Page 4320 - Week 11 - Thursday, 25 October 2018

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Attachment A

RANZCR Recommendations

1. Establish System Focused Rotations to ensure that trainees in their 4th and 5th years of training have exposure to a systems-based training environment. Rotations should be for 4-6 sessions a week, for 3-month blocks in 4th year, and 3 or 6 month blocks in 5th year. Further details are available at RANZCR Systems Focused Rotations, and Implementation of Systems Focused Rotations

2. Immediate implementation of a formal teaching program for trainees aligned to the Clinical Radiology Training Program Curriculum.

3. First year trainees should complete teaching in Key Conditions, with site based assessment, before they commence on call work.

4. Development and delivery of a departmental orientation program with relevant documentation for all trainees commencing at Canberra Hospital.

5. A more formalised and regular teaching schedule with protected time blocked off in the trainee’s roster each week to allow for tutorials which are aligned to the curriculum. Report writing skills, patient safety and non-medical expert roles (e.g. communication skills) should also be incorporated into this teaching

6. Provide further information related to the details and timelines of the purchase and installation of the new equipment including the MR machines and US machines to the College.

7. Support the Directors of Training attendance at College annual Directors of Training Workshops to ensure they are up to date with changes to the training program.

8. Immediately seek to recruit to the two vacant consultant positions to ensure that the department has appropriate levels of resourcing to ensure safe practice for patients and trainee supervision.

9. Ensure recruitment processes are reviewed to align with the College’s Training Selection Guidelines. Provision of documentary information related to the upcoming 2018 recruitment period is to be provided to trainees well in advance of the process and provided to the College.

10. Where appropriate and recommended, put into practice the College’s policies related to trainee performance, progression and Trainees in Difficulty including documentation and development of learning or remediation plans.

11. Provide further information and a timeline of the return of the currently outsourced Paediatric x-rays to the department to support the trainees Experiential Training Requirements.

12. Review the mechanisms currently in place for consultant rostering and leave arrangements to ensure adequate consultant cover to provide a safe training environment.

13. The Clinical Director and Directors of Training should work together with the Executive and Chief Medical Officer to develop strategies to improve the culture within the department.


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