Symposium Program Features

Prof Deb Humphris presents the opening plenary session at the 2007 Symposium

Fitness to practice: competency-based teaching and learning in pharmacy

DAY 1

What is competence and why is it important? Explorating the meaning of professional competence

Introduction:

• What are competency standards, who uses them and why? Kay Stewart

Presentations:

• An exploration of competency: Part 1, Ian Bates and Graham Davies
• How do residency programs in the USA assist competence development? Henri Manasse
• Maintaining competence during practice –  Continuing Professional Development: Zubin Austin

Workshops:

• How to use OSCEs for competence assessment: Zubin Austin
• Moving from competence to performance –  evaluating the consultation skills of pharmacists: Graham Davies and Ian Coombes
• Overcoming challenges in workplace assessment: Catherine Duggan

Evening:

• Pharmacy Education Teaching Technology Showcase: use of innovative technology to support competence-based teaching and learning in pharmacy. We welcome your expressions of interest to participate in the education technology showcase; please contact the Faculty Manager. 

DAY 2

Curriculum development to facilitate competence development

Presentations

• An exploration of competency: Part 2. Competence on trial: Ian Bates and Graham Davies
• Postgraduate curricula for the development of advanced practice competency: Catherine Duggan
• Virtual practice environments: use of technology to develop competence in the undergraduate curriculum: Greg Duncan
• The capstone unit at University of Colorado: Joseph Saseen

Workshops:

• Overcoming challenges in workplace assessment: Catherine Duggan
• Undergraduate competence assessment not using OSCEs: Joseph Saseen
• Personally Arranged Learning Sessions (PeArLS)

Symposium Dinner

Entrance to the Monash University Prato Centre

DAY 3

Assessment of competence

Presentations

• Measuring competence with OSCEs: Zubin Austin
• Measuring competence and  performance of Queensland pharmacists using the General Level Framework (GLF): Ian Coombes
• Measuring and maintaining competence: registration and continuing professional development: Peter Halstead

Workshops

• How to use OSCEs for competence assessment: Zubin Austin
• Moving from competence to performance – evaluating the consultation skills of pharmacists: Graham Davies and Ian Coombes
• Undergraduate competence assessment not using OSCEs: Joe Saseen

Prizes and close

Other program features

• Workshops and PeArLS
• Contributed papers and posters
• Annual meeting for Pharmatopia members