Welcome to your November 2022 update from the Foundation elearning programme. This month focuses on good communication.

From breaking bad news or supporting the bereavement process, to communicating issues such as treatment risks or organ donation to patients, communication skills are key to your success as a doctor. The following sessions aim to support you to sell your diagnosis, your treatment, and most of all yourself, to your patients.

The Foundation elearning programme has been developed specifically for Foundation doctors by the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges in partnership with Health Education England elearning for healthcare (HEE elfh), and is approved by the UK Foundation Programme (UKFPO).

Sessions:

• Communication Skills
• Breaking Bad News
• Bereavement Process
• Communicating Treatment Risks to Patients
• Organ Donation and Related Communication Skills

The sessions cover key areas in your curriculum on:

FPC 1: Clinical Assessment

FPC 2: Clinical Prioritisation

FPC 3: Holistic Planning

FPC 4: Communication and Care

FPC 5: Continuity of Care

FPC 6: Sharing the Vision

FPC 8: Upholding Values

FPC 11: Ethics and Law

The Foundation programme has a range of other sessions that might help you. Please log in to the programme page to view more.

You can sign on to the elearning with your login supplied by elearning for healthcare at any time during your foundation training: https://www.elfh.org.uk/programmes/foundation-programme/

HORUS and TURAS have deep links to elearning for healthcare sessions from the Foundation Curriculum and are therefore accessible to all trainees, making it quicker and easier to access the appropriate session linked to the curriculum.

An evaluation survey is also available to capture feedback on these sessions.

Welcome to your April 2022 update about the Foundation elearning programme.

The Foundation elearning programme has been developed specifically for Foundation doctors by the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges in partnership with Health Education England elearning for healthcare (HEE elfh) and is approved by the UK Foundation Programme (UKFPO).

Patients with long term conditions (chronic disease). How good are you at helping them after they leave hospital?

Available in the elearning for healthcare Foundation Programme (2021 curriculum) – these sessions cover areas in your curriculum on; FPC 1: Clinical Assessment, FPC 2: Clinical Prioritisation, FPC 3: Holistic Planning, FPC 4: Communication and Care and FPC 5: Continuity of Care:

• Impact of Short-term and Long-Term Physical Problems on Daily Living https://portal.e-lfh.org.uk/Component/Details/705248
• Assessment of Ability to Self Care after Discharge
  https://portal.e-lfh.org.uk/Component/Details/705252
• Family Dynamics Affecting Discharge
  https://portal.e-lfh.org.uk/Component/Details/705256
• Management of Long Term Disease in the Community
  https://portal.e-lfh.org.uk/Component/Details/705260

Check the programme to see other sessions that might help you.

You can sign on to the elearning with your login supplied by elearning for healthcare at any time during your foundation training: https://www.elfh.org.uk/programmes/foundation-programme/

HORUS and TURAS have deep links to elearning for healthcare sessions from the Foundation Curriculum and therefore accessible to all trainees, making it quicker and easy to access the appropriate session linked to the curriculum.

Welcome to your March 2022 update about the Foundation elearning programme.

Mental health assessment is a vital part of all doctors’ professional practice. How good are you at dealing with these patients?

Available in the elearning for healthcare Foundation Programme (2021 curriculum) – these sessions cover areas in your curriculum on; FPC 1: Clinical Assessment, FPC 2: Clinical Prioritisation and FPC 5: Continuity of Care:

• Psychiatric Assessment and Mental State Examination https://portal.e-lfh.org.uk/Component/Details/700355
• Delirium (Acute Confusional States): Recognition and Causes https://portal.e-lfh.org.uk/Component/Details/700363
• Delirium (Acute Confusional States): Diagnosis and Management https://portal.e-lfh.org.uk/Component/Details/700359
• Psychotic Disorders https://portal.e-lfh.org.uk/Component/Details/700367
• Mental Health Act https://portal.e-lfh.org.uk/Component/Details/700351
• Self Harm Assessment https://portal.e-lfh.org.uk/Component/Details/700567
• Managing Self Harm https://portal.e-lfh.org.uk/Component/Details/700347
• Depression https://portal.e-lfh.org.uk/Component/Details/716633
• Bipolar Affective Disorder https://portal.e-lfh.org.uk/Component/Details/716629

Check the programme to see other sessions that might help you…

You can sign in to the elearning with your login supplied by elearning for healthcare at any time during your foundation training: https://www.e-lfh.org.uk/programmes/foundationprogramme/

HORUS and TURAS have deep links to elearning for healthcare sessions from the Foundation Curriculum and therefore accessible to all trainees, making it quicker and easy to access the appropriate session linked to the curriculum.

SCRIPT – supporting safer prescribing practices 

The SCRIPT Foundation programme is a suite of elearning modules specifically created to improve safety and competency among foundation trainees around prescribing, therapeutics and medicines management. The portfolios include 49 modules for foundation doctors, 8 modules for foundation dentists and 59 modules for foundation pharmacists. Each module takes approximately 60 minutes to complete and does not have to be completed in one sitting. Content has been authored by a team of expert healthcare professionals and is reviewed and updated on a regular basis.  Ask your Foundation school for advice on how to access the SCRIPT portfolios.

The Foundation curriculum has now changed and we have a new Foundation elearning programme which aligns all elearning sessions with the new 2021 curriculum.

F1 doctors starting in August 2021 and doctors becoming F2 in August 2021 were enrolled to the new Foundation elearning programme on 30 June 2021. The existing Foundation elearning programme, which aligns with the 2016 curriculum, was retired on 4 August 2021 and all history of previous sessions completed will be kept on the elearning for healthcare hub.

The Foundation elearning programme is an official resource designed specifically to support those completing the Foundation Curriculum and is available free via the elearning for healthcare (elfh) hub. Each session is mapped to the Foundation Curriculum and elearning material is designed to enhance and blend with the existing teaching within Foundation schools.

The material has been developed by the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges in partnership with Health Education England elearning for healthcare and is approved by UKFPO.

Welcome to your May 2021 update about the Foundation elearning programme.

The Foundation elearning programme has been developed specifically for Foundation doctors by the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges in partnership with Health Education England elearning for healthcare (HEE elfh) and is approved by UKFPO.

Do you need to complete parts of the curriculum on your e-portfolio which you do not cover in day-to-day practice? If so, why not try some of our free elearning mapped directly to the Foundation Professional Capabilities (Training Outcomes) in the 2016 Foundation Curriculum.

The sessions in the elfh Foundation elearning programme include:

Professional capability: 7
Works effectively as a team member:

• Good Handover Practice
• Primary, Secondary Care Interface
• Ward and Therapy Services
• Ward and Social Services
• Effective Referrals to Other Clinical Teams
• Team Working and Patient Safety

You can sign in to the elearning with your login supplied by elfh at any time during your foundation training.

HORUS and TURAS link to elfh elearning sessions from the FP Curriculum and are therefore accessible to all trainees, making it quicker and easy to access the appropriate session linked to the curriculum.