David is responsible for the development of the Professional section of the journal.
This can include a wide variety of materials including:
Papers and articles to support learning and continuing professional development (CPD) including learning activities.
Book, paper, equipment, conference and meeting reviews
Software support inclding choosing and how to use particular programmes
Editorial pieces designed to provoke discussion within the profession
Papers that are more fundamental and support professional development
Historical pieces like Backward glance items from 25 years ago
These papers in the journal are designed to encourage the lifelong learning and development of readers of the journal through presenting materials that will support continuing professional development (CPD).
This used to be a separate section but are now all part of the Professional section of the journal which is to the back of the journal in hard copy and lower parts of the online content list.
The features that separate them from the rest of the journal are the inclusion of learning activities. They generally have the following format:
We would welcome contributions to this section from:
This section also tries to be innovative in its approaches to Learning and CPD so a could include something you have tried and works for you, a collaborative project, a short piece on how you have used these pieces along with your online e-journal e.g. CPD Windows, PebblePad etc. Although this section has tended to concentrate on skills development there is no reason why it shouldn’t include a wider variety of topics. In terms of length they are generally 1,000 – 1,500 words in length though have been as long as 2,000, together with screen captures, tables or any figures that are appropriate or can liven up the activity and thinking around Learning and CPD.
Previous Learning and CPD activities include:
2003 Informed Patient Consent and Confidentiality Image Databases Diabetic Retinopathy 2004 Patient privacy Accessible Web Design 2006 Sharing Good Practice. Giving a presentation. Patient Information Design. 2007 Evidence based practice. Supporting patients. 2009 Personalising your learning Adding variety to your learning activities. Google scholar and e-journals. Team based review and reflection. |
2011 Ethical dimensions to reflection Writing up a case presentation The reflection bookshelf. The Personal Development Planning Cycle. 2012 Using flashcards for learning Using research papers: Citations, referencing and plagiarism Developing and sharing your CPD portfolio Learning journal and portfolio tools. 2013 Current Issues: Consent for clinical photography Are you a researcher as well as a medical illustrator? Referencing web pages and e-journals. 2014 Conflict of interest and privilege in clinical and medicolegal photography: A short summary The developing professional |