Essential Medical Professionalism

Summary

The Essential Medical Professionalism CPD course for healthcare professionals is delivered both online and via in-person workshops and simulations.

The course will provide foundational knowledge and application of essential medical professionalism in healthcare practice through a blended learning course from expert faculty with foundational knowledge through a flexible two-hour online e-learning course and practical application through a one-day in-person course with workshops and high-fidelity simulation with reflection and debriefing.

The course aims to provide essential medical professionalism, encourage good professional practice, and safe and high-quality patient care and satisfy CPD requirements.

Suitable for: All surgical and emergency medicine NCHDs.

Learning outcomes

  • Define key concepts in medical professionalism, ethics and biomedical law.
  • Explain the role of professionalism, ethics and biomedical law in healthcare practice.
  • Recognise examples of professional and unprofessional behavior in healthcare settings.
  • Analyse cases involving professionalism and unprofessionalism in healthcare.
  • Critically evaluate professional conduct and ethical practice in healthcare.