North Northumberland Trainers Group Trainer Group Development Course held on 8-9/5/97 at Embleton Hall, Longframlington.

Members Present:

• Chris Marr (chairman)
• Alan Fraser
• Dave Gill
• Brad Cheek (secretary)
• Mike Guy
• Caroline Webster
• Gordon Cameron
• Gary Fraser

Facilitator:

• Dr Peter Havelock

Required homework

1. Video of problem case with trainee, about 10-15 mins.
2. Reading: "Professional education for general practice" Chapters 2,3,6,8 plus pages 116-122.

Programme

Sub topics: mentoring, evidience-based practice.

The trainee-trainer relationship

Objectives

• How to cope with a relationship not going well.
• When it's good it's fine, but...
• Broaching difficult relationship problems.
• Pitching teaching at the right level: didactic to self-directed.
• Trainee "problems": are they legitimate? Which role?
• Changing trainers group.
• Assessing trainees needs and responding.

Ideas for the group

• Getting a "whole picture" of what we are trying to teach.
• Mentoring for trainers and principals.
• Coordination with day release course.
• Tutorials/communication teaching.

The learning practice

Objectives

• Provide a quality service.
• How to involve the rest of the team.
• Mutual support and respect for all team.
• ?Quality of teaching.
• ?Commitment to teaching. Improve skills and confidence in teaching.
• How to use current meetings in a learning way: evidence-based medicine.
• Balance between expertise and staleness.
• How to demonstrate practice by example.
• Making learning "conscious".
• How to develop a learning ethos in the team: direction, structure and relevance.
• Monitoring learning and teaching to ensure right direction.
• Balance between learning and practice.

Trainer group development

• Brad Cheek: last updated Dec 2006
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