PurposeThis tool will guide you through a self-directed assessment in an area of practice you wish to learn more about or improve upon. It will then help you develop a practice/quality improvement plan to address this area of practice and guide you through evaluating the effect of your plan after you have implemented it.
Upon completion, you will be able to:1. Reflect on an area of practice you wish to improve upon 2. Identify available sources of information for conducting a self-directed assessment3. Formulate an action plan for practice/quality improvement4. Determine the effectiveness of a practice/quality improvement plan5. Describe how to use health data or information for practice/quality improvementSample ResponsesSample responses have been provided for reference. These will also be available at the top right hand corner of every page of the tool.
Sample Response - Vaccinations
Sample Response - Office Workflow
Sample Response - Pain Management
Sample Response - HypoglycemicsTime CommitmentCompletion time = up to 8 hours
Note: This activity does not need to be completed in one sitting. You can save your work and continue at a later date.CertificationThis Assessment program has been certified by the College of Family Physicians of Canada for up to 24 Mainpro+ credits (at 3 credits per hour for a maximum of 8 hours).Claiming CreditsEligibility for Mainpro+ credits is based on completion of all steps in this tool. UBC CPD reserves the right to withhold credit for incomplete submissions or for submissions that do not meet eligibility requirements. No partial credits will be awarded.
Upon completion, your total hours will be calculated from each step, and credits earned will be forwarded to The College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC) on a quarterly basis. Please note that credits will be uploaded into your Mainpro+ "holding area" and will not count towards your cycle total until you complete the required CFPC's Impact Assessment in the “holding area”.What Happens to your Responses? We will not grade or share your responses with a third party without your consent. However, we may use your responses to evaluate the effectiveness of this tool, identify ways to improve the tool, and for education research purposes, in which case your responses will not be linked to your name or any other identifying information. A copy of your responses will be emailed to you upon tool completion.Faculty/Author Disclosure StatementsIn accordance with the Committee on Accreditation of Continuing Medical Education (CACME) Standards for Commercial Support, all faculty participation in these programs are expected to disclose to the program audiences any real or apparent conflict of interest related to the content of their preparation.
| Name |
Affiliations, financial or otherwise, with a commercial organization that may have a direct or indirect connection to the content of this tool |
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| Ms. Laura Beamish |
Nothing to disclose |
| Dr. Bob Bluman |
Nothing to disclose |
| Dr. Bruce Hobson |
Nothing to disclose |
| Ms. Toby Kirshin |
Nothing to disclose |
| Ms. Vivian Lam |
Nothing to disclose |
| Dr. Brenna Lynn |
Nothing to disclose |
| Dr. Christie Newton |
Nothing to disclose |
This activity is not timed, and you may save your progress at any time by clicking "Save and Continue Later" in the survey toolbar at the top of the screen and entering your email address. You will receive a link which will allow you to access, view, and edit your responses.
