Professionalism and Codes of Ethics Presentation

							                                                            The Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia
                                                             Record of Portfolio Activities for Microbiology

Name
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                                                                   category 1      category 2        category 3        category 4
         Please add rows as required                               Mandatory     Meetings           Research &       Quality activities
                                                                    activities   (min 3 per year) scholarship (min   (min 2 per year)
                                                                                                     3 per year)


Date     Topic or title of activity and brief description            Code             Code             Code                Code




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Declaration
I certify that the information provided is a true and accurate record of my activities undertaken during the period _____/_____/_____ to _____/_____/_____

Your signature                                                                                                  Date
           RCPA ID No:
N THE ACTIVITIES AND CODES


             category 5      category 6      category 7
            Management,       Infection       Antibiotic
            Ethics, Safety control & public stewardship
           (min 1 per year) health (min 2 (min 1 per year)
                              per year)

               Code            Code             Code
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Code

  1.1

  1.2


  1.3


  1.4
  1.5



Code



  2.1



  2.2


  2.3


  2.4




Code

  3.1



  3.2
 3.3

 3.4


 3.5

 3.6
 3.7

 3.8



 3.9

3.10



Code

 4.1



 4.2

 4.3


 4.4


 4.5


 4.6



 4.7



Code
 5.1


 5.2

 5.3

 5.4


 5.5



Code


 6.1


 6.2


 6.3


 6.4




 6.5
 6.6



Code

 7.1

 7.2

 7.3

 7.4


 7.5
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        Category 1: Mandatory inclusions

        Personal safety checklist; to be completed within 3 months of starting

        DOPS forms : all nine (9) general microbiology benches to be completed before
        sitting Part I. Special benches may be completed before or after Part I.

        CbD forms: from five (5) different sites of infection before Part I. An additional four
        (4) high complexity case to be completed before sitting Part II.

        Incident reports, reflections on significant events – 2 per year
        Supervisor's report/s for each year and/or rotation.



        Category 2: Clinical meetings                                             (minimum 3
        different activities per year).
         Record ONLY clinical meetings here. Meetings concerned with management QA, ethic
        Multidisciplinary clinical meetings, grand rounds, ward rounds, clinico-pathological
        correlation (CPC), morbidity and mortality (M&M) meetings, etc.


        Conferences, courses, seminars, workshops, forums


        Journal club, small group learning sessions


        Other




        Category 3: Research/Scholarship                                         (minimum 3
        different activities per year)
        Literature review and preparation of materials (eg plates, photograpgs, Gram or
        other stains and preparations) to support teaching or conference presentation.

        Teaching sessions (lecture, seminar) for medical students, lab staff, GPs, etc.
Oral or poster presentation at scientific meeting.

Publications, journal articles, book chapter, monograph, published or written to a
standard suitable for publication.

Developing assessment or educational modules for RCPA.

Developing educational materials for non-pathologists, eg, Lab Tests Online
Self-assessment activities

Formal self education study, eg, on-line educational modules (eg College of
American Pathologists modules (CAP) modules) , journal review of cases that you
have worked up.

Academic award courses

Other



Category 4: Quality activities                                        (minimum 2
different activities per year)
Participation in external and internal quality management, processing external QA
samples, review of documents/manuals, etc

Attendance at NATA training courses

Clinical or case audit, including reviews of methods


Participation in and contribution to meetings concerned with introducing new
tests/instruments, altered work flows, etc

Participation in RCPA committees; representing RCPA on other committees, eg,
regulatory or institutional bodies

Complete the Quality Management section of the RCPA Laboratory Management
and Professionalism Module (see Trainee Portal of RCPA website)

Other



Category 5: Management, Ethics, Safety                                (minimum 1
different activity per year)
Attend departmental management committees, budget meetings, other
management-related meetings, ethics review committees.
Undertake significant management roles, eg, chairperson, secretary, treasurer of
microbiology-related committees
Complete the Ethics section of the RCPA Laboratory Management and
Professionalism Module (see Trainee Portal of RCPA website)
Complete the Safety section of the RCPA Laboratory Management and
Professionalism Module (see Trainee Portal of RCPA website)
Other



Category 6: Infection control/public health                            (minimum 2
different activities per year)
Attend OHS committees, infection control/public health committees


Participate in infection control rounds, investigation of outbreaks or case
reviews/audits of hospital acquired infection

Visit public health laboratory to learn about procedures for outbreak investigation


Retrieve statistical information on notifiable diseases and antibiotic resistant
organisms from laboratory database, using CLSI (Clinical and Laboratory
Starndards Institute) or other appropriate guidelines including rationale for selection
and reporting of these
Discuss procedures for notification of infectious diseases
Other



Category 7: Antibiotic stewardship                                      (minimum 1
different activity per year)
Participate in drug committee meetings.

Audit antibiotic use in collaboration with a pharmacist

Read papers on drug resistance, etc

Provide clinical advice on appropriate antibiotic use, keeping a diary of advice and
outcomes on up to 10 patients

Other
CTIVITIES AND THEIR CODES



              Evidence

              Attach checklist. One only is required during training.

              Attach all forms that have been signed as satisfactory.


              Attach all forms that have been signed as satisfactory.


              Attach reports
              Attach reports and a brief reflection (maximum 1 page) on the supervisor's comments.



              Evidence


ned with management QA, ethics, infection control, etc, under categories 4, 5 or 6)
              Statement from chair of committee. Record topic, date, duration, brief reflection (maximum 1
              page) on what you gained from the meeting


              Registration receipt or other evidence of attendance. Program. Brief reflection (maximum 1
              page) on what you gained from participating.

              Record topic, date, duration, brief reflection (maximum 1 page) on what you gained from the
              meeting




              Evidence

              Record topic and list the references reviewed. Include only the actual period of reading and
              preparation of materials.

              Record topic, date, duration, brief (maximum 1 page) reflection on what you gained from the
              activity.
Record topic, date, duration, brief reflection (maximum 1 page) on what you gained from the
activity
Cite the reference for published works. Attach the manuscript for unpublished works.


Copy of, or synopsis of, module

Copy of or synopsis of material
Record topic, date, duration, and reference to materials used

Record topic/activity, date, duration and brief reflection (maximum 1 page) on what you gained
from the activity


Copy of official transcript of assessment results




Evidence

Record topic, date, duration, brief reflection (maximum 1 page) on what you gained from the
activity

Registration or other evidence of attendance, date, duration, brief reflection (maximum 1 page)
on what you gained from the activity
Record topic, date, duration, brief reflection (maximum 1 page) on what you gained from the
activity
Record topic, date, duration, brief reflection (maximum 1 page) on what you gained from the
meeting

Letter from RCPA confirming representation. Dates, duration of meetings, brief reflection
(maximum 1 page) on what you gained from participation

Reflection on what you gained from completing the module




Evidence
Statement from chair of committee. Record committee name, date, duration, brief reflection
(maximum 1 page) on what you gained from the meetings
Record committee name, date, duration, brief reflection (maximum 1 page) on what you gained
from carrying out the role
Reflection on what you gained from completing the module

Reflection on what you gained from completing the module




Evidence


Statement from chair of committee. Record committee name, date, duration, brief reflection
(maximum 1 page) on what you gained from the meetings
Date, duration, brief reflection (maximum 1 page) on what you gained from the activity


Date, duration, brief reflection (maximum 1 page) on what you gained from the activity


Brief reflection (maximum 1 page) on what you gained from the activity




Date, duration, brief reflection (maximum 1 page) on what you gained from the activity




Evidence

Record topic, date, duration, brief reflection (maximum 1 page) on what you gained from the
activity
Record topic, date, duration, brief reflection (maximum 1 page) on what you gained from the
activity
Record topic, date, brief reflection (maximum 1 page) on what you gained from the activity

Diary which records deidentified patient history, date, advice given and a brief reflection
(maximum 1 page) on what you gained from the activity.
CbD
CLSI
CPDP
DOPS
IANZ
JSAC
NATA
QAP
RACP
RCPA
RCPA
SOP
Case-based Discussion
Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute
RACP Continuing Professional Development Program
Directly Observed Practical Skills
International Accreditation New Zealand
Joint Specialist Advisory Committee in Infectious Diseases and Microbiology
National Association of Testing and Accreditation
RCPA Quality Assiurance Programs Pty Ltd
Royal Australasian College of Physicians
Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia
Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia
Standard Operating Procedure