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WORKSHOP 3
Interprofessional education - the opportunities and challenges for PA educators - Jia Doulton
Physician Associate Education is at a critical point as the expected date for GMC regulation is in late 2024. Educators are already aligning their programmes with the new curriculum published by the Royal College of Physicians/ Faculty of Physician Associates. Within this there are clear requirements for learning about team working and collaborative practice.
• To discuss the new curriculum requirements and how these are interpreted by HEIs
• To explore ideas about how PA courses are delivering these aspects of the curriculum
• To share best practice and ideas for guidance which may be added to the new website of the PA Schools Council
Scoping Physician Associate Learning outcomes for medication safety & prescriber ready clinicians - Justine Tomlinson
This interactive workshop will encourage participants to:
i) Explore whether current curricula meets the needs of the physician associate role in practice
ii) Consider how medicines safety and prescriber readiness is taught and assessed effectively
iii) Share good practice and provide an opportunity to be involved in developing a research agenda around this topic
Clinical Critical Appraisal - Adam Dalby
1. To be able to describe and analyse the importance of critical analysis skills in the educational content of primary Physician Associate qualifications.
2. To participate in a potential assessment activity to assess the critical appraisal skills of Physician Associate students.
3. To describe the importance of QI and clinically-orientated critical appraisal skills in PA students and graduates.
WORKSHOP 4
Starting Research in Clinical Education - Kim Walker
Developing a research question
Consider different approaches to clinical education research
Deploy theory in the design and conduct of educational research and scholarship
Consider a range of dissemination methods to maximise impact
Teaching with Simulation: Can we do it? - Lara Menon
Identifying lessons that lend itself to simulation (it’s not just comms)
Create a checklist of how to prepare a simulation: from topic to design
Take home an idea for a future session (make your own sim in the session)
Reflective practice in group work - Mahavi Uthayanan
Formulate how to optimise student group work, using reflective practice.
Facilitate collaborative working with SGUL in teaching reflective practice
PLENARY 3
PACT (primary care academic collaborative): an elevator pitch - Ria Agarwal
Any clinician working in primary care who would like to get involved in research is welcome to join PACT as a member. This is an inclusive community for those who may lack formal links into research/ not part of their jobplan
Introducing the PACT model, the recent Why Test publication within BJGP and the next project
The Sliding Scale App: Individualising Professionalism Feedback for Physician Associate Students - Ann Rigby-Jones
My session will cover:
What is professionalism & What are the challenges of measuring it?
How we access professionalism of PAs at Plymouth
The Sliding Scale App: an innovative methodology for monitoring and assessing professional behaviour
What we have learned from a thematic analysis of App data
The negative media campaign against PAs: How is this impacting PA students? - Chantal Simon
To understand how negative cover about PAs in the media is affecting PAs in training including their mental wellbeing, their motiation to complete their course and their future career aspirations.
Curricula Mapping of Physician Associate/Physician Assistant-Comparable Professions Worldwide Using the Learning Opportunities, Objectives, and Outcomes Platform - Mary Showstark
1. discuss where international PA/PA comparable professions exist.
2. introduce the concept of the LOOOP curricula mapping model for PA/PA comparable professions
3. discuss the WHO global competency framework for universal health
4. describe the process of mapping PA/PA comparable program curricula
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