical reasoning and consequently client management. I feel that presenting vascular clients will benefit from more accurate diagnosis and therefore more appropriate subsequent management. This will directly benefit the out-patient department waiting lists and success rates by recognising patients that are inappropriate for physiotherapy treatment and referring them on for more appropriate management.

Keywords: Altered Haemodynamics, course, Haemodynamics, Kerry, Taylor

Imported at: 23/07/2007 12:49 BST
The original blog post this was imported from is here.

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