Training activity information
Details
Review data flow for a specified clinical computing system and make recommendations for resilience and contingency options
Type
Developmental training activity (DTA)
Evidence requirements
Evidence the activity has been undertaken by the trainee.
Reflection on the activity at one or more time points after the event including learning from the activity and/or areas of the trainees practice for development.
An action plan to implement learning and/or to address skills or knowledge gaps identified.
Considerations
- Applicable standards
- Standard transfer protocols
- Data sharing mechanisms
- Security for data access/transfer mechanisms
- Network configuration
- Networking troubleshooting
- Transfer of data between health care providers
- Communication
- Data security
- Data transfer outside
- Legislation
- Encryption and anonymisation
Reflective practice guidance
The guidance below is provided to support reflection at different time points, providing you with questions to aid you to reflect for this training activity. They are provided for guidance and should not be considered as a mandatory checklist. Trainees should not be expected to provide answers to each of the guidance questions listed.
Before action
- What are the intended outcomes of reviewing data flow and recommending resilience and contingency options? How does this relate to data transfer mechanisms and effective communication with stakeholders?
- What understanding of the system’s architecture, data pathways, and potential points of failure is necessary?
- What do you anticipate learning about business continuity planning, disaster recovery strategies, and presenting technical recommendations to stakeholders?
- How will you prepare for this review? Will you create data flow diagrams or research resilience and contingency measures? What challenges might you encounter in analysing data flow or proposing viable options? How do you feel about addressing system resilience and planning for contingencies?
In action
- How are you mapping the data flow within the system?
- What potential points of failure are you identifying?
- What resilience mechanisms are currently in place?
- What contingency options are you considering?
- Are you thinking about the impact of data loss or system outage?
- Are you able to trace the data pathways effectively?
- Are you identifying any critical data flows that lack adequate resilience?
- What challenges are you encountering in assessing the likelihood and impact of potential failures?
- How does this review connect to your understanding of data transfer and communication needs?
- Are you needing to refine your data flow diagrams based on new information?
- Are you considering alternative resilience or contingency measures based on the system’s specific characteristics?
- Are you thinking about how your recommendations might be communicated to stakeholders?
On action
- What were the key pathways of data flow within the specified clinical computing system?
- What potential points of failure or vulnerability did you identify in the data flow?
- What resilience and contingency options did you consider in your review?
- What skills or knowledge did you develop or improve in analysing data flow for clinical systems?
- What did you learn about the importance of resilience and contingency planning in clinical computing?
- Were there any unexpected complexities or dependencies in the data flow? What did you learn from these?
- How did you justify your recommendations for resilience and contingency?
- What areas for continued development in data flow analysis and resilience planning have been identified?
- How can you apply the learning from this activity to future assessments of system resilience?
- What ‘next steps’ will you take to further your understanding of data flow management and disaster recovery?
Beyond action
- Reflect on how analysing data flow has enhanced your understanding of system interdependencies and potential vulnerabilities.
- Have you encountered situations where system resilience or contingency plans were relevant? How did your learning from this DTA inform your perspective?
- Consider how your recommendations for improvement align with broader organisational policies and best practices that you have since become aware of.
- What skills in analysis and problem-solving did you develop, and how have you applied them to other complex issues?
Relevant learning outcomes
| # | Outcome |
|---|---|
| # 4 |
Outcome
Review and manage data storage, backup and archiving for clinical computer systems. |
| # 5 |
Outcome
Analyse, define and configure data sharing and data transfer mechanisms for clinical systems. |
| # 9 |
Outcome
Demonstrate effective communication with stakeholders and the multidisciplinary team. |