Understanding how we learn motor skills can help you learn better. In this article we’ll cover the basic theory constructs, and a 6 part process to help you learn better and faster.

Learning procedures is a common experience for junior doctors. Some procedures have a significant potential for harmful complications, so knowing how to do them correctly is very important. However, the environment in which junior doctors learn procedures can be extremely challenging.

In this series of articles, I’ll review some of the processes we use to learn motor skills, outline a framework for your learning, highlight some potential barriers to learning and suggest potential options for overcoming them.

Clinical audit plays a key role in improving patient safety. Junior doctors are often involved in the audit process, and the experience can be very rewarding. What many don’t know is that Clinical Audit can often be used for your CPD Home program - so not only do you learn a lot and improve patient safety, you can use it in hard-to-get categories like Reviewing Performance and Measuring Outcomes. This article provides a review of the process of clinical audit.

Today I want to write about something that's close to my heart - podcasting. I’ve been podcasting for over a decade now, and with over 500 podcasts to my name, it’s fair to say I’m a believer!

While medical knowledge and clinical skills are the cornerstone of every junior doctor's career in Australia, there's a less-discussed skill that can significantly bolster their professional journey. That is the ability to effectively chair a meeting.

Working as a junior doctor overseas can be an exciting and rewarding opportunity. Whether you are seeking personal and professional growth, exposure to different cultures and healthcare systems, or opportunities to contribute to global health efforts, there are many benefits to working overseas.

Working in the medical or nursing profession can be rewarding but challenging, with long hours, high-stress environments, and demanding tasks. Unfortunately, dealing with difficult co-workers can further complicate one's experience in the workplace

Teaching is a critical component of medical practice, and junior doctors have an important role to play in shaping the next generation of medical professionals. However, many junior doctors feel uncomfortable in their role as educators.

Junior doctors in Australia face a range of challenges during their prevocational training, which can sometimes feel overwhelming. From adjusting to new work environments to managing high workloads and dealing with complex patient cases, it's no wonder that some doctors find it difficult to meet their training requirements.

Healthcare clinicians face challenges when it comes to self-reflection due to the threat to their ego and limited data sets. However, self-reflection is essential to improving practice. Tools like Osler can help healthcare professionals privately document and learn from important events.

The introduction of CPD Homes means that many junior doctors and career medical officers (CMOs) will join a formal CPD program for the first time. Many junior doctors have expressed skepticism about the loss of self-managed CPD.

The stress of exams, clinical practice, finances and major life events takes a toll on junior doctors.  The added burden of COVID-19 has pushed many to the edge.

Tahnee Bridson is an inspiring young doctor who saw an opportunity to help by establishing a peer-to-peer support group, known as Hand 'n' Hand.

Healthcare is a difficult industry to advance in.  Many of us are time-poor and there is little structure to training and learning outside formal college training programs. 

Many clinicians are therefore turning to coaching and mentoring for answers.  These concepts are familiar to many in business, but they are only now working their way into mainstream healthcare.

In this podcast, Rita Holland joins Todd to discuss the potential benefits of coaching in healthcare

Data security is a big issue these days.

The implications of this are greater than you might initially think.