What is PBSGL?
PBSGL originated in 1986 in the Foundation for Medical Practice
Education (FMPE), based at the McMaster University in Canada.
FMPE is a non-profit organisation, dedicated to the development,
production and evaluation of educational programmes for
Practitioners. Across the world there are now over 4000 GP
and PN members that enjoy being involved in PBSGL groups, as a way
of maintaining their CPD and closing the gap between current
practice and "best practice".
A NES supported project commenced in 2006, has rolled out PBSGL
across Scotland for General Practitioners and Practice
Nurses. The project offers an opportunity to get together in
small groups with GPs / PN from other practices (or within your own
practice), at a time that suits you, for high quality
education. You can maintain and enhance professional
knowledge and competence, and use educational approaches and
material, that are learner-centred and practice based. It is
an enjoyable, relaxed and effective way to learn.
Each PBSGL group consists of 5-12 GPs or practice nurses (or a
mixture of GPs and nurses) that meet on a regular basis.
Groups discuss real patient problems, and the evidence to solve
these cases. The problems, the evidence, patient leaflets and
websites are all combined in specially-prepared "modules" - which
are available to all groups.
There is an enormous choice of modules that groups can study,
and groups can cover as many as they like. The only
restriction would be time - groups often meet every 6-8 weeks,
though the exact arrangement is up to the individual group.
Some groups meet by webcam or video conference - this is
particularly popular in remote / rural areas.
The modules cover a broad range of common conditions. There
is a sample module for you to view below. The Scottish
project modifies the modules to remove any "Canadianisms" - and
this process is referred to as Tartanising. Tartanised
modules appear with 'T' on the list of modules. New modules
are produced at a rate of 12 per year, and are tartanised before
being added to our library. We also produce modules from SIGN and
NICE guidelines, and de novo UK modules, and these are proving very
popular with groups.
There is a full list of modules for you to see by following this
link ... Topic List.
Training and support is provided for a facilitator for each
group. If you want to find out about the PBSGL Facilitator
Training please contact us. If you want to find out about the next
training day then go to this link ... Facilitator
Training
If you have any queries, please visit our Frequently Asked
Questions section below. We have plans to develop the
project, by continuing to develop our own UK-based
educational materials, involving other health practitioners,
spreading to the rest of the UK, and actively researching the
process of PBSGL.
For more information on the project, to express an interest in
your group utilising PBSGL, or to join a group - please contact the
project coordinator: PBSGLAdministrator@nes.scot.nhs.uk
Latest news ....
The second "de novo" UK module is now published on this
site. It is entitled "End of Life Care" and is a major bit of work
- many thanks to the team who produced it, particularly the authors
Lucy Munro and Euan Paterson. See the "topic list" link
above.
Our next English training day is 28th April in
Winchester. See the link above for details of all training
dates.
There will be "Phase 2" training days for trained
facilitators in 2011; the next one will be in Perth on 20th April.
These start with lunch and then run from 2-5 pm. To book onto these
contact the administrator.
We are having a lot of positive feedback from groups
about our SIGN modules, written in the UK. One of these is
available free (as a demo) on the SIGN website and is also
available for you see below
Sample module
based on SIGN - Sore Throat
Sample module - Chronic Kidney Disease
Newsletter - Nov 2010
Frequently Asked Questions
Log Sheet - new style logsheet 2009
Log
Sheet - traditional style logsheet
GP Scot
Form
Attendance Record
If you would like to join a group, or have other queries, please
contact the administrator on
PBSGLadministrator@nes.scot.nhs.uk.
This is preferable to using the traditional "contact us" button
which is on the bottom of every website - that seems to take you to
some part of NES where they bury unwanted messages! We are
exploring the method of putting a map on this website, which would
include the locations and contact details of existing groups, to
assist this process.