IAMRA
Special Events Scheduled by IAMRA for 2019 and 2020
The 2019 International Association of Medical Regulatory Authorities (IAMRA) Symposium on Continued Competency will be held September 9–10, 2019 in Chicago, Illinois. The theme of the symposium is “Continued Competency: Balancing Assurance and Improvement.”
The event is being hosted by the American Board of Medical Specialties, in co-sponsorship with the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education, the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates and the National Board of Medical Examiners.
IAMRA's 14th International Conference on Medical Regulation will be held September 15–18, 2020 in Johannesburg, South Africa. This event is being hosted by the Health Professions Council of South Africa.
The conference encourages the exchange of information and meaningful collaboration among medical regulatory authorities while providing a forum for the development of concepts and new approaches in medical regulation.
IAMRA members receive discounted registration rates.
For more information about either event, call 817-868-4006 or send an email to [email protected].
Source: IAMRA website announcement
United Kingdom
Physicians to Receive Training Support to Address Unprofessional Behavior
A pilot program announced by the General Medical Council (GMC) will give physicians specialized training in confronting unprofessional behavior from colleagues that can affect patient safety and outcomes.
The training has been developed in response to growing evidence in the UK that, although the vast majority of doctors deliver good quality care for their patients, unprofessional behavior by some has a direct impact on patient safety.
In one study cited by the GMC, 14% of physicians and nurses reported being aware of specific adverse events related to an episode of disruptive behavior from colleagues.
The difficulties in challenging and managing disruptive behavior in the workplace has received increasing attention in the UK and was a key theme to emerge from the GMC's Medical Professionalism Matters workshops, held in 2015 and 2016.
In a GMC survey of more than 1,000 physicians, 40% felt that other physicians undermine respect and prevent effective collaboration, and nearly 60% said they would not be confident that they would be supported by clinical leaders and other managers if they raised a concern about disruptive behavior.
To address the issue, the GMC is now collaborating with the Royal College of Physicians, Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh and Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists to develop resources that will give physicians the skills and confidence to deal directly with unprofessional behavior in others.
Informed by resources that workplace culture experts — including researchers at Vanderbilt University — have developed, the training will initially be delivered in at least 14 sites by the GMC.
“The vast majority of doctors act with great compassion and professionalism,” said GMC Chair Dame Clare Marx. “If we equip them to challenge poor behavior in others, we will enable them to deliver the care they want to provide. Our aim is to create the right environment for safe professional practice and to support a profession under pressure to deliver good care — we want this to be a practical tool for developing a just culture.”
Source: GMC news release, April 3, 2019
