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CPD for clinical support roles: I chair or am a member of a committee, board, or expert advisory group

I chair or am a member of a committee, board, or expert advisory group Leader and manager

Key areas to consider in planning your CPD include, as relevant to your role:

  • Corporate governance and directorship
  • Strategy
  • Financial statements
  • Legal frameworks
  • Risk management
  • Board and individual director effectiveness

See also Research: I lead or am a member of a research-related committee, foundation, editorial board, ethics committee or other research group.

See also Other expertise: I chair/am a member of a medical board/council.

Practice evaluation (category 1)

  • Participate in a cultural safety activitySee the Support across work roles > Providing a culturally safe practice tab for more information with a view to better understanding cultural safety and implications for your leadership practice. Following this activity, consider undertaking a critical reflection on what you have learnt and what it means for your practice.
  • Formally engage with a mentor to further your professional goals for your leadership. Claim hours spent doing so under the mentoring activity.
  • Ask other group members to provide you with multi-source feedback (clinical support) with a trusted colleague collating the feedback and discussing it with you.
  • Participate in a peer support group of self-selected peers with expertise and interest in similar areas of practice. Potential areas of focus for the group are listed under key areasCorporate governance and directorship; Strategy; Financial statements; Legal frameworks; Risk management; Board and individual director effectiveness.

Knowledge & skills (category 2)

  • Claim committee/board/expert advisory group meetings under education/research committee work.
  • Claim committee/board/expert advisory group meetings that meet the description for Clinical governance/quality assurance committee work under Clinical governance/quality assurance committee work .
  • Undertake a formal leadership qualification and claim time spent doing this under formal courses.
  • Attend courses and workshops to develop your leadership and/or governance skills. Claim time spent doing this under leadership and management skills development.
  • Attend face-to-face or virtual learning sessions relevant to your practice (for example: conferences, podcasts, webinars; see key areas to considerCorporate governance and directorship; Strategy; Financial statements; Legal frameworks; Risk management; Board and individual director effectiveness). Claim time spent doing this under learning sessions.
The college welcomes suggestions on additional resources and topics for CPD on chairing/being a member of a committee, board, or expert advisory group.

ANZCA & FPM resources

Councillor and committee chair resources: Practical tips for effective chairing from ANZCA on Vimeo.

External resources

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