Training & Assessment Bulletin

CWH/DRANZCOG/DRANZCOG Advanced Training & Assessment Bulletin STAFF CONTACTS: Registration and Certification Written Examinations Oral Examinations Maree Brislin Training Services, RANZCOG (t): +61 3 9412 2911 (f): +61 3 9419 7817 (e): mbrislin@ranzcog.edu.au Kelly Cooper Assessment Services, RANZCOG (t): +61 3 9412 2906 (e) kcooper@ranzcog.edu.au Pippa Diggins Assessment Services, RANZCOG (t): +61 3 9412 2972 (e): pdiggins@ranzcog.edu.au Ultrasound Workshops Penny Holmes Ultrasound Workshop Co-ordinator, RANZCOG (Available Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday) (e): pholmes@ranzcog.edu.au AUGUST 2015 CWH, DRANZCOG and DRANZCOG Advanced Regulations CWH, DRANZCOG and DRANZCOG Advanced regulations are regularly reviewed and updated by the Conjoint Committee for the Diploma of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (CCDOG), its Subcommittees and the RANZCOG Board. As such, individuals should ensure they consult the online version when checking current information and regulations. The CWH/DRANZCOG/DRANZCOG Advanced Training and Assessment Bulletin is published to communicate College generated information to trainees and Fellows of the RANZCOG. We regret that we are unable to accept for publication advertising material or notices of a personal nature.

1. Changes to CWH, DRANZCOG and DRANZCOG Advanced Curriculum and Assessment Requirements In 2014, the CCDOG Education and Assessment Subcommittee undertook a small scale review of the new Certificate of Women s Health (CWH) and the revised DRANZCOG and DRANZCOG Advanced which were introduced in August 2011. As part of this review, feedback was sought from key stakeholders, including recently qualified Certificants and Diplomates and Training Mentors and Supervisors. This feedback directly informed the amendments that have been made to the learning outcomes and assessment for each qualification. Changes to the CWH, DRANZCOG & DRANZCOG Advanced Curriculum Changes to the curriculum include minor amendments to existing learning outcomes, as well as inclusion of new outcomes addressing areas, such as adolescent gynaecology, appropriate to general practice. It is the responsibility of all trainees to refer to the College website for the most up-to-date version of the CWH, DRANZCOG and DRANZCOG Curriculum. http://www.ranzcog.edu.au/curriculum-training-handbook/certificate-a-diploma-curriculum-a-training-handbook.html Changes to assessment include the discontinuation of the Oral Examination for DRANZCOG trainees, introduction of the DRANZCOG Advanced Oral Examination and additional workplace-based assessments for DRANZCOG and DRANZCOG Advanced trainees. Satisfactory completion of the DRANZCOG, as of 1 January 2015 Trainees commencing the DRANZCOG Training Program prior to 1 January 2016 must satisfactorily complete the following in order to be awarded the DRANZCOG: All requirements of the CWH or, if previously completed, ongoing recertification of the CWH Procedural requirements as listed in the DRANZCOG Logbook, including sign-off by appropriate Assessors, the Training Supervisor and the State Reference Committee Chair Workplace-based Assessments, as listed in the DRANZCOG Logbook DRANZCOG Written Examination The option of satisfactorily completing - The DRANZCOG Oral Examination, or - Additional workplace-based assessments (WBAs). The additional WBAs are Labour & Delivery, and Dilation & Curettage. For details, refer to pages 10 & 11 in the CWH/Diploma Curriculum document on the College website http://www.ranzcog.edu.au/curriculum-training-handbook PLUS attend a Certificate of Women s Health Practical Skills Workshop, or approved equivalent. Trainees commencing the DRANZCOG Training Program on or after 1 January 2016 must satisfactorily complete the following in order to be awarded the DRANZCOG: All requirements of the CWH or, if previously completed, ongoing recertification of the CWH Procedural requirements as listed in the DRANZCOG Logbook 2016, including sign-off by appropriate Assessors, the Training Supervisor and the State Reference Committee Chair Workplace-based Assessments, as listed in the DRANZCOG Logbook 2016 DRANZCOG Written Examination NB: Trainees commencing DRANZCOG training on or after 1 January 2016 will not be required to undertake the DRANZCOG Oral Examination Satisfactory completion of the DRANZCOG Advanced, as of 1 January 2015 Trainees commencing the DRANZCOG Advanced Training Program prior to 1 January 2017 must satisfactorily complete the following in order to be awarded the DRANZCOG Advanced: All requirements of the DRANZCOG or, if previously completed, ongoing recertification of the DRANZCOG Procedural requirements as listed in the DRANZCOG Advanced Logbook, including sign-off by appropriate Assessors, the Training Supervisors and the State Reference Committee Chair Workplace-based Assessments, as listed in the DRANZCOG Advanced Logbook Five (5) Case Syntheses on a range of obstetric conditions Where the trainee has previously completed the DRANZCOG Oral Examination, the trainee is not required to complete the DRANZCOG Advanced Oral Examination. Where the trainee has not previously completed the DRANZCOG Oral Examination, the trainee is required to complete the DRANZCOG Advanced Oral Examination 2

Trainees commencing the DRANZCOG Advanced Training Program on or after 1 January 2017 must satisfactorily complete the following in order to be awarded the DRANZCOG Advanced: All requirements of the DRANZCOG or, if previously completed, ongoing recertification of the DRANZCOG Procedural requirements as listed in the DRANZCOG Advanced Logbook, including sign-off by appropriate Assessors, the Training Supervisors and the State Reference Committee Chair Workplace-based Assessments, as listed in the DRANZCOG Advanced Logbook Five (5) Case Syntheses on a range of obstetric conditions DRANZCOG Advanced Oral Examination For further information, please contact: Ms Angela Chan, Senior Co-ordinator - Education, Education Development Unit (t): +61 3 9412 2986 (f): +61 3 9419 7817 (e): achan@ranzcog.edu.au 2. New and Revised Regulations In July 2015, the RANZCOG Board approved revisions to the following Regulations: F1.6.3 - Satisfactory Completion of the CWH (CWH trainees) Trainees undertaking the CWH are now required to attend a CWH Workshop organised by RANZCOG or an approved equivalent as part of the requirements of the Training Program and in order to be certified as a Certificant. F1.7 - CWH Written Examination (CWH trainees) In keeping with the reduction of the number of attempts available to trainees in the FRANZCOG Training Program, the RANZCOG Board approved a recommendation from the CCDOG that CWH trainees have a maximum of three (3) attempts at the CWH Written Examination. F2.7 - DRANZCOG Written and Oral Examinations (DRANZCOG trainees) In keeping with the reduction of the number of attempts available to trainees in the FRANZCOG Training Program, the RANZCOG Board approved a recommendation from the CCDOG that DRANZCOG trainees have a maximum of three (3) attempts at the written and oral examinations. To read the updated regulations please go to: www.ranzcog.edu.au/the-ranzcog/governance/ranzcog-regulations.html 3. Important Information - Approved Assessors for CWH/Diploma In-Training Skills Logs and Clinical Procedures Logs The intention of in-training assessment is that clinical skills are assessed as the trainee performs them during normal day-to-day work. Assessors must work closely with the trainee so that judgment of performance is based on direct knowledge of the trainee s clinical performance. An Assessor can be either the official Training Supervisor OR any practitioner who is: a holder of the DRANZCOG or DRANZCOG Advanced; trainees who have satisfactorily completed at least four years of the FRANZCOG Training Program (including passing the MRANZCOG Written and Oral Examinations); specialist IMG applicants who have been assessed as either Substantially Comparable or Partially Comparable to an Australian-trained specialist and who are working towards Fellowship of the College; a Fellow of the RANZCOG (FRANZCOG) a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (Paediatrics) i.e. assessment of a neonate for that specific trainee and that particular assessment. Assessors must: directly observe the trainee performing the skill; and have current and appropriate practice to make an accurate assessment of the skill. 3

NOTE: Trainees CANNOT use an assessor who does not hold one of the qualifications listed above. Assessments signed off by a non-approved assessor are invalid. The only exceptions to this are those Workplace-based Assessment assessment forms which indicate that practitioners with other appropriate qualifications can sign off e.g. FRACP paediatrician for the examination of a neonate WBA. 4. External Exam Revision Courses Important Notice Some trainees have reported that they have been contacted by the organisers of external examination revision and preparation courses. Trainees are advised that the RANZCOG is only responsible for the content and information given to trainees in the examination revision and preparation courses run by the College. The RANZCOG has no connection with any external course offering examination revision. 5. Approval of Eligible Training Supervisors for CWH/Diploma Trainees At present, the regulations governing the approval process of CWH/DRANZCOG/DRANZCOG Advanced Training Mentors and Training Supervisors require all new applicants to submit an application for approval to the Training, Accreditation and Recertification (TAR) Subcommittee. But up to 70 per cent of practitioners applying for these roles have already been approved by their regional Training Accreditation Committee to become ITP/Elective Training Supervisors. Consequently, it has been agreed by the TAR Subcommittee (and approved by the CCDOG Executive) that as from July 2013 if a supervisor has been vetted through this process it will be considered adequate for approval as a CWH/DRANZCOG/DRANZCOG Training Mentor or Training Supervisor. However, the standard approval process will be required where the applicant is not already an approved ITP/Elective Training Supervisor. 6. CWH & DRANZCOG Multiple Choice (MCQ) Open Bank The CWH and DRANZCOG Multiple Choice Question Bank is available online. Some of the questions in the open bank may appear in the written examinations. Access to this resource is available from the following link: www.climate. edu.au or, by following the elearning link from the RANZCOG website. All CWH and Diploma support resources are available from the right of the page. Log in and enrolment is required. Your username is your RANZCOG ID number Your password is your RANZCOG web address password Use the Lost Password link on the elearning page if you need to retrieve your password by email. The questions are further protected by a once only enrolment key. This will be emailed to trainee email addresses. 7. Handbooks The handbooks below provide vital information regarding the administration of the training programs. Certificate of Women s Health, DRANZCOG and DRANZCOG Advanced Training Handbook for trainees registered AFTER 1 August 2011 (Trainees registered prior to this date continue with the old DRANZCOG/ DRANZCOG Advanced syllabus) http://www.ranzcog.edu.au/curriculum-training-handbook/certificate-a-diplomacurriculum-a-training-handbook.html DRANZCOG, DRANZCOG Advanced Training Handbook for trainees registered BEFORE 1 August 2011 http://www.ranzcog.edu.au/curriculum-training-handbook/training-documentation-trainees-registered-before-1- august-2011.html 8. Workplace-Based Assessments (WBAs) Please refer to the WBA page for further information on the WBAs: http://www.ranzcog.edu.au/assessment/workplacebased-assessments.html 9. Logbook & Workplace-Based Assessment (WBA) Issues Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) For the answers to commonly asked questions about completing WBAs and logbooks, particularly who can sign them off, what options are available if you are having difficulty getting the required number of procedures etc., refer to the link: http://www.ranzcog.edu.au/assessment/frequently-asked-questions-about-wbas.html 4

10. 2015 Provincial Fellows ASM, 17-20 September, Taree, NSW REGISTRATIONS ARE OPEN for regional Fellows, FRANZCOG Trainees and Diplomates wishing to attend the 2015 RANZCOG Provincial Fellows ASM in September at the beautiful beachfront Ramada Resort on Diamond Beach along the pristine Mid North Coast of New South Wales. This year s program has been designed to deliver engaging and relevant hands-on, pre-conference workshops with exciting keynote speakers featured in the Scientific Program on Saturday and Sunday. A lively social program has also been planned. To see the Registration Brochure outlining Pre-Conference Workshops, Scientific Program and details to register go to www.ranzcog2015pfasm.org.au 11. NSW DRANZCOG Revision Course: 24-27 November, 2015 Venue: Rydges Hotel, McLaren Street, North Sydney This course is suitable for GPs wanting to update their knowledge in obstetrics and office gynaecology, and is particularly recommended for DRANZCOG examination candidates. Demonstrate improved skills in assessment and management of key Obstetrics and Gynaecology topics (including critical skills station topics) measured by oral examination results or pre/post course questionnaires. Apply updated knowledge in assessment and management of key O&G topics to provide a higher standard of care to patients for GPs attending for CPD and measured via pre/post course questionnaires. (Patient safety learning objective) Recall and apply updated knowledge in key O&G topics by DRANZCOG Candidates attending for examination preparation measured by written examination results and pre/post course questionnaires. For further information, please contact: Dee Baines, Admin Assistant, Events, Education & Training (t) +61 2 9436 1688 (f): +61 2 9436 4166 (e) events@ranzcog.nsw.edu.au 12. Re-accreditation of CWH/DRANZCOG/DRANZCOG Advanced Training Sites The College has commenced the re-accreditation of all our accredited CWH/DRANZCOG/DRANZCOG Advanced training sites, beginning with 10 sites in NSW. This process is a paper-based assessment, although the College reserves the right to conduct a site visit if the paper-based assessment indicates any significant concerns about a unit. The criteria for accreditation and re-accreditation of a hospital or other facility providing CWH/DRANZCOG/ DRANZCOG Advanced (either as stand-alone programs or in combination) are detailed in the RANZCOG publication Accreditation & Re-accreditation of Certificate of Women s Health, DRANZCOG & DRANZCOG Advanced Training Sites: Standards and Procedures, available on the RANZCOG website: http://www.ranzcog.edu.au/training-siteaccreditation.html For further information relating to Accreditation/Re-accreditation, please contact: Shaun McCarthy, Manager, Training Services, RANZCOG (t): +61 3 9412 2917 (f): +61 3 9419 7817 (e): smccarthy@ranzcog.edu.au 5

13. Roles and Responsibilities of the State Reference Committee (SRC) Chairs, including Contact Details of RANZCOG Regional Committee Executive Officers The SRC Chair is responsible for the following: Representation of the relevant state at meetings of the TAR Subcommittee. Advising on the accreditation of sites in the relevant state which are seeking RANZCOG accreditation as CWH/ DRANZCOG/DRANZCOG Advanced training hospitals and making recommendations as to their suitability to the TAR Subcommittee (i.e. based on their local knowledge). Final decisions on accreditation of CWH/ DRANZCOG/DRANZCOG Advanced hospitals are made by the TAR Subcommittee as a whole. Reviewing and signing completed CWH, DRANZCOG and DRANZCOG Advanced logbooks and Workplacebased Validations (WBVs) to ensure that candidates have met the clinical and assessment requirements as stipulated in the curriculum. Assessing the five clinical case syntheses required of each DRANZCOG Advanced candidate as part of their assessment. Advising, where appropriate, on matters relating to individual trainees in the relevant state, as referred by the Training Services Department at College House. (Note: Training policy issues and complex individual trainee problems are always referred to the TAR Subcommittee and, if necessary, to the CCDOG Executive). SRC Chair Executive Officer NSW Dr James Bacon c/- Ms Lee Dawson Suite 4, Level 5 69 Christie Street ST LEONARDS NSW 2065 t: +61 2 9436 1688 f: +61 2 9436 4166 e: admin@ranzcog.nsw.edu.au QLD Dr Carol Breeze c/- Ms Lee-Anne Harris Unit 22, Level 3 17 Bowen Bridge Road HERSTON QLD 4006 t: +61 7 3252 3073 f: +61 7 3257 2370 e: ranzcogqld@ranzcog.edu.au SA/NT Dr Ray Yoong Greenhill Executive Level 1, 213 Greenhill Road EASTWOOD SA 5063 t: +61 8 8274 3735 f: +61 8 8271 5886 e: sa.nt@ranzcog.edu.au VIC/ TAS Dr Bernadette White c/- Mr Mathew Davies RANZCOG College House 254-260 Albert Street EAST MELBOURNE VIC 3002 t: +61 3 9412 2998 f: +61 3 9419 0672 e: vrc@ranzcog.edu.au WA Dr Tamara Walters c/- Ms Janet Davidson Level 1, 44 Kings Park Road WEST PERTH WA 6005 t: +61 8 9322 1051 f: +61 8 6236 4432 e: ranzcogwa@westnet.com.au Trainees must submit their completed training documentation that has been signed off by their appointed Training Mentor or Supervisor, directly onto the relevant SRC Chair via the Executive Officer in the state where training was undertaken. 6

14. CLIMATE elearning The online support modules for the CWH and Diploma qualifications are accessible via CLIMATE elearning at www. climate.edu.au You will need to log in using your user name and password (these can be retrieved using the Lost Password facility on the front page). Resources are further protected by enrolment keys that have been provided by mail and email. Further information about accessing CLIMATE is available here: http://www.ranzcog.edu.au/news/993-ranzcoglaunches-climate-elearning-support-for-trainees-and-fellows.html or you can log on at www.climate.edu.au 15. elogbook for New CWH/Diploma Trainees The College is in the process of developing a new elogbook for CWH/DRANZCOG/DRANZCOG Advanced to replace the current paper-based logbooks. However, this new facility will only be available to new trainees commencing as from the end of September 2015. It will not be available to trainees who commenced prior to this date; they will continue to use the paper-based logbooks. This new Moodle-based system will provide online recording and signing off of all procedures and WBAs. Full instructions and online training in the use of the elogbook will be provided to new trainees and their Training Supervisors, Mentors and Assessors. 16. 2015 Fees Training Programs Fee CWH Annual Training Fee: $630.00 DRANZCOG Annual Training Fee (includes CWH training): $945.00 DRANZCOG ONLY Annual Training Fee: $630.00 DRANZCOG Advanced Annual Training Fee (includes DRANZCOG training): Workshops $1890.00 Fee CWH Practical Skills Workshop: $410.00 RANZCOG Advanced Diploma Ultrasound Workshop $880.00 Certification Fee CWH Certification: $220.00 DRANZCOG Certification: $220.00 DRANZCOG Advanced Certification: $220.00 7