Public Health Specialty Training Part B/OSPHE

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Public Health Specialty TrainingPart B/OSPHE

• Dr Fu-Meng Khaw
• Part B Tutor, Northern Deanery
• Director of Public Health, North Tyneside
• Meng.khaw_at_northtyneside-pct.nhs.uk
• Part B workshop, 11 December 2009

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Local priorities for Part B support

• STC agreed the following order of priority
• Raise awareness about Part B MFPH amongst
  trainees and educational supervisors
• Using a training the trainers model, work with
  educational supervisors to identify workplace
  based opportunities for OSPHE practice
• The Part B tutor should offer ad hoc support and
  advice to candidates preparing for Part B MFPH
• Organise a local Part B course to assess
  knowledge and skills under examination conditions.

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Local priorities for Part B support

• STC agreed the following order of priority
• Raise awareness about Part B MFPH amongst
  trainees and educational supervisors short-term
• Using a training the trainers model, work with
  educational supervisors to identify workplace
  based opportunities for OSPHE practice
  short-term
• The Part B tutor should offer ad hoc support and
  advice to candidates preparing for Part B MFPH
  ongoing
• Organise a local Part B course to assess
  knowledge and skills under examination
  conditions long-term

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Pre-workshop survey

• n15 (8 trainers, 7 trainees)
• 8 not previously attended Part B training
• 7 attended training 5 local, 2 external
• Mock OSPHE courses, logistics, skills
• Excellent feedback (65/70), exam technique,
  scenarios may need updated

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Pre-workshop expectations

• Format of the exam, skills tested
• Practice scenarios, likely scenarios
• Exam technique.
• Timed Mock OSPHE
• Marking guidance and assessment criteria
• Topic guide / tips for preparation

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Pre-workshop expectations

• How trainers can support trainees, build capacity
• Success factors for passing part B
• Feedback from examiners
• Northern Deanerys strategy for Part B support

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Programme for today

• Before the exam
• Introduction to the Part B MFPH Meng Khaw
• Preparation for the examination - a candidate's
  perspectiveSarah Bowman
• OSPHE coursesSarah Sowden, Jane Beenstock

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Programme for today

• Part B learning action plan
• Introducing OSPHE into the workplaceMeng Khaw
• Group discussion
• Trainers - facilitated by David Landes
• Trainees - facilitated by Sarah Bowman
• Feedback from groups
• Summarise actions and future plans

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Public Health Specialty TrainingPart
B/OSPHEOverview of the exam

• Dr Fu-Meng Khaw
• Part B Tutor, Northern Deanery
• Director of Public Health, North Tyneside
• Meng.khaw_at_northtyneside-pct.nhs.uk
• Part B workshop, 11 December 2009

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Part B OSPHE Aims

• Show how' assessment of the candidate's ability
  to apply relevant knowledge, skills and attitudes
  to the practice of public health
• Candidates must demonstrate that they can
  integrate the theoretical and practical aspects
  of public health practice

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Part B OSPHE Practicalities

• The Part B/OSPHE is intended to follow successful
  completion of the Part A examination
• Exempted from Part A, e.g. obtained reciprocal
  recognition of the Diploma Part I Membership
  Examination held by the Irish Faculty of Public
  Health Medicine
• The award of CCT requires the satisfactory
  completion of a training programme in approved
  posts and the admission to MFPH (UK) by
  examination
• Applicants are advised to discuss the timing of
  the examination with their training programme
  director typically within six to nine months of
  passing Part A and before year 3

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Part B OSPHE Application

• Check availability online
• Register on waiting list
• Fast-tracking requires justification from
  Training Programme Director CCT date imminent
  etc.
• Unlimited number of attempts
• Four sittings per year

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Part B OSPHE Structure

• Six scenarios or stations'. Each station lasts
  eight minutes
• The preparation time will be eight minutes for an
  OSPHE station
• Upto 12 candidates per sitting lasting 1h 50m

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Part B OSPHE Assessment

• Level expected of a trainee with 2-years training
  left
• Apply knowledge and skills to PH settings

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Part B OSPHE Knowledge and skills

• Appropriate communication skills (verbal and non
  verbal) in typical public health settings
• Appropriate listening and comprehending
  communication skills (verbal and non verbal) in
  typical public health settings
• Assimilate relevant information and using it
  appropriately from a public health perspective
• Appropriate reasoning, analytical and judgement
  skills, giving a balanced view within public
  health settings
• Handle uncertainty, the unexpected, challenge and
  conflict appropriately

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Part B OSPHE Topic areas

• Health Protection
• Health Promotion and Health Improvement
• Quality healthcare technical aspects of
  commissioning which require expert advice or
  assessment utilising public health skills.
• Quality healthcare Implementation of health or
  healthcare interventions and working with
  patients, the public, professionals or
  organisations

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Part B OSPHE Scenario types

• Media engagement
• Non health service partnership work
• The Lay public
• Healthcare staff - clinical and general management

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Part B OSPHE Support

• FPH website www.fph.org.uk/exams/part_b/default.a
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• Faculty Adviser
• Part B tutor
• Training the trainer (11 Dec)
• Individual support
• Educational supervisor
• Peer-support and learning sets
• External courses

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