ANZCA Bulletin June 2011 - Australian and New Zealand College of ...

And finally, and not entirely unrelated,
is the new project on “The impact
of assessment on life and learning”.
This idea sprang from previous work
evaluating the mini-Clinical Evaluation
Exercise (mini-CEX), and the impact it
had on trainees and supervisors, 7, 8 and
also from my involvement as chair of the
Assessments Committee for ANZCA,
and as a final examiner.
So far we have published a background
paper 9 and are now working to finalise
the survey instrument. An important part
of this study will be in-depth interviews
of trainees, seeking their views on the
various assessment requirements and
how they approach learning for these
different assessments. Ultimately,
the goal is to propose an approach to
assessment that supports and enhances
learning while satisfying requirements for
progression through the training scheme.
References
1. Manser T, Dieckmann P, Wehner T, Rallf
M. Comparison of anaesthetists’ activity
patterns in the operating room and during
simulation. Ergonomics. 2007;50(2):246-60.
2. Weller J, Frengley R, Torrie J, Shulruf
B, Jolly B, Hopley L, et al. Evaluation of
an instrument to measure teamwork in
multidisciplinary critical care teams Quality
& Safety in Health Care. 2011.
3. Weller J, Bloch M, Young S, Maze M, Oyesola
S, Wyner J, et al. Evaluation of the high
fidelity patient simulator in the assessment
of performance of anaesthetists. British
Journal of Anaesthesia. 2003;90(1):43-7.
4. Weller J, Jolly B, Robinson B.
Generalisability of behavioural scores in
simulation-based assessment. Anaesthesia
and Intensive Care. 2008;36:185-9.
5. Weller J, Robinson B, Jolly B, Watterson L,
Joseph M, Bajenov S, et al. Psychometric
characteristics of simulation-based
assessment in anaesthesia and accuracy
of self-assessed scores. Anaesthesia.
2005;60(3):245-50.
6. Frengley R, Weller J, Torrie J, Henderson
K, Shulruf B. Teaching Crisis Teamwork:
Immersive Simulation versus Case Based
Discussion for Intensive Care Teams.
Simulation in Healthcare. 2010;5(6):368.
7. Weller J, Jones A, Merry A, Jolly B, Saunders
D. Investigation of trainee and specialist
reactions to the mini-Clinical Evaluation
Exercise in anaesthesia: implications
for implementation. British Journal of
Anaesthesia. 2009;103(4):524-30.
8. Weller JM, Jolly B, Misur MP, Merry AF, Jones
A, Crossley JG, et al. Mini-clinical evaluation
exercise in anaesthesia training. British
Journal of Anaesthesia. 2009;102(5):633-41.
9. Weller J, Henning M. The impact of
assessments on life and learning in
anaesthesia. Anaesthesia and Intensive
Care. 2011;39(1):35-9.
Anaesthesia
and Pain Medicine
Foundation update
Dr Roderick Deane joins
the foundation board
Dr Roderick Deane, above, has taken
up an appointment to the board of
the Anaesthesia and Pain Medicine
Foundation effective from May 2011.
Dr Deane has had an extensive career
in business as a chair and director of
a number of major New Zealand and
Australian companies and earlier senior
roles in the public sector and central
banking. He also has had a substantial
involvement with charitable and
cultural organisations.
He holds a PhD in economics and a
B Com (Hons) in economics with first
class honours, and is a Fellow of the NZ
Institute of Accountants, the Chartered
Institute of Secretaries and the NZ
Institute of Management. Dr Deane was
awarded an honorary doctorate from
Victoria University of Wellington.
The Anaesthesia and Pain Medicine
Foundation is dedicated to raising
funds to support research initiatives
which are crucial in continuing to
make important discoveries and
improvements for patient safety.
The objectives of the foundation are:
• To raise funds for medical research
and education in Australia,
New Zealand and internationally.
• To foster contributions to the
foundation from Fellows, medical
colleagues, industry and philanthropic
organisations and individuals.
• To promote and raise awareness of
anaesthesia, perioperative medicine
and pain medicine research and
education.
Financial support to the foundation
goes in its entirety towards medical
research and education projects that
are conducted in leading hospitals and
universities in Australia, New Zealand
and internationally.
To make a donation, bequest or
to become a patron please contact:
Susan Collins
Acting General Manager
Anaesthesia and Pain Medicine
Foundation
Email: scollins@anzca.edu.au
Telephone: +61 3 8517 5336
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