Principles of Orthopaedic & Trauma Care module
Assessment Workshop Key points: 9th March 2011
Mind Map & Reflection on Learning:
Handbook guidance is explicit.
Referencing: not every link is expected to be referenced however there should be an evidence base to justify most of your map links.
The reference list for element A will combine both the Map & Reflection references using the Harvard style.
The only noticeable difference on the reference list will be that, Mind Map references will end in a bracketed number ie [9] that refers to the theme it supports whereas, references supporting your reflection will not have this number at the end eg
Adams D & Quigley S (2005) Hip resurfacing: Past, present and future.
Journal of Orthopaedic Nursing 9 (2),pp87-94 [3]
Bozic K .J. & Rubash H. E. (2004) The Painful Total Hip ReplacementClinical Orthopaedics & Related ResearchVol 420, pp18-25 [9]
Hughes M, Ventura S & Dando M (2004) On-line interprofessional learning: introducing constructivism through enquiry-based learning and peer review. Journal of Interprofessional Care 18 (3),pp263-268
Huo M. H, Parvizi J, Gilbert N.F. (2006) What’s new in hip arthroplasty. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (Am) Vol 88-A. (9),pp2100-2113 [17]
***In this small example, the reference by Hughes et al (2004) is from the Reflective account, so has no bracketed number ***.
Mind map brackets – please distinguish by using square brackets [ ] rather than ( ).
Submission:Peer review map for 30th March is formative draft & not marked.
If using Mindomo, another tool or scanning , please submit only as a JPEG image.
On the Mindomo page of your map click the tab for Mindomo with 4 connected rectangle shapes (top left corner) & select export, then select the top option ‘export as image’ & choose JPEG format. It then asks you to select ‘browse’ to identify where you wish to store the document on your own computer hard drive. Choose the place & click save. You now have the Map in a JPEG format to send when ready.
All draft maps to be submitted to Alison by 30th March for uploading for your peer review. When the maps are all received I will e mail which group you are in to feedback to & how to access maps on the Learning Repository. Garfield & I will also give allocated students feedback.
Quick map tips: focus your topic & question, show analysis in map by exploring themes, ensure there is a clear Orthopaedic focus, use professional language, must be readable when printed out as A3..
Reflection: Use the handbook guidelines, select a reflective model to structure andreflect on the learning gained from preparing the map on your chosen topic, this should identify key learning from indepth study of your topic area.. It is essential to appraise peer feedback to inform the reflection & map development,. You must have supporting references.
Critical Appraisal of Clinical Guideline
Read guidance in module handbook & follow it. Advisory structure is flexible.
Greater marks, for evidence of analysis and evaluation ie if using AGREE tool why? Are there other tools available? Refer to Hierarchy of evidence when discussing the evidence base for your Guideline & evaluate the level of evidence supporting your guideline. How might this be improved? How does your guideline compare to national guidance ie NICE, Cochrane reviews, other evidence based sources.
AGREE Tool has 23 questions in 6 sections, you should critique all the framework in your preparation but only identify the key areas that stand out to write about in final submission ie you may refer to 6 sections but only discuss 3-4 in any depth as you do not have the word count for a full appraisal. Selection should be justified.
Application section may be integrated within your main discussion – you may wish to consider costs of implemention, issues in interprofessional working, challenges of changing attitudes in using guidelines/ evidence base, professional accountability..
Help: Please see Learning repository section on Assessment/ Useful Reading for papers relating to Guidelines and for the SIGN guide to the AGREE tool that may help as it gives examples of how it could be used – NB these are quite complex & done by professionals working in teams but does have some good examples.
Finally:
Please ensure that you do not address the same topic for both Elements of assessment AND that none of your submitted work has been drawn from other module assessment work you have submitted at UWE before.
The Assessment should reflect your personal professional interests and need for development. The module team believes this creative assessment gives you the opportunity to address topics that are of interest to you and your manager or unit, so that you can take the hard work back to practice and use the Mind map and Appraisal of Guideline as a basis for practice development. Alison Holman