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Medical Professionalism

Medical Professionalism. By Ben Sturgess. Medical Professionalism Learning outcomes. We should be able to define the principles and responsibilities of professionalism and evaluate this in the wider context We should be able to demonstrate ways of improving our professionalism

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Medical Professionalism

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  1. MedicalProfessionalism By Ben Sturgess

  2. MedicalProfessionalismLearning outcomes • We should be able to define the principles and responsibilities of professionalism and evaluate this in the wider context • We should be able to demonstrate ways of improving our professionalism • We should be able to appreciate how professionalism fits into a GPs career development

  3. MedicalProfessionalismExercise Value Setting Exercise

  4. MedicalProfessionalismDefinition

  5. MedicalProfessionalismDefinition • GMC – Duties of a doctor 2010 • The Charter of Medical Professionalism 2002 • Principles • Responsibilities

  6. MedicalProfessionalismDuties of a Doctor 2010 - GMC • Make the care of you patient your first concern • Protect and promote the health of patients and the public • Provide a good standard of practice and care • Treat patients as individuals and respect their dignity • Work in partnership with patients • Be honest and act with integrity

  7. MedicalProfessionalismCharter of Medical Professionalism 2002 • Principles • Primacy of patient welfare • Patients Autonomy • Social justice • Biomedical Ethical principles

  8. MedicalProfessionalismCharter of Medical Professionalism 2002 • Responsibilities • Commit to maintain professional competence • Commit to honesty with patients • Commit to maintain patient confidentiality • Maintaining proper relationships with patients • Commit to improving quality of care • Commit to improve access to care • Commit to just distribution of resources • Commit to furthering scientific knowledge • Maintain trust by managing conflicts of interest • Commit to working with other professional

  9. MedicalProfessionalismToolkit for Professionalism • Addressing our Attitudes • Skills with People • Skills with Knowledge

  10. MedicalProfessionalismToolkit for Professionalism • Attitudes A settled way of thinking, typically reflected by a persons behavior • Acknowledging Attitudes – Johari • Reflective practice • Learning Cycle • Can you change your attitudes?

  11. MedicalProfessionalismToolkit for Professionalism • Skills with People • Communication skills • Patients • Peers • Multi disciplinary learning • Peer assisted learning • Journal Clubs

  12. MedicalProfessionalismToolkit for Professionalism • Skills with People • Management skills Planning, Organising and staffing an organisation to achieve a desired goal • Organisation • Planning • Decision making • Control and Co-ordination • Communication

  13. MedicalProfessionalismToolkit for Professionalism • Skills with People • Leadership skills Synthesis of a long term vision to improve productivity of the group • Change management • Crisis management • Strategic thinking and execution • Innovation • Motivation

  14. MedicalProfessionalismToolkit for Professionalism • Skills with Knowledge • Bioethical Assessment The critical evaluation of the ethics of a clinical scenario • The 4 pillars of Medical Ethics • Beneficence • Non Malificence • Autonomy • Justice • Multiple views of the dilemma • Dealing with uncertainty

  15. MedicalProfessionalismToolkit for Professionalism • Skills with Knowledge • Critical Appraisal Careful and systematic examination of research to judge it trustworthiness, value and relevance to our context • How do I access clinical evidence? • Journals • Web • Search Engines – NHS Evidence • Methods of appraisal – ‘How to read a paper’ • Peer learning groups - Journal Club

  16. MedicalProfessionalismToolkit for Professionalism • Skills with Knowledge • Investigate New Knowledge Systematic investigation to establish new facts or solutions using scientific method • Reengage with basic research methodology • Simple questions – Null Hypothesis • Method – Results – Conclusion • Simple statistical analysis – Student t-test • Clinical Audit cycles – Research Buddy • Getting Ethical Approval • Conference Posters - Peer reviewed publication

  17. MedicalProfessionalismToolkit for Professionalism • Attitudes • Reflective Practice • Skills with People • Communication • Management • Leadership • Skills with Knowledge • Bioethics • Critical appraisal • Research and Audit

  18. MedicalProfessionalismLearning outcomes • We should be able to define the principles and responsibilities of professionalism and evaluate this in the wider context • We should be able to demonstrate ways of improving our professionalism • We should be able to appreciate how professionalism fits into a GPs career development

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