Practice Visit Programme
Fellows can participate in the Practice Visit Programme to earn CPD hours and gain valuable feedback from colleagues who understand the challenges of working in practice.
About the programme
The Practice Visit Programme is part of RANZCOG’s offering of continued professional development for Fellows practising in Aotearoa New Zealand.
The aim of the programme is to provide a process of self-reflection, patient and collegial feedback to help a Fellow consider and evaluate their professional practice, practice processes, communication skills and professional development to:
- Consider what’s working well and any areas for further development.
- Assist the Fellow in furthering their professional development and professional pathway.
- Improve outcomes and service for patients, their whānau and the community.
Aotearoa New Zealand
The Practice Visit Programme is a Protected Quality Assurance Activity under a formal notice obtained by RANZCOG.
All information that becomes known solely as a result of the Practice Visit programme is strictly confidential. RANZCOG has obtained a notice from the Minister of Health protecting the confidentiality of the process, with the objective of encouraging Fellows to participate fully and frankly in the practice visit programme.
The pre-visit module (CPD available 4.5 PR | 2 EA | 0.5 OM) involves:
- An online task ‘Self-reflection on your practice’, focused on your professional practice, practice processes, professional learning and communication skills
- A patient feedback survey, gathering from a minimum of 30 patients feedback about your service and communication skills. A summary report is then shared with your visitors and yourself, and
- An online meeting with your two visitors to consider and discuss the information gathered from both of the above tasks
The visit module (CPD available 6 PR | 3 EA) involves your two visitors meeting with you in your practice context. They’ll be offering a collegial review of your professional practice, practice processes, professional learning and communication skills by:
- Reviewing your theatre lists from the last three months with you
- Discussing surgical complications, any patient complaints (HDC or other) and workplace issues over the previous two years
- Reviewing your practice surroundings, equipment and processes with you
- Reviewing your records and systems
- Interviewing 5 of your colleagues including a mix of junior and senior doctors, cross-disciplinary colleagues and nursing staff
- Observing you in theatre focusing on team leadership; collaboration; communication skills in the theatre context; safety and procedures and the theatre environment.
Your two visitors will share their feedback with you at the end of the visit day, and you will also have the option of a follow-up online conversation two weeks later. A formal report will be shared with you following the visit.
The post-visit module (CPD available 2 PR | 1 EA) is the time to consider the visit feedback about what’s working well and any implications for future professional practice, professional development, processes and practice surroundings.
You will have an opportunity to:
- Read the feedback report shared by your visitors
- Discuss the report with your visitors if you’d like to
- Detail implications for future professional practice, professional development, processes and practice surroundings
- Reflect on these one year later
Apply
The cost to register for the Practice Visit Programme is $3520 (GST inclusive).
Contact us to apply or for more information.