HDRC AFTERNOON  - EVALUATION

24 June 2009

LEARNING DISABLILITES

WHAT DO YOU THINK GP’s NEED TO KNOW ABOUT LEARNING DISABILITES??

Definitions; issues assoc with it – i.e. consent and capacity; ways to look at people with LD.

Different severities of LD, continuity of care; ethics.

Diagnosis; MDT approach; problems and difficulties encountered .What is it? How can it present?; ethical issues.

Think about the psycho-social issues; atypical presentation of discussion and consent/capacity.

Respect confidentiality; good communication – in a variety o f modes; be patient.

How to re3cognise LD; things to think about in helping gthe3se individuals access the services to surgery; difference between LD and learning difficulties.

Increased understanding of needs; high prevalence and confidentiality/respect issues.

The definition; how it impacts on patients physically; social and psychologically7; how to adapt the clinical consultation to meet the needs of individual patients.

Their specific needs; challenges in delivering good quality of care; broad spectrum of the tem LD.

WAS THIS AN EFFECTIVE WAY TO LEARN ABOUT THIS TOPIC?  yes

In what way did this work for you?      OR     In what way did this NOT work for you?

Good te4am working – able to bounce ideas off each other.

Team working

Interactive and self directed learning

Good intro – a little superficial which is why the group discussion was so important

Good to have time to research on the internet; good discussion as a group.

Yes, interactive and allowed us to express our own opinion and discuss our thoughts.

Yes, GP perceptions – we all learnt together through different means.

Community packs; courses; on line; experience.  

Yes, finding the information ourselves consolidates the knowledge

WHAT DID YOU FEEL ABOUT THE GROUP WORK TODAY?

WHAT DID YOU PERSONALLY CONTRIBUTE TO YOUR TEAM EFFORT?

Made the protocol, contributed to the presentation

All equally shared!

Ideas, enthusiasm and presenting

Found useful internet sites; organisation of PP 

Did the PP slides and internet search and contributed to the group discussions

Helped in leadership components and group participation

Lynchpin!

Making up the PP and the picture!

Resources; input on slides

DID YOU ENJOY TODAYS SESSION?

If so, what?

Definitions X 4

Decision making; capacity and consent

Both presentations very enlightening

consent/capacity issues / power of being a GP

How to change our clinical practice to meet the needs of patients with LD.