Friday, March 20, 2009

Medical Post - Points!

I'm at a medical conference in London entitled "Emergency Medicine". It's being held in the rather idyllic setting of Regents Park College. There'll be 3 days of solid lectures, all delivered by experts in their field. There are up to 12 lectures per day.
The idea is to keep up to date and make sure that you remain at the top of your game. However, it has to be said that the 18 educational points I will earn are equally important. What you may not realise is that all Consultants must achieve on average 50 points per year, and these are mostly earned by attending educational meetings.
We are all appraised each year and the points are added up. Failure to achieve the correct quantity could leave the Consultant in breach of contract for which he could be dismissed! Soon, these points will also form part of Doctors revalidation and recertification. Without these two processes the Doctor cannot practice anywhere. And so you can see that there is plenty of incentive to turn up for the lectures. At the end of the 3 days I will be given the all important certificate. Total cost to the hospital; about £2500.
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