Learning Log Entries

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Learning Log Entries

• How Do We Use the Comment Box?

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What is the box for?

• Any guidelines?

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Formal Guidelines

• None on RCGP
• None on Deanery Website
• None in Ram Mehays bible

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So how do we use it?

• Feedback Skills apply to the comments box!
• What we do in practice
• What should we be doing?

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Feedback

• Based on the entry (observation)
• Practical
• Timely yes you do need to read and make
  comments every week!
• Concrete and specific
• Descriptive
• How they can improve

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Feedback Continued

• Focus on the positive
• Focus on behaviours that can be changed.
• When giving ve feedback suggest alternative
  behaviours
• Try not to minimise or collude.

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Karens method
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Reflection

• Unpacking clinical reasoning and decision making
• Discussing ethical values and beliefs
• Guiding them in patient care

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Some suggested phrases

• Did it go as planned if not why not?
• If doing it again what would you do differently?
• This is what I think you might do differently in
  the future
• How did you feel?
• How do you think the patient felt?
• What made you think that?
• What do you think you might try first?

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Learning Log Entry

• Check the accuracy of the matching
• Base matching on what did I learn
• Encourage them not to overmatch
• Comment on accuracy of the matching.
• Correct factual inaccuracies.
• Give further information.
• Illustrate with own experience.
• Suggest further learning.