ENT UK CPD Accreditation
As you are very aware in this current climate, COVID-19 has shifted the focus of face-to-face events and meetings to virtual platforms. In order for ENT UK to continue to deliver a robust and high-quality service, the ENT UK CPD Committee along with the Director of Education have amended the CPD accreditation process: online courses/conferences/webinars seeking CPD points will require the following to gain accreditation and approval from ENT’s national body. The application process will remain the same.
E-learning modules
At the moment, ENT UK will issue CPD points for e-lefENT, but not for other e-learning platforms. This can be reviewed by the CPD Committee if other submissions are received.
Courses/conferences (which would previously have been face-to-face, but are now virtual)
Where attendance can be verified, the course organisers should keep a register of attendees to confirm their presence or video screenshots via Zoom. This will be the equivalent of the attendance list if the course had been physical. Course organisers will need to inform their attendees that attendance certificates and CPD points can only be issued if their attendance is verified.
Webinars (registration required, but physical attendance cannot be verified)
If CPD points are to be issued, the webinar organisers will need to assess the attendees’ knowledge e.g. with post-event questions; these will be reviewed by the CPD committee beforehand.
Podcasts
The CPD committee will review applications for accreditation of podcasts delivered by recognized ENT educational organisational organisations. The emphasis will be placed upon reflective practice and the use of a ‘reflective learning journal entry’ is recommended.
Guidance Document
ENT UK CPD Committee
Miss Marianne Elloy - Chair
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Marianne Elloy is a Paediatric ENT Consultant at the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust. She has educational leadership experience in both undergraduate and postgraduate roles. She is TPD for the East Midlands Deanery and Chair of the National Association of Training Programme Directors in ENT (NAPDENT). She is the ENTUK Cleft Training Interface Group (TIG) representative. She previously was Co-Lead for Simulation at Leicester Medical School and implemented a new simulation curriculum. |
Mr Urmil Chalishazar
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I am honoured to have served on the ENT CPD Committee for the past five years. With over 23 years’ experience as an ENT surgeon in Wales, I am proud to contribute to both professional development and the specialty’s quality assurance programmes, helping to maintain gold-standard patient care. I look forward to the growing role of smart technology and artificial intelligence in shaping the future of our specialty.
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Mr Jai Manick
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Mr Jai Manick is a leading Consultant ENT Surgeon at Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee, and an Honorary Senior Lecturer at Dundee Medical School, University of Dundee. He serves as the Lead Head, Neck, and Thyroid Surgeon within the ENT Department, with subspecialist expertise in laser surgery, endoscopic, thyroid and parathyroid surgery, and the comprehensive management of benign and malignant head and neck diseases. Mr Manick leads the Dundee Institute of Head and Neck Education (DIHNE), which delivers a suite of advanced surgical education courses in collaboration with CAHID, Dundee. His research portfolio spans head and neck oncology, rhinology, and skull base surgery, with a focus on clinical innovation.
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Mr Simon Morris
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Simon Morris is an ST6 trainee in the Wales deanery. He has completed an MSc in Medical Education and is an honorary clinical tutor at Swansea University. He runs a national ENT SHO Induction Bootcamp for junior ENT trainees in Wales and is passionate about providing high-quality ENT training for his peers through the committee. |
Mr Paul Nankivell
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Paul Nankivell is Associate Professor at the University of Birmingham and Consultant ENT/Head and Neck surgeon at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham. A senior researcher in the Institute of Head and Neck Studies and Education, his work focuses on head and neck premalignancy, novel biomarkers and improvements in surveillance of head and neck cancer. He supervises multiple PhD and MSc students and oversees one of the UK’s largest integrated clinical academic programmes. Paul is also lead for the Academy of Medical Sciences INSPIRE programme in Birmingham and academic lead for ENT higher surgical training in the West Midlands. |
The aims of ENT UK Accreditation
Continuing Professional Development is central to lifelong learning and ENT UK aims to assure that teaching and training are delivered to a high standard: course content is scrutinised and delegate feedback is reviewed; courses are inspected to ensure that all courses with ENT UK CPD approval meet the highest standards.
ENT UK assesses courses for quality and awards CPD points which can be counted towards revalidation.
Courses which are awarded the ENT UK quality kite mark will ensure that ENT professionals have access to high quality training thereby contributing to the relief of patients suffering from diseases in the ear, nose and throat and related areas.
The advantages of acquiring accreditation through ENT UK:
- Approval from ENT’s national body
- Rapid turnaround of CPD points allocation
- Robust quality assurance, with course inspection and evaluation
- ENT UK kite mark quality certification mark for use on promotional and course material (within branding guidelines)
- Advertise your course in the ENT UK membership newsletter and Event round-ups
Packages
ENT UK offers a selection of CPD accreditation and advertising packages. Simply choose the package that best fits your needs.
The packages are as follows (these costs are inclusive of VAT):
- Review, quality assurance, accreditation of applications and advertising for one month:
£372.00 + use of ENT UK kite mark for promotional materials
- Review, quality assurance, processing and accreditation of applications (no advertising):
£252.00 + use of ENT UK kite mark for promotional materials
- Review, and processing of quality assurance for advertising purposes only (with no allocation of CPD points):
£192.00 + use of ENT UK kite mark
- Advertising only (subject to approval from ENT UK that an event does not need to be quality assured by the CPD Committee):
£132.00 per month (item included in two membership newsletters) or £192 per month (item included in two newsletters and a post on ENT UK social media).
- International courses already awarded CPD/CME points by an equivalent body, review and advertising:
£252.00
Please note that we are only able to promote courses that have been accredited by ENT UK or an equivalent regulatory body. The ENT UK kite mark is only valid for one year from the course date and cannot be used to advertise any courses other than the one for which it has been granted.
Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Statement
ENT UK acts with integrity, welcomes difference, listens to our members and patients, and show care for others. Respect is at the heart of everything we do, including our approach to equity, diversity, and inclusion, and we aim to live up to our reputation as a ‘friendly specialty’. Course organisers and sessional chairs must have undertaken equality and diversity training within the past three years.
How to apply
Please download and complete the application form and return it to janet@entuk.org
A copy of the programme (with timings) and a copy of the evaluation form you will be asking your delegates to complete after the course/event must be included in the application.