Training activity information
Details
Work with healthcare professionals in allied specialty to make a recommendation to improve the pathway for patients undergoing investigation, including one of the following specialties
- Urology
- Endocrinology
- Sexual health
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
- Patient experience
- Patient centred care and support
- Working with other specialties to provide integrated patient care
- Communication with the wider multidisciplinary team providing care
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 key principles of an effective patient pathway?
- What are the key aspects of the patient pathway you will be focusing on for improvement?
- How will you collaborate with professionals from the allied specialty?
- How will this activity improve your understanding of interdisciplinary working in the context of male reproductive health?
- What will you learn about the perspectives and working practices of healthcare professionals in urology, endocrinology, or sexual health?
- How will this activity enhance your ability to contribute to service improvement initiatives?
- Will you research the current patient pathway for the chosen area of investigation?
- Will you identify relevant healthcare professionals in the allied specialty to collaborate with?
- Will you consider potential areas for improvement in the pathway from an andrology perspective?
In action
- How are you currently collaborating with the healthcare professional from the allied specialty? What communication methods are you using?
- What specific aspects of the patient pathway are you focusing on for potential improvement? Why?
- What information and perspectives are you sharing with the allied professional, and what are you learning from their perspective?
- What aspects of this collaborative process feel productive, and where are there challenges in aligning perspectives or information?
- How effective do you feel the collaboration is in identifying areas for improvement in the patient pathway?
- What challenges are you encountering in understanding the perspectives and constraints of the allied specialty?
- What are you learning about interprofessional working and patient pathway optimisation?
- How does this activity relate to your understanding of the broader patient journey and the roles of different healthcare professionals?
- If there are differing opinions on the best approach, how are you navigating these discussions to reach a consensus?
- What additional information or data might be helpful to support your recommendations for improvement?
- Are you ensuring that the patient’s needs and experience are central to your discussions and recommendations?
On action
- Which allied specialty did you work with?
- What was the focus of the patient pathway improvement?
- What were the key perspectives and priorities of the healthcare professionals from the other specialty?
- What were the challenges and opportunities identified in the current patient pathway?
- What recommendation(s) did you and your colleagues develop to improve the pathway?
- How effectively were you able to communicate and collaborate with professionals from another clinical specialty?
- Did you gain a better understanding of the patient journey from the perspective of another specialty?
- How effectively were you able to identify areas for improvement in a multidisciplinary context?
- What did this activity reveal about your skills in teamwork and interprofessional communication?
- How will you continue to develop your collaborative working relationships with colleagues in allied specialties?
- What strategies will you use to improve communication and shared understanding across different clinical teams?
- How will you apply the principles of pathway improvement in future collaborative projects?
Beyond action
- Have you revisited the pathway improvement recommendation you developed?
- Were any changes implemented as a result?
- Have you had further opportunities to collaborate with professionals from allied specialties and how did this initial experience influence your approach?
- How has this training activity enhanced your understanding of interprofessional working?
- Can you identify instances in your current practice where you have applied the skills of collaboration and communication learned during this activity to improve patient care pathways?
- Effective collaboration is crucial for optimising patient pathways.
- How will your experience in this training activity contribute to your future ability to work effectively with multidisciplinary teams to improve the patient experience of andrology services?
Relevant learning outcomes
| # | Outcome |
|---|---|
| # 3 |
Outcome
Practice in partnership with other clinical specialties as part of the systematic diagnosis and review of individual cases. |
| # 7 |
Outcome
Develop services to evolve practice and the improve the patient experience of andrology services. |