Peter Donnelly, Paul Kirk

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Peter Donnelly, Paul Kirk Joel BensonWales PG
Deanery E.Learning Unit

• Blended learning

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Postgraduate Learning and Teaching Online (Wales)

• Peter Donnelly, Paul Kirk
• Joel Benson
• Wales PG Deanery E.Learning Unit

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Objectives

• Knowledge of what we do in Wales
• Experience some on-line learning

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Lesson plan

• Background to ELU in Wales
• Split up into small groups and participate in
  on-line training
• Facilitate
• Feedback/questions

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E.learning

• Various terms
• Principles underpinning e are not new
• WTD reduced opportunities for face to face
• Remote control training
• e is not a complete solution - is a part of the
  solution
• TEST- Tech Enhanced Solutions to Training

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Background on ELU

• E.Learning Unit - ELU Part of Wales PG Deanery
• Remit to deliver and support an online training
  service for PG Medics in Wales
• Multidisciplinary approach shared objectives
• Work Closely with Medical Schools, NHS and NLIAH
  to provide a joined up approach to technology
  enhanced learning solutions
• College curricula
• eLfH
• Commercial

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Staff

• Peter Donnelly, Associate Dean
• Paul Kirk, Business and Dev manager
• Joel Benson, ER Officer
• Zara Evans, Programme manager
• 3 IDs
• 1 programmer

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Wales Dimension

• One PG Deanery.
• School within Cardiff University
• Welsh Assembly Government
• National Leadership and Innovations Agency for
  Healthcare (NLIAH)
• Welsh Risk Pool
• Geography/accessibility/rurality
• Welsh

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Structure of Training in Wales

• Hospital Practice
• 2000 Consultants
• 1400 with Educational Supervision role
• General Practice
• 2500 GPs
• 420 VTS trainees
• SAS Doctors - 550
• Nurses 40,000

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Structure continued

• Deanery
• Specialty Schools
• Specialty Training Committee (STC) Chairs
• Programme Directors (57)
• PGOs (30)
• 7 NHS Trusts
• Directors of Medical Education in some
• College Tutors

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Training needs analyses

• Welsh Risk Pool
• For Ed Supervisors-online survey/face to face at
  CPD sessions
• Trainer/trainees identify gaps
• Heads Specialty Schools
• Bottom up
• Top down

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QR
Module live
QT
Project Group
Speciality Schools Colleges eLfH Institutions Trus
ts
Trainers Trainees Others
ELU
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Quality Assurance

• PMETB
• NLIAH E-Learning Framework QA Wales wide
• Local QA arrangements
• CIPO scoring

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E-Strategy in Wales

• Delivery Platform
• PLATO (Postgraduate Learning And Teaching Online)
• Deliver, Assess, Track Monitor activity
• Inclusive approach to training programme
  construction
• Signpost good quality E-Rs elfH, Royal
  Colleges, Doctors.org etc
• Develop E-Rs to fill gaps or Wales specific
  e.g. Acute Pain Management, Child Protection

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Examples of modules

• Trainee induction (mobile handbook)
• Rheumatology
• Child protection
• Cervical screening
• Basic clinical skills
• Acute pain management
• ENT surgery
• MMSE
• Careers in Wales
• Chemotherapy

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Is it used?

• Launched Oct 2008
• Certain sub-specialities using PLATO in blended
  fashion ENT surgery
• Active users ie more than 3 hits per week is xx

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Summary

• Joined up work across Wales working with all
  major stakeholders to provide
• technology enhanced solutions to training
• Flexible access
• Quality assured
• Management reporting, tracking etc

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Any Questions?