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Specialist CPD eCoach

Introduction

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Specialist CPD eCoach

A Practice Improvement Tool

Purpose

This tool will guide you through a self-assessment in an area of practice you wish to learn more about or improve upon. It will help you develop a practice/quality improvement plan to address this area of practice and guide you through evaluating the effectiveness of your plan after you have implemented it.

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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-assessment
3. Formulate an improvement plan for practice/quality improvement
4. Determine the effectiveness of a practice/quality improvement plan
5. Describe how to use health data or information for practice/quality improvement

How eCoach works:

eCoach is a step-by-step guide to support you in self-assessment of an area of practice you wish to learn more about or improve upon. You may complete this by yourself, with a group/clinical team, or with the support of a coach. All responses are anonymous.

Option 1: Online - Click to reveal more information

Complete this tool online and save your answers on this website at any time. Once you have finished, you will need to submit your name and email through an online survey to receive your certificate of completion. Your response will not be linked to your name or email.

Instructions to save your responses:

1. Click "Save and Continue Later" in the survey toolbar at the top right of the screen and enter your email
2. You will receive a link that will allow you to access, view, and edit your responses
3. After each step, you will have an opportunity to review and download your responses
4. Once finished, complete an evaluation and submit your name and email through a separate survey

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Option 2: Offline PDF - Click to reveal more information

Download the interactive PDF version of Specialist eCoach and compete by hand or on your computer. You will not have to submit your responses to UBC CPD to receive a certificate of completion.

Instructions:

1. Download the PDF version of Specialist eCoach: here
2. Complete the tool on your computer or by hand
3. Complete an anonymous evaluation and submit your contact information to receive a certificate of completion: here

Time Commitment

Up to 8 hours
Note: The activity is not designed to be completed in one sitting. You can save your work and continue at a later date.

Improvement Examples

Improvement examples have been provided for reference. These will be available at the top right corner of every page of the tool.

Example A - Depression Screening
Example B- Test Follow-up

 

Detailed Overview of Steps (click to reveal)

By using this tool you will be guided through the following questions.

Step 1 - Define Your Topic

  • Briefly summarize the encounter or situation that inspired you to learn more about a topic or improve your practice
  • What topic or area of practice would you like to focus on?
  • What specifically would you like to improve your practice in? List your SMART goal(s).
  • Which CanMEDS roles do your goals fit under?
 

Step 2 - Self-Directed Assessment

  • What measures will you use to assess your progress towards your improvement goal(s)?
  • Describe how you will collect information for these measures.
  • What do you predict your baseline will be?
 

Step 2B - Gathering the Information

  • Was your baseline what you expected?
    • If not, why do you think your baseline was different than your expectations?
  • What is the current literature, guidelines, or scientific evidence on this topic (if applicable)?
  • How does your baseline compare to current literature, guidelines, or scientific evidence (if applicable)?
 

Step 3 - Create an Improvement Plan

  • How will you know when you have achieved your improvement goal:
    • Action Steps - Break your goal down into a series of smaller action steps.
    • Timeline - When should each action step be completed?
    • Resources/Supports - What resources are needed to complete each action step?
    • Potential Challenges - What potential challenges may you encounter? How will you mitigate these challenges?
    • Results - How will you know when your action steps have been achieved?
  • How confident do you feel about following through on your improvement plan?
    • If less than 7, what might you change in your plan to increase your confidence?
 

Step 4 - Evaluate the Implementation

  • Did you observe any changes in your measures?
    • If yes, describe the changes.
    • If no, what are some reasons there was no change? Do you need to reconsider your improvement plan?
  • Did you encounter any challenges or barriers when implementing your improvement plan?
    • If yes, what were the challenges and how did you manage them?
  • Has there been a change in your comfort level/confidence related to this topic?
  • Describe any steps you can take to further increase your comfort level/confidence.
  • How will you use the results of your improvement plan to inform your practice in the future?

Privacy Information (click to reveal)

If you choose to complete the tool online, your personal information is collected under the authority of section 26(c) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA). This information will be used to identify the effectiveness of this tool and identify ways to improve it. Responses are saved on Alchemer servers in Montreal, Canada and are compliant with Canadian privacy laws and UBC privacy requirements. Questions about the collection of this information may be directed to Kate Meffen (kate.m@ubc.ca).

Accreditation & Claiming Credits (click to reveal)

Accreditation

This activity is an Accredited Self-Assessment Program (Section 3) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program (MOC) of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, and has been approved by UBC CPD for up to 8.0 MOC Section 3 Self-Assessment hours.

Claiming Credits

Eligibility for MOC Section 3 credits is based on the completion of all steps in this tool. Once you have completed the tool online, you will be redirected to a short survey to submit your name and email in order to receive your certificate of completion (this is not linked to your responses – responses are anonymous). If you completed the tool by hand/paper copy, you can let us know once you have completed it by submitting your name and email here.

Remember to visit MAINPORT to record your learning and outcomes. You may claim a maximum of 8.0 hours (credits are automatically calculated).

Faculty/Author Disclosure Statements (click to reveal)

In 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
Dr. Linlea Armstrong Nothing to disclose
Dr. Jenny Barley Nothing to disclose
Ms. Jennie Barrows Nothing to disclose
Dr. Bob Bluman Nothing to disclose
Dr. Wendy Cook Nothing to disclose
Dr. Bruce Hobson Nothing to disclose
Ms. Vivian Lam Nothing to disclose
Dr. Brenna Lynn Nothing to disclose
Ms. Allison Macbeth Nothing to disclose
Ms. Kate Meffen Nothing to disclose
Dr. Valerie Schulz Nothing to disclose


Funds in support of this CPD Activity were provided as an educational grant to the Specialist CPD eCoach from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. The funds were independently allocated and disbursed in accordance with current UBC CPD Support Guidelines.

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