Library resource guides: ANZCA and FPM CPD Program resources: Case conference

Guide index

Case discussion/conferencing

Case presentation and discussion involving at least three participants (may be multidisciplinary) to review and determine best management options.

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May be face-to-face or virtual
Each participant must contribute a case and actively participate in the discussion
Consider enlisting a minimum of two colleagues and develop a case discussion/conferencing group that meets regularly (for example: every three months). During the intervals between meetings, participants should note any interesting cases they could use as their contribution to the case discussion/conferencing group.

Undertake an online group discussion reviewing particular scenarios - for example: a Zoom meeting discussing compromised airway encounters
Undertake a multi-disciplinary team (MDT) case review - for example: on a complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) scenarios
Undertake a specific scope of practice case conference - for example: National Women's' Hospital Maternal Foetal Medicine case conference
Participate in a "round robin" discussion on new or unusual cases at your hospital

See the case discussions/conferencing guideline for further information concerning this activity

CPD Value: CPD participants may claim this under the Practice evaluation - reviewing performance Case discussions/conferencing activity.

External resources

ACSQHC: Case Studies of Clinical Variation in Health Care
The case studies below showcase best practice and innovation in the review of clinical variation, in a variety of different healthcare settings.
George Institute for Global Health: Case Studies and Examples
We focus on improving the health of millions of people worldwide, particularly those living in disadvantaged circumstances, by challenging the status quo and using innovative approaches to prevent and treat non-communicable diseases and injury.
HealthCert Education: Case Discussions
Browse the latest case studies, podcasts, free video tutorials and medical research articles pertinent to primary care.
NSW Health: Case Studies
Articles on this page highlight examples of value based health care in NSW.

Budgell B. Guidelines to the writing of case studies. J Can Chiropr Assoc. 2008 Dec;52(4):199-204.
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Case studies are an invaluable record of the clinical practices of a profession. While case studies cannot provide specific guidance for the management of successive patients, they are a record of clinical interactions which help us to frame questions for more rigorously designed clinical studies. Case studies also provide valuable teaching material, demonstrating both classical and unusual presentations which may confront the practitioner. Quite obviously, since the overwhelming majority of clinical interactions occur in the field, not in teaching or research facilities, it falls to the field practitioner to record and pass on their experiences. However, field practitioners generally are not well-practised in writing for publication, and so may hesitate to embark on the task of carrying a case study to publication. These guidelines are intended to assist the relatively novice writer – practitioner or student – in efficiently navigating the relatively easy course to publication of a quality case study. Guidelines are not intended to be proscriptive, and so throughout this document we advise what authors “may” or “should” do, rather than what they “must” do. Authors may decide that the particular circumstances of their case study justify digression from our recommendations.

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: Case discussions/conferencing guideline
This guideline assists CPD participants complete the case discussions/conferencing activity.

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.