Revalidation and Guidance on continuing professional development
Important for all anaesthetists in the UK working with children, the education and training committee has worked with the Royal College of Anaesthetists (RCoA) in developing the CPD matrix, particularly level 3.

The CPD matrix consists of broad topic areas with suggestions under each as to what could be covered in a 5 year cycle. Level 3 is dictated by an anaesthetist’s job plan and how it will develop over the revalidation cycle.

On our website along with details of the matrix, will be a guide how to use it and the appropriate links to the RCoA website for further information. We will also provide a web page summarising the CPD available in the UK as courses and meetings and will show how they link to the CPD matrix.  Dr Teresa Dorman from Sheffield is leading this piece of work for the committee.

Information will also be provided on suggested ways of keeping up to date in  aspects important to paediatric anaesthesia.

Professional Level 3 CPD Matrix - RCoA PDF download »

Professional Level 3 CPD matrix - APA PDF download »

This is the proposed level 3 CPD matrix for paediatric anaesthetists. There are 7 broad topics. The topics in the drop down boxes are suggestions of what areas might be covered in a 5 year cycle. These areas should be directly relevant to your job plan.

Further information will be available soon.

Please address all comments to Dr T Dorman, Level 3 matrix, via email to APAGBIadministration@aagbi.org

Virtual Patient Cases
As a resource to support revalidation, the committee is developing eight virtual patient cases. These will cover much of the level 2 CPD matrix applied to paediatric anaesthesia.  Once the cases are made available, please work through them and sent us feedback so we can improve them.

APA Best Bets

We are launching our APA Best Bets, evidence based vignettes on topics relevant to paediatric anaesthesia. This section of the website explains how to develop and submit an APA Best Bet to be published on our website. Dr Ralph MacKinnon from Manchester is leading on this area for the committee.

Career Planning for Paediatric Anaesthesia

In this section we will be providing up to date information on what it is like to be a paediatric anaesthetist and how to become a paediatric anaesthetist.

Our undergraduate page

Dr Jon Purday from Exeter is leading on the undergraduate section for the committee. This section provides information about what is currently provided by anaesthetists training medical students and will provide information on some of the special study units being offered.

Information for trainees 

In this section there are details of the fellowships in paediatric anaesthesia available in the UK and contact details those wishing to obtain more information.  Over the next year we will be developing a guide for trainees wishing to pursue a career in paediatric anaesthesia with our trainee representative.

Optimising training 

Glyn Williams from Great Ormond Street has done some sterling work looking at the effects of changes to working patterns and trainee hours  on caseload and competences in paediatric anaesthesia during training  which will be shared with you shortly.  Over the forthcoming months suggestions will be provided on how paediatric anaesthesia training could be optimised to take into account these changes.