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CBDs

Case Based Discussion - What is it? (click)

Case-based discussion (CbD) is a structured interview designed to explore professional judgement exercised in clinical cases which have been selected by the GPStR and presented for evaluation. 

 

Evidence collected through CbD will support the judgements made about the GPStRs at the six monthly and final reviews throughout the entire programme of GP specialty training.

 

CBD e-portfolio view with tips for Trainers (click)

How to establish if the different competencies have been achieved by the Trainee.

 

CBD mapping (click)

This helps you map the competencies which you have achieved in your CBDs since your last Educational Supervision, enabling you to identify the types of cases you need to select for future cases to ensure that you are on track for the MRCGP.

 

CBD submission form (click)

This has to be completed and submitted with you prospective CBD cases to your Trainer. It details the competencies you feel you have demonstrated and why. This helps focus the CBD and increases the likelihood of you achieving those competencies.

 

 

COTs

The Consultation Observation Tool (click)

The Consultation Observation Tool (COT) has been designed to be used by Trainers as an evidence-collecting instrument to support the more holistic judgements made about GPStRs. It usually involves a structured review of a videoed consultation rather than observation while your Trainer sits in your surgeries.

 

Phrases you can use in consultation to help achieve COT competencies (click)

Here is a list of phrases that Trainees have found useful, helping them to achieve the COT competencies.

 

COT e-portfolio view with tips for Trainers (click)

 

COT mapping (click)

This helps you map the competencies which you have achieved in your COTs since your last Educational Supervision, enabling you to identify the types of cases you need to select for future COTs to ensure that you are on track for the nMRCGP.

 

COT submission form (click)

This has to be completed and submitted with you prospective COT cases to your Trainer. It details the competencies you feel you have demonstrated and why. This helps focus the COT and increases the likelihod of you achieving those competencies.

 

RCGP guidelines on recording consultations (click)

 

Consent form for recording consultations (click)