The Postgraduate Medical Education SIF is coordinated jointly by Dr Mary Miller, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust, and Dr Suzie Gillon, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, with help and direction provided by Dr Flic Dewhurst and Dr Polly Edmonds.
We look forward to welcoming you
We are delighted to announce the launch of the APM Postgraduate Medical Education Special Interest Forum (PME SIF). The PME SIF is part of the APM Education and Training Committee, chaired by Dr Paul Paes, and is open to any doctor interested in the provision of postgraduate medical education.
The purpose of the PME SIF is to provide a network for individuals with an interest in providing postgraduate palliative medicine education and its aims include:
• To facilitate sharing of research evidence and best practice in postgraduate medical education
• To provide updates on developments in postgraduate medical education
• To provide an accessible repository of palliative medicine educational resources offered by participating members and organisations for use by all
• To hold educational events for individuals who deliver postgraduate medical education, including an annual meeting.
There are many great reasons to join the APM – but membership of the PME SIF is open to all, including non-members.
You can also join our Facebook discussion group here
From August 2022, palliative medicine trainees will dual train with internal medicine. This represents a major change to training. Supervisors and doctors in training will notice that the new curriculum looks very different from the 2010 (2014 amendment) curriculum, with a move away from detailed competence-based training to high level learning outcomes, of capabilities in practice (CiPs).
There are already some national resources to support the implementation of the new curriculum on the JRCPTB website – see https://www.jrcptb.org.uk/training-certification/physician-trainer-resources
The Specialty Advisory committee has also developed a Rough Guide to training Rough guide Palliative Medicine December 2020
In 2022, supervisors and trainees will be invited to events to support the launch of the new curriculum – these are likely to be organised on a regional basis.
Developed by trainees in the North East Palliative Registrar Research Alliance
Feedback to be sent to Neprra.uk@gmail.com for the team to collate and continue ongoing work on the programme.
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Palliative care podcasts developed by Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Trust – variety of topics for a multiprofessional audience
Human factors training need to be done in a Simulation setting. Advanced communication skills training also counts for human factors training (but not the public health in palliative care course).
Developed by Leeds Teaching Hospitals Specialist Palliative Care Team – a collection of palliative care resources aimed at internal medicine trainees.
