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Clinical Supervision update August 2014 - Mindful clinical supervision.

Clinical Supervision update August 2014 - Mindful clinical supervision.

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HETI Clinical Supervision update: August 2014

Welcome Christine


Mindful clinical supervision: The importance of being present
Engagement in clinical supervision is an important process that contributes to the provision of high quality services to our patients. Ideally, supervision provides clinicians with the opportunity to seek guidance and feedback on areas of practice they are finding challenging. However, in clinical environments where resources are stretched and people are “time poor” engagement in clinical supervision is often done in the corridor, on the run or wedged between other commitments. 

As humans we have been socialised to multitask in response to the competing demands on our time. However multitasking is a poor coping mechanism. Multitasking does not increase our performance. We are not wired that way. Multitasking actually reduces our effectiveness and the quality of our performance. So, irrespective of how and when clinical supervision occurs, the choice to be mindfully present will enhance the experience in a number of ways. 
As a supervisor, paying attention to the here and now during supervision will mean your focus and concentration are improved; you are able to observe what is said and unsaid; you have the space to show empathy; and you will have greater clarity about a situation. Most importantly, you will have chosen to meaningfully focus your energy and genuinely connect with the person you are supervising. Further, the person seeking supervision will feel like they have been heard and ultimately our patients will receive the best quality of care available. So before your next supervision session, pause, clear your mind, and allow yourself to be fully present. 

Dr Bowman recently presented at The Masterclass Series 2014: Clinical Supervision on a Shoestring. If you missed out on her inspiring talk, download the PowerPoint slides now. Videos about mindful clinical supervision presented by Dr Julia Bowman are coming soon.
Register now for free, quality clinical supervision training
The Clinical Supervision Training Series is now well underway, with fantastic workshops being delivered right across NSW. The workshops are aimed at supervisors of students and trainees and are suitable for those seeking foundational and intermediate skills. Find out more and register for a workshop now.
Helping clinical supervisors have tough conversations
Aiming to grow the number of clinical supervisors with advanced levels of communication skills, HETI is currently running a Conversations in Clinical Supervision train the trainer program.

HETI Medical Director, Dr Anthony Llewellyn, recently attended a Conversations train the trainer event in Sydney and praised the quality of the program “This is one of the best courses I have ever attended. I am now working on a way of getting medical supervisors to do the course in NSW.” 
If you are interested in the Conversations course, please contact us.

The Conversations in Clinical Supervision course is HETI's premier, immersive clinical supervision training package and covers the whole arc of conversations that frame the clinical supervision journey from orientation to final assessment.
The HETI Director of Prevocational Education and Training (DPET) forum
Can you be a clinical supervisor without undertaking any training? How can we share resources to teach junior medical officers? Are formal education programs as good as they can be? 

HETI held its annual forum for the Directors of Prevocational Education and Training in May, attracting DPETs from across NSW and the ACT. The DPETs had a broad and stimulating discussion covering areas such as: All DPETs engaged in thoughtful consideration and debate over each topic and valued the opportunity to meet with fellow DPETs to compare notes, gain insights from different perspectives and most importantly to allow them to improve their own education programs. 
Do you use simulation to train clinicians and students?
If you use role-play, simulated patients, manikin’s or any other simulated learning methods to train clinical staff or students then HETI needs your input to inform future simulation educator professional development resources. 

Please complete a quick online questionnaire, which shouldn’t take more than five minutes.
  • The survey will be open until Tuesday 19 August 2014. 
  • Please forward on to anyone else you know who uses simulated learning methods as an educational tool in a clinical setting.
  • Results will be aggregated and anonymous.
If you have any questions, please email Chris Moore, HETI’s Simulation Program Lead or call 02 9844 6520.
Tools to promote quality in clinical learning environments: Free information session
The Best Practice Clinical Learning Environment (BPCLE) Framework provides guidance to clinical placement providers on how to create and maintain quality clinical learning environments.

BPCLEtool is a web application that guides health services through the implementation of the Framework and is now available for use by NSW clinical placement providers by subscription. An information session about the Framework and BPCLEtool will be held in Sydney on 7 August 2014.

Resources

What are the competency requirements of clinical supervisors?
The National Clinical Supervision Competency Resource has passed through validation and is now available in its final version.

The resource has been developed for all healthcare disciplines across locations to identify professional standards for competent clinical supervisors.

Superguides for super nurses and midwives

The Nursing and Midwifery Superguide is a practical, user friendly and concise resource that includes many of the core elements common to sound, evidence-based supervision of nursing and midwifery professionals in a clinical setting.
The guide includes the following topics.
  • Point of care supervision: Clinical teaching, clinical facilitation, preceptorship and buddying.
  • Facilitated professional development: Peer review, coaching and mentoring.
  • Clinical supervision (reflective).
The Nursing and Midwifery Superguide is free of charge to all NSW Health employees and is also on sale for $45 for non-NSW Health employees. Order your copy today from the HETI website.

Watch-and-learn clinical supervision videos

HETI has produced a series of learning and development videos to help clinical supervisors from all health professions. For doctors the newly released “Why Teach” video extols the benefits of medical trainees learning the skill and art of teaching.
For nurses and midwives there are videos on coaching, mentoring, point of care supervision and reflective clinical care. Allied health professionals can also access informative videos about general clinical supervision and clinical supervision in rural and remote settings. 
The videos are available on the HETI app, which is available on iTunes or Google Play.

Keep up with the latest in clinical supervision

The current issue of the Clinical Teacher Journal (accessible by NSW Health employees) is out now and is available on CIAP.

HETI updates

Conference alert: AZMET 2014
ANZMET 2014 (the Australian and New Zealand Medical Education & Training Forum) will be held from 9-12 November 2014 at the Cypress Lakes Resort Hunter Valley, NSW. The core focus of the forum is OUTCOMES: RECIPES FOR SUCCESS.
Key areas in medical education across the continuum will be discussed including: supervision, assessment, clinician teachers, interprofessional training and achieving outcomes.
 If you are involved in medical education and training, hurry and register now for the conference - early bird registration closes on 31 August.

2014 NSW Rural Health and Research Congress

The 3rd NSW Rural Health and Research Congress will be held from 9-11 September 2014. This year’s event focuses on the theme of “Rural Health Horizons - shaping our future” and will bring together health staff from across the state to enjoy stimulating presentations on a wide range of rural health topics and research.

Top keynote speakers, leading researchers and engaging concurrent session presentations will headline this key event on the rural health calendar.
Held at the Dubbo Regional Theatre and Convention Centre, the Congress will provide the perfect setting for health staff from all professional disciplines to network and engage in discussions focused on future directions in rural health.

Application for fellowship grants in psychiatry now open

NSW Institute of Psychiatry (NSWIOP) Fellowship applications are now open and are being offered to allow training or research in mental health in an area of interest to trainees. The Fellowship scheme is competitive and successful applicants receive grants-in-aid for up to one year. 

Mental health professional development workshops

These workshops are offered on a range of mental health topics for mental health professionals, general practitioners, consumers and carers. NSWIOP offers a range of short professional development workshops throughout the year at the campus in North Parramatta, Sydney.
Recovery Pathways in Older Persons: 15 August 2014, 9 am to 1 pm .

Family Focussed Therapy: 21 to 22 August 2014

Affect Regulation: 29 August 2014, 9.30am to 4.30pm
 
This project was possible due to funding through the Australian Department of Health.