RCGP Revalidation ePortfolio Pilot
Underway
12th January
2010
A secure ePortfolio for GPs to use for
revalidation is being piloted by the RCGP.
The Revalidation ePortfolio is the first of
its kind to be based on the areas of revalidation set out in the
RCGP Guide to Revalidation for General Practitioners. The
ePortfolio is designed to encourage reflection and is centred on a
learning activity log with a simple data entry system.
The system categorises information in the
learning log in a way that allows users to view a pictorial
representation of their progress towards revalidation before annual
appraisals and also before the five-yearly revalidation
submission.
The Revalidation ePortfolio links to the
College’s new Continuing Professional Development (CPD) credit
scheme. In response to feedback, the College has recently
simplified the learning credits. The RCGP credit system is not
purely based on time spent, but also reflects the impact of
learning. The ePortfolio contains a guide to the system and
provides a means to record and claim the credits earned.
The system will be free to College members and
will link with the trainee ePortfolio; members’ personal data held
by the College will be automatically entered in to the Revalidation
ePortfolio. The ePortfolio will also allow direct links to the
College’s other e-learning products such as Essential Knowledge
Updates, which will auto-complete relevant entries into the
Revalidation ePortfolio.
It is hoped that the tool will be available
this year. Although the Revalidation ePortfolio will be free to
RCGP members as part of their overall membership package,
non-members will be able to purchase the product as a stand-alone
item.
RCGP Chairman, Professor Steve Field, said:
”This will be the definitive tool for GPs to use to support them in
meeting the requirements of revalidation. It is being designed
specifically for GPs and their many and varied roles – frontline
GPs are trialling the Revalidation ePortfolio so that we can be
sure it meets the needs of all GPs, regardless of their individual
working circumstances.”
FURTHER INFORMATION
RCGP Press office – 020 7344 3136
Out of hours: 07885 958 632
press@rcgp.org.uk
NOTES TO EDITORS
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37,000 family doctors working to improve care for patients. We work
to encourage and maintain the highest standards of general medical
practice and act as the voice of GPs on education, training,
research and clinical standards