Training Programme & Curriculum/Assessments

K MukherjeeTraining Programme Director

5th September 2012

Training Programme

• 2 year programme leading to Basic Level Training certificate if all requirements are fulfilled, and only then you can progress to ST3 level – Initial Assessment of Competency (IAC)– must

be achieved before on calls– Initial Assessment of Obstetric

Competency(IAOC) – in 2nd year of training– Specific number of assessments to be

completed– Completion of basic level training units– Full Primary FRCA examination pass

Curriculum

• Spiral learning

• Broad based

• Several training units – – ICU module in a 3 months block only– Other clinical basic level units of training

The basis of anaesthetic practice – the start of training [3-6 months]

This provides a comprehensive introduction to the principles andpractices of the delivery of safe and effective anaesthetic care topatients for trainees new to the specialty. The following units oftraining must be completed satisfactorily:

1. Pre-operative assessment2. Premedication3. Induction of general anaesthesia4. Intra-operative care5. Post-operative and recovery room care6. Introduction to anaesthesia for emergency surgery7. Management of respiratory and cardiac arrest8. Control of infection

Basic anaesthesia –[3/6 months to 24 months]

• Once the trainees have completed all the minimum clinical learning outcomes identified in ‘The basis of anaesthetic practice’ and has obtained the IAC, they will move on to the remainder of Basic Level training. This will provide a comprehensive introduction to all aspects of elective and emergency anaesthetic practice.

Basic anaesthesia1. Airway management2. Critical incidents3. Day surgery4. General, urological and gynaecological surgery5. Head, neck, maxillo-facial and dental surgery6. Intensive care medicine7. Non-theatre8. Obstetrics9. Orthopaedic surgery10.Paediatrics11.Pain medicine12.Regional13.Sedation14.Transfer medicine15.Trauma and stabilisation

Log book

• Must keep a log book for all cases – various available for downloading on PCs or smart phones

• A summary of log book must be provided at ARCP

• A separate ICM log book is available at RCoA or ACCS website

• update your logbook everyday or you will fall behind in no time – Always back up your logbook.

ARCP and portfolio

• ARCP every year – several different outcomes – aim is to get Outcome 1!!

• Interim review will be after 6 months

• Meet your E/S early and develop PDP

• Regularly update your portfolio

Assessments

• Trainees must undertake workplace-based assessment (WPBA) for every unit of training.

• The minimum number is one each of A-CEX, DOPS and CBD for each unit of training where that workplace based assessment has been defined as an assessment method.

• One MSF for anaesthetics and one MSF for ICM• Trainee must complete all the assessments that

comprise the IAC and IAOC.• It is the trainee’s responsibility to ask their

clinical/Educational supervisors to make the assessments

• Do assessments regularly during placements and not to store them up to the end of placement.

IAC

Two Important Documents