3011 Know How To Know
Assessing competence and dealing with difficult professional problems
As a professional you will deal with many problems that are not clearly defined. Quite often these problems are related to professional behaviour or clinical competence and they are often borderline issues. It is sometimes difficult to either prove or disprove competency.
Workshop Outline
- Understanding dimensions of competence
- Strategies for assessing competence
- Using ANMC competences
- Defining professional misconduct
- How to deal with professional problems
Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this workshop the participant will be able to:
- Understand how to assess or evaluate competence
- Develop effective strategies to assess the competence of an individual
- Understand the difference between clinical error or misconduct
- Determine the seriousness of the problem
- Identify the steps to take to escalate the issue if necessary