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iQuest
NIMDTA provides a modular, generic professional skills framework for all specialty trainees that aims to equip doctors and dentists in training with the ability to communicate effectively, empathise, lead, follow and improve patient care, safety and Experience. This programme is called iQuest.
iQuest comprises of 17 modules that are mapped to the GMC Generic Professional Capabilities.
- MODULES 1 TO 5
Modules 1 to 5 aim to explore the key principles of being a professional, explain how healthcare is organised, describe patient safety principles and prepare trainees for the next stage in their career.
| Module | Description | Booking Info |
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Aims of workshop • To highlight and discuss a number of key areas of GMC ethical guidance Use of Social Media |
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Module |
Description |
Booking Info |
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Being a Professional |
Aims of workshop • To highlight and discuss a number of key areas of GMC ethical guidance
• To consider Fitness to Practise and Revalidation issues |
Half-day workshop Book via Accent Course Manager |
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Conflict Resolution in Healthcare |
Aims of workshop • Identify the signs and types of conflict in healthcare teams • Recognise your conflict management style • Evaluate different models of conflict management within the healthcare context • Explore the role of personality and communication style awareness in conflict resolution • Consider a range of strategies and skills for dealing with conflict • Apply learning to address issues raised through healthcare-based case studies |
Half-day workshop Book via Accent Course Manager |
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Human Factors |
Aims of workshop • To understand what is meant by ‘human factors’ • To understand why human factors are important in health care • To know how to put knowledge of human factors into practice |
Half-day workshop Book via Accent Course Manager |
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Quality Improvement |
Aims of workshop • To understand the science of improvement • To understand improvement principles • To understand the role of measurement in improvement • To understand improvement methodology |
Half-day workshop Book via Accent Course Manager |
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Interviewee Skills and Developing Resilience |
Aims of workshop • Essentials of career planning • Making yourself competitive for interviews • Presenting your experiences, strengths and achievements in your CV • Developing your resilience |
Half-day workshop Book via Accent Course Manager |
- Modules 6-10
Modules 6 – 10 aim to develop research, teaching and supervisory skills, to cultivate the skills needed to lead a team on call and to build awareness of the legal aspects of medicine.
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Module |
Description |
Booking Info |
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Teaching the Teacher |
Aims of workshop • To define the principles of adult learning • To plan a teaching session incorporating key learning principles • To reflect on motivating learners in formal and informal learning situations • To develop an awareness of the key components of effective feedback |
Half-day workshop Book via Accent Course Manager |
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Supervisory Skills |
Aims of workshop • To consider the role of the trainees as a supervisors • To consider the completion of work place based assessments • To consider how to supervise effectively • To be able to support and provide feedback |
Half-day workshop Book via Accent Course Manager |
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Understanding and Using Evidence |
Aims of workshop • To understand the importance and value of research • To understand Risks and Odds, Systematic Reviews and Meta-analysis • To use critical skills to read papers |
Full day event |
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Leading a Team on Call |
Aims of workshop • To understand the importance of teamwork to patient outcomes • To know the characteristics of an effective team • To learn communication techniques for healthcare teams • To understand leadership principles for healthcare teams |
Half-day workshop Book via Accent Course Manager |
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Medicine and the Law |
Aims of workshop • To understand the importance of good record keeping • To understand duty of care • To discuss consent and confidentially • To learn about statement writing and Coroner’s cases |
Half-day workshop Book via Accent Course Manager |
- Module 11-13
Modules 11 – 13 aim to develop leadership and management skills, promote awareness of trainees who require support and to help to prepare trainees for the next step in their career.
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Module |
Description |
Booking Info |
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Supporting Trainees |
Aims of workshop • To reflect on your experience of trainees in difficulty and identify signs of difficulty • To explore scenarios where trainees are in difficulty • To identify sources of support |
Half-day workshop Book via Accent Course Manager |
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Mentoring for Success |
Aims of workshop • Engage in discussion and conversation about the definition of mentoring and draw on personal experiences • Align good mentoring practice to the professional frameworks/ethical standards for registered doctors and dentists • Look closely at the mentor/mentee relationship and how to consider and appreciate others’ perceptions and perspectives • Discuss the skills involved in mentoring and engage in meaningful skills practice where you will give and receive feedback • Understand a popular model of mentoring and practice its use • Draw up an action plan for how to apply this to your learning in the workplace |
Half-day workshop Book via Accent Course Manager |
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Presentation Skills |
Aims of workshop • Be aware of the importance of setting objectives for presentation (s) • Have developed strategies to engage their audience and achieve their objective (s) • Be aware of the non-verbal aspects of communication • Have developed techniques for managing anxiety • Have evaluated videos of presentations |
Half-day workshop Book via Accent Course Manager |
- Module 14-17
Modules 14-17 are considered the equivalent of a management training course and are applicable to trainees within 12 months of their CCT date only.
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Module |
Description |
Booking Info |
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Building High Performance Teams |
Aims of workshop • To understand what being in a high performance team looks like • To appreciate the stages of team development • To consider the importance of role modelling, mutual respect and trust to team performance • To explore how to evaluate team performance • To reflect on the concepts of engaging leadership and organisational performance |
Half-day workshop Invitation only event |
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Clinical Leadership – Understanding the Financial Context |
Aims of workshop • To understand HSC Funding • To examine the commissioning cycle and the role of the Health and Social Care Board • To understand how to write an Investment Proposal |
Half-day workshop Invitation only event |
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Clinical Leadership – Improving Services and Managing Transformational Change |
Aims of workshop • To examine the concepts of transformational and adaptive leadership • To appreciate how to inspire and influence others to transform • To recognised and apply quality improvement frameworks and methodologies • To understand the importance of data, measurement and sustainability of improvement |
Half-day workshop Invitation only event |
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Career Development – Applying for a Consultant Job |
Applying for a consultant job • Understanding consultant recruitment • The recruitment panel’s role • Techniques and skills for job interviews Myers Briggs • Understanding Personality Types • Myers Briggs |
Half-day workshop Invitation only event |
How to book via Accent Course Manager:
Step One: Log into your Accent Course Manager account and update your details (including your title/ training grade and specialty as at August of the current training year). This is important as it will be required to confirm your place on any course module you wish to book on to.
Step Two: Click on the iQuest section on the home page.
Step Three: Select your course and apply If you have any problems or queries, please contact iQuest.nimdta@hscni.net