#13 ๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐๐๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐๐บ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐: ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ง๐ผ ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐
With UKIO around the corner, itโs time to ask:
Are we getting value from conference attendance, or just collecting CPD credits?
When you factor in:
โข Registration Fees
โข Travel & accommodation
โข Time away from department
โข Cover arrangements
โฆitโs clear that costs quickly add up.
So whether attending conference yourself, or enabling team members to attend, how do you demonstrate ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฟ๐ป ๐ผ๐ป ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐?
๐ฆ๐๐ฒ๐ฝ ๐ญ: ๐๐ผ ๐ช๐ถ๐๐ต ๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป
๐๐ฆ๐ต ๐ข ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ ๐๐๐ ๐จ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ.
What will make this valuable for you and your department (investors)?
Ask:
โข What challenge am I solving?
โข Who could I connect with?
โข What will I bring back?
๐๐ข๐ณ๐จ๐ฆ๐ต ๐ด๐ฆ๐ด๐ด๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ด ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ข๐ญ๐ช๐จ๐ฏ ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฅ๐ด, not just the big names and key notes.
๐๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฑ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ฎ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฅ. Read up on key speakers and topics beforehand. The more context you have, the more youโll take away.
๐ฆ๐๐ฒ๐ฝ ๐ฎ: ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ป ๐๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐น๐
The best learning isnโt passive. It doesn't happen in notes or photos of presentation slides. It happens in how you engage.
๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฆ๐ด ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ข๐ค๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐จ๐ถ๐ข๐จ๐ฆ.
โThis workflow initiative could speed up A&E throughput - must speak to * about trialling it."
๐๐ข๐ท๐ฆ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ด, not just coffee.
Ask peers, โWhat key things are you taking back to influence/change practice?โ
๐๐ฉ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ข ๐ฅ๐ข๐ช๐ญ๐บ ๐ช๐ฏ๐ด๐ช๐จ๐ฉ๐ต on social media or with your team. Youโll remember more and build your professional voice.
๐ฆ๐๐ฒ๐ฝ ๐ฏ: ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ
๐๐ฐ๐ด๐ต ๐ข ๐ต๐ฆ๐ข๐ฎ ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฃ๐ณ๐ช๐ฆ๐ง with key take aways to spark discussion and inspire improvements.
๐๐ณ๐ช๐ข๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฆ ๐ด๐ฎ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ ๐ช๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ข...and see where it goes
๐๐ฆ๐ค๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฅ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ๐ฏ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ณ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ด๐ฆ.
Ask yourself:
โข What did I learn?
โข How will I use it?
โข How will I know it worked?
Healthcare budgets are tight and CPD time pressured. So if we want to protect opportunities like conferences, we need to demonstrate their impact, not just for our professional growth, but for patient outcomes and departmental improvements.
So whether youโre heading to UKIO, or your next CPD event, ask:
๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ถ๐น๐น ๐ ๐ฑ๐ผ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ป? because
๐ฌ๐ผ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฟ๐ป ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐.