SEPTEMBER 2019

Welcome to your September 2019 update about the Foundation elearning programme that 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 elfh sessions in the Foundation elearning programme – Professional Capability: 15 Is trained and manages cardiac and respiratory arrest; this is about knowing when not to resuscitate and how to manage this, particularly in relation to discussions with a patient and their family. The second session covers the management of issues surrounding a patient with possible tuberculosis and what to think about when considering appropriate respiratory isolation.

The elfh sessions in the Foundation elearning programme – Professional Capability: 16 Demonstrates understanding of the principles of health promotion and illness prevention; this describes the risk factor for diseases with sessions on smoking, substance misuse, alcohol, and lifestyle.

The elfh sessions in the Foundation elearning programme – Professional Capability: 17 Manages palliative and end of life care; this is aimed at helping doctors to develop the skills and understanding they need to give dying patients and their families care and comfort in their grief. It also considers the diversity of patients met in practice and identifies key cultural, spiritual and religious feelings and rituals.

Sessions:

• Medication History Taking and Prescribing on Admission
• Discussing ‘Do Not Attempt CPR’ Decisions
• Infection Control: Air and Blood Borne Pathogens
• Enabling Smoking Cessation
• Risk Factors in Disease
• Screening
• Health Needs, Demands and Resource
• Management of Substance Misuse
• Management of Alcohol Misuse
• Managing Obesity: Guiding and Enabling Behaviour Change
• Alcohol Facts
• Alcohol IBA – Assessment
• Bereavement Process

To access the elearning programme use the login supplied by elfh at the beginning of your foundation training: https://www.e-lfh.org.uk/programmes/foundation-programme/.

Welcome to your August 2019 update about the Foundation elearning programme that 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.

HORUS are pleased to confirm that the deep links to elfh elearning sessions from the Foundation Programme Curriculum in Horus are now live and therefore accessible to all trainees. This function should make it quicker and easy to access the appropriate session linked to the curriculum.

Supervised Learning Events (SLEs) are an essential part of your learning in your two foundation years. Do you know how to get the best out of them? Even if you think you do, you could still get more by doing the SLE sessions now at the start of the year.

The elfh sessions in Foundation elearning programme –

Professional Capability: 13

Prescribes safely sessions; failure to prescribe safely is one of the most common causes of untoward patient incidents in medical practice. Two case studies underpin and cover in detail how to safely and effectively prescribe a wide range of medicines. Adverse drug effects (ADE) and risk management are among the topics covered.

Sessions:

• Prescription Writing
• BNF Usage and Other Prescribing Information Sources
• Safe Use of Injectable Medicines (Part 1)
• Safe Use of Injectable Medicines (Part 2)
• Safe Anticoagulation
• Safe Prescribing in Renal Impairment
• Prudent Use of Antibiotics (Part 1)
• Prudent Use of Antibiotics (Part 2)
• Prudent Use of Antibiotics (Part 3)
• Safe Prescribing of Insulin
• Adverse Drug Effects
• Safer Medicine Use Through Concordance
• Safe Prescription and Risk Management
• Safe Practice the Doctors Perspective
• Communicating Treatment Risks to Patients
• Pain Management
• VTE Prevention in Secondary Care
• 01_01 Safe Prescribing and VTE Scenario
• 01_02 Blood Transfusion and Consent Scenario
• 09_01_01 How to Take a History Red Eye

To access the Foundation elearning programme please use the login details supplied by elfh at the beginning of your foundation training. For more information about the Foundation elearning programme visit: https://www.e-lfh.org.uk/programmes/foundation-programme/.

The Foundation elearning programme has been developed 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, try some of our free elearning mapped directly to the Foundation Professional Capabilities (Training Outcomes) in the 2016 Foundation Curriculum.

The elfh sessions in Foundation elearning Programme –

Professional capability: 11 Obtains history, performs clinical examination, formulates differential diagnosis and management plan; begins with a case study to illustrate the issues and demonstrate the skills required in taking a patient’s medication history and prescribing on admission to hospital. It covers history taking and examination in difficult circumstances. You will then look at outpatient consultation, the management of febrile illnesses and working in a multidisciplinary team to organise a patient’s safe discharge.

The elfh sessions in Foundation elearning Programme –

Professional capability: 12 Requests relevant investigations and acts upon results; you discover when it is appropriate (or not) to do an investigation and what you need to consider before ordering investigations. The interpretation and practical application of investigation results is also explored.

Sessions:

• Medication History Taking and Prescribing on Admission
• Psychiatric Assessment and Mental State Examination
• Delirium (Acute Confusional States): Recognition and Causes
• Delirium (Acute Confusional States): Diagnosis and Management
• Psychotic Disorders
• Mental Health Act
• Holding an Outpatient Consultation
• Hospital Acquired Fever: What to do
• Hospital Acquired Fever: What to do Next
• Infection Control: Diarrhoea in an Inpatient
• Infection Control: Air and Blood Borne Pathogens
• Ward Laboratory Interface
• Ward and Imaging Interface
• Multi-Disciplinary Discharge Planning
• Selection of Investigations
• Interpretation of Investigations: Practical Application

To access the elearning on the elfh Hub use your login supplied by elfh at the beginning of your foundation training: https://www.e-lfh.org.uk/programmes/foundation-programme/.

The Foundation elearning programme has been developed 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 try some of our free elearning mapped directly to the Foundation Professional Capabilities (Training Outcomes) in the 2016 Foundation Curriculum.

The elfh sessions in Foundation elearning Project – Professional Capability: 7 Works effectively as a team member; the elearning sessions cover working in, and with, teams in different healthcare settings. You will discover how effective teamwork is a determining factor in patient safety and the value of good handover practice and referral. You will think about your role within a multidisciplinary team (MDT). Finally, you will consider team dynamics and how working within and across MDTs can deliver and improve patient services.

Sessions:

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

You can sign in to the elearning with your login supplied by elfh at the beginning of your foundation training: https://www.e-lfh.org.uk/programmes/foundation-programme/.

elearning for healthcare sessions in Foundation elearning Project: Professional Capability: 3 Behaves in accordance with ethical and legal requirements

Developed by the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges in partnership with Health Education England elearning for healthcare (HEE elfh) and approved by UKFPO – Foundation is a free elearning programme for Foundation doctors.

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 try some of our free elearning mapped directly to the Foundation Professional Capabilities (Training Outcomes) in the 2016 Foundation Curriculum.

The Mental Health Act protects the rights of vulnerable adults and children; a group of the elearning sessions outline the responsibilities of the people who care for them.

You will find out how the GMC supports your career development, looking at the topics of registration, the Foundation Programme and your career development.

There are sessions which focus on the safeguarding of adults and children in primary and secondary care.

Finally, the importance of protecting data is explored in sessions about information security and the Data Protection Act.

Sessions:

• Confidentiality and Privacy
• Mental Health Act
• Mental Capacity
• Mental Capacity Assessment
• Capacity and Difficult Consent
• Use of Restraint
• HIV Testing
• DVLA
• How to avoid the GMC Disciplinary Committee
• Infection Control: Diarrhoea in an Inpatient
• Completion of the Medical Certificate of Cause of Death Part 3
• Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults
• GMC Registration and Post Graduate Observation
• Safeguarding Adults: Level 2
• Safeguarding Children: Level 1 Safeguarding for All Staff Working in a Healthcare Setting
• Safeguarding Children: Level 2 Part A – Recognition
• Safeguarding Children: Level 2 Part B – Response in Secondary Care
• Safeguarding Children: Level 2 Part C – Record in Secondary Care
• Safeguarding Children: Level 2 Part B – Response in Primary Care
• Safeguarding Children: Level 2 Part C – Record in Primary Care
• Information Security
• An Introduction to the Data Protection Act.

You can sign in to the elearning with your login supplied by elfh at the beginning of your foundation training: https://www.e-lfh.org.uk/programmes/foundation-programme/.