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This article contains information on how to complete a ClinCAT as a Collaborative Learning Experience.
What is the Clinical Competency Achievement (ClinCAT) LX?
The ClinCAT is a tool used to facilitate peer evaluation of a pharmacist’s performance through a snapshot of their day-to-day practice. It can be used to facilitate an individual pharmacist's practice by identifying inadequacies in systems and processes and identifying professional development needs.
The main outcome of the interaction between pharmacist and collaborator should be to promote the pharmacist to engage in self-reflection of current practice.
Clinical Competency Achievement Tool (ClinCAT) Process
🧩 Prepare
🗓️ Observe
💭 Reflect
The pharmacist arranges a time suitable with the collaborator (trained ClinCAT evaluator) to engage in the ClinCAT process. The pharmacist and collaborator should also confirm the practice recognition level and clinical setting/topic that the pharmacist is currently working towards.
The pharmacist completes the self-assessment component of the ‘Clinical Competency Achievement Tool for Australian Pharmacists’.
The collaborator (trained ClinCAT evaluator) observes the pharmacist for 1 to 2 hours during a period that reflects their most common professional role.
The collaborator (trained ClinCAT evaluator) completes the evaluation assessment component of the ‘Clinical Competency Achievement Tool for Australian Pharmacists’.
The pharmacist and collaborator (trained ClinCAT evaluator) complete the reflection and feedback session and use this discussion to complete a professional development plan (final two pages of the achievement tool). Ideally this should happen within a reasonable time after the observation period to ensure both pharmacist and collaborator can recall key events.
The total time for a ClinCAT should take between 2 to 3 hours.
Practice Recognition Level
The ClinCAT Learning Experience is mapped to Domain 1 & 2 of the National Competency Standards Framework for Pharmacists in Australia 2016.
Please refer to the ANZCAP recognition descriptors article for the further guidance on markers of performance for each ANZCAP recognition level. The pharmacist and collaborator should indicate on the learning experience tool which of the three levels of practice recognition (resident, register, consultant) they are currently practicing at or a candidate for. Please note that not all the domain 1 & 2 indicators listed in this document may be relevant to this Learning Experience.
Collaborator
The collaborator must be a credentialed ClinCAT evaluator.
Forms and Templates
The pharmacist and collaborator will complete the ‘Clinical Competency Achievement Tool for Australian Pharmacists’. The pharmacist should upload a copy of the professional development plan (final two pages of the tool) as evidence to support this learning experience. Individual pharmacists may choose not to include this.
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