(Ebook) Professional Development: A Guide for Primary Care, 2nd Edition by Margareth Attwood, Anthony Curtis, John Pitts, Robin While ISBN 9780470757765, 9781405122320, 0470757760, 1405122323

(Ebook) Professional Development: A Guide for Primary Care, 2nd Edition by Margareth Attwood, Anthony Curtis, John Pitts, Robin While ISBN 9780470757765, 9781405122320, 0470757760, 1405122323

Invaluable workbook to help GPs and practice staff meet the requirements of continuing professional development (cpd)General practitioners, like all other health professionals, need to keep up-to-date with the latest developments in medicine and education. They also need to respond to changing technology and changes in the delivery of care. The environment in which GPs work is extremely dynamic but this book helps to keep GPs up-to-date with these advancements and with their professional skills.The Chief Medical Officer in the UK has recommended that the key to professional development is a Practice Professional Development Plan (PPDP) which, in turn, helps set objectives for individual GPs, the Personal Development Plan.This workbook takes the mystery out of professional development by explaining how to use existing information to analyse strengths and weaknesses, priorities and needs, and to develop a plan that will improve working life on all levels and leading ultimately to improved patient care.This book provides tangible methods for how to implement an abstract concept that is being foisted on busy professionals - a must read for every GP in the UK.Content: Chapter 1 How to Use This Workbook (pages 3–11): Chapter 2 The Practice (pages 12–25): Chapter 3 The Patient (pages 26–34): Chapter 4 The Primary Health Care Team (pages 37–44): Chapter 5 The Practice Professional Development Plan (pages 47–72): Chapter 6 Developing the Primary Health Care Team (pages 73–82): Chapter 7 Skill Mix of the Primary Health Care Team (pages 83–92): Chapter 8 Appraisal (pages 93–106): Chapter 9 Audit and Research (pages 107–130): Chapter 10 The Practice Professional Development Plan (PPDP) (pages 131–134): Chapter 11 Framework for Personal Development Plans (PDP) (pages 137–143): Chapter 12 Methods of Identifying Educational Needs (pages 144–173): Chapter 13 Meeting Educational and Developmental Needs (pages 175–186): Chapter 14 Personal Development Plan (pages 187–189):