Tag: CPD
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Using Claude to rapidly build an evidence-based CPD activity
How I used Claude to rapidly develop the pedagogical framework and outline of an evidence-based CPD activity or assessment task.
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Physiopedia courses on developing skills to support learning
During 2023 I prepared a series of courses for Physiopedia Plus, aimed at helping students develop skills to support their learning. These courses are an extension of the Learning to Learn In Beta project I started a few years ago. Here are the courses on Physiopedia Plus, which are are accredited in Australia, South Africa,…
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Now might be a good time to stop “teaching students”
There’s a lot of anxiety among health professions educators right now as they try to move classes and entire courses online. They weren’t trained to do this, have little experience doing this, and many may not even want to do this. Hardly an inspiring thought. And I found myself agreeing with them. They didn’t sign…
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Knowledge translation frameworks: Narrowing the gap between evidence and practice
There is a large gap between what we know and what we practice and the way to narrow that gap is not always clear, especially in the context of clinical practice where clinical guidelines are often ignored by healthcare professionals. There is often considerable time that elapses before research findings are transferred to common practice.…
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PHT402 online course accreditation
The #pht402 Professional Ethics course has just been accredited by the South African Society of Physiotherapists and Health Professions Council of South Africa for 6 Level 2 Ethics CPD points. If you are a South African physiotherapist and would like to take part in the course, please register here before 9th August. Over the past…
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Ethics CPD lecture
As part of our commitment to continuing professional development (CPD) in South African healthcare, we’re required to accumulate 5 ethics credits every year. Yesterday I gave a presentation to the staff in our department in order to fulfill this requirement. It went quite well, although being my first time I felt pretty unprepared. I learnt a lot…
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Continuing professional development (CPD)
It’s our responsibility as healthcare professionals to keep up to date with our professional development in terms of maintaining clinical skills, improving knowledge and many other aspects of our practice. Unfortunately, due to host of problems, it’s often difficult to stay current and to accumulate the required number of points. One option is to sign…