National Medicines National Medicines Information Training Information Training

CourseCourseCPDCPD

University of LeicesterUniversity of Leicester8th – 10th January 20088th – 10th January 2008

What did we What did we wantwant to to achieve?achieve?

Critical Appraisal skillsCritical Appraisal skills Literature searching skills/available Literature searching skills/available

resourcesresources General MI skills to help with enquiry General MI skills to help with enquiry

answering including structured answering including structured approachapproach

MI skills to help with in-house trainingMI skills to help with in-house training Developing MI serviceDeveloping MI service Clinical governanceClinical governance Refresher – take back helpful tipsRefresher – take back helpful tips

What did What did wewe achieve? achieve?

What have What have II actually actually achieved?achieved?

Make time for Make time for Reflection and Reflection and Evaluation Evaluation

CPD PlannerCPD Planner

Stage 1: Learning Diary Stage 1: Learning Diary

Title:Title:

What are your key What are your key learning points from learning points from this session?this session?

Have you identified Have you identified any future learning any future learning needs from this needs from this session?session?

Stage 2: Action Plan - Stage 2: Action Plan - LearningLearning

TopicTopic

What are my learning What are my learning gaps? gaps?

How am I going to How am I going to meet these?meet these?

Target date:Target date:

What would be the What would be the outcome if I did not outcome if I did not meet these? meet these?

How would other How would other learning activities learning activities help me to advance help me to advance in this area? in this area?

What are my real What are my real strengths?strengths?

How can I use my How can I use my strengths to make strengths to make the most of the most of opportunities?opportunities?

Do not underestimate the value of Do not underestimate the value of

the the Personal Action PlanPersonal Action PlanStage 3: My Personal Action PlanStage 3: My Personal Action Plan

‘‘What do I need to do to ensure my learning What do I need to do to ensure my learning from this course is put into practice to best from this course is put into practice to best effect?’effect?’

Use this table to record your key aims and Use this table to record your key aims and objectives.objectives.

ObjectivesObjectives

(Actions (Actions necessary to necessary to achieve the achieve the aim)aim)

Target DateTarget Date

(For (For completion of completion of each each objective) objective)

Measures/Measures/MilestonesMilestones

(Indications (Indications that the that the objective has objective has been been achieved) achieved)

What next?What next?

Put learning into practicePut learning into practice Part B assessment form Part B assessment form Attend your regional meetingsAttend your regional meetings

Advanced training – Document Advanced training – Document is now on the UKMI websiteis now on the UKMI website

UKMI Survey 2006UKMI Survey 2006 Project management Project management People management People management Training skillsTraining skills Influencing peopleInfluencing people Time management Time management Business case Business case

planningplanning Verbal Verbal

communication communication Dealing with conflictDealing with conflict Enquiry answering Enquiry answering

in specialist areasin specialist areas

Written communicationWritten communication Advanced literature Advanced literature

searchingsearching Advanced critical Advanced critical

evaluationevaluation PharmacoeconomicsPharmacoeconomics Legal and ethical issues Legal and ethical issues Information Information

managementmanagement Information technologyInformation technology Q.A. and governanceQ.A. and governance Research and audit Research and audit

skillsskills

Personal Development Personal Development PlanPlan

Can include your personal action Can include your personal action plan from this courseplan from this course

Annual appraisalAnnual appraisal Identify your learning needsIdentify your learning needs Link to KSFLink to KSF Adopt a flexible ‘mix & match’ Adopt a flexible ‘mix & match’

approach to achieving your approach to achieving your objectivesobjectives

Advanced Training Advanced Training HeadingsHeadings

Sign-posting to training Sign-posting to training resourcesresources

Under each heading a variety of Under each heading a variety of training resources are listedtraining resources are listed

List of training resources and List of training resources and providers is not exhaustiveproviders is not exhaustive

Ranges from short online tutorials to Ranges from short online tutorials to Masters DegreesMasters Degrees

Gives a guide to the necessary time Gives a guide to the necessary time commitmentcommitment

Gives a guide to the likely costGives a guide to the likely cost

Example – Research Example – Research SkillsSkills

Over to Over to you…………………….you…………………….