Library resource guides: ANZCA & FPM CPD Program resources: Annual structured conversation/performance appraisal

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Annual structured conversation/ performance appraisal

Formal structured meeting with your head of department/practice, manager, or a trusted colleague to review your professional activities, development needs, learning goals and plans for the following year.
This activity is a mandatory requirement for those with medical registration in New Zealand.

Complete an ANZCA online activity - see the resources section for a list of recommended activities/resources.
Consider utilising the college's well-being support resources as part of your review process.

See the annual structured conversation/performance appraisal guide for additional information concerning this activity

Either participant in the annual structured conversation/critical appraisal may choose to undertake a critical reflection activity to determine how to incorporate feedback received or reflect on the experience of providing feedback into practice improvement.
Consider participating in a mentoring activity to work collaboratively toward achieving mutually-defined goals which will develop the mentee's skills, abilities, knowledge and thinking.

CPD Value: CPD participants may claim this under the Practice evaluation - reviewing performance annual structured conversation/performance appraisal activity.

External resources

MCNZ: Recertification for Doctors Practising in a Vocational Scope of Practice
If you are registered and practising in a vocational scope only, you must participate in the recertification programme offered by the medical college or other approved recertification provider responsible for your vocational scope of practice.

Recertification requirements for vocationally-registered doctors in New Zealand by Medical Council of New Zealand
Publication Date: November 2019

This resource supports medical students, doctors in training and doctors engaging in revalidation on how to reflect as part of their practice. It has been developed jointly by the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges (UK), the UK Conference of Postgraduate Medical Deans (COPMeD), the General Medical Council (GMC UK), and the Medical Schools Council (UK).

The Reflective Practitioner: Guidance for Doctors and Medical Students by Developed by the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges, the UK Conference of Postgraduate Medical Deans, the General Medical Council, and the Medical Schools Council.
Publication Date: 2021

Learn@ANZCA

Use the links below to access additional support resources contained on the Learn@ANZCA platform.

Note: Resources located in Learn@ANZCA require that you first register before accessing.

Fundamentals of feedback [Learn@ANZCA]
Comprised of seven e-learning modules - including an introductory module - designed to up-skill and support you to have effective feedback conversations in all aspects of your daily practice, the Fundamentals of Feedback course is designed to introduce you to a conversational framework that may be applied to feedback conversations, both clinical and simulated settings.

CPD Note: CPD participants will automatically have this activity populated in the CPD portal.

ANZCA & FPM resources

CPD Activity Guide
This guide contains a list of all the activities associated with the ANZCA and FPM CPD Program, as well as links to associated individual activity guides and forms.
ANZCA and FPM CPD Program: Annual structured conversation/performance appraisal guide
This guide assists CPD participants complete the Annual structured conversation/performance
appraisal activity.
ANZCA and FPM CPD Program: Annual structured conversation – template
ANZCA and FPM CPD Program: Annual structured conversation/performance appraisal CPD verification form

CPD in 2023: Explaining the New Zealand annual structured conversation
ANZCA and FPM Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Committee chair Dr Debra Devonshire talks to committee member Dr Michael Barlev about the annual structured conversation, a requirement for fellows and other CPD participants in New Zealand.

ANZCA: Self-Assessment Library Guide
This guide contains information about selected self-assessment tools which can be accessed through the ANZCA library.
ANZCA: Communication in Anaesthesia Library Guide
This guide has been designed for anaesthetists interested in Communication in Anaesthesia to locate relevant resources on this topic, including those available through the ANZCA library.
ANZCA: Roles in Practice - Communicator Library Guide
This guide contains informative, accessible and diverse training resources, including those available through the ANZCA library, to support communication activities that help establish rapport, trust, and ethical therapeutic relationships with patients and their families.
ANZCA: Wellbeing Library Guide
ANZCA Library has compiled a list of support resources relevant to the general wellbeing of medical practitioners.