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Revalidation — what is the problem and what are the possible solutions?
Author(s) -
Breen Kerry J
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/mja13.11261
Subject(s) - revalidation , process (computing) , strengths and weaknesses , public relations , political science , continuing professional development , engineering ethics , medicine , medical education , psychology , professional development , computer science , engineering , social psychology , operating system
Summary The proposed introduction of a revalidation process as part of renewal of medical registration in Australia needs wide debate. The revalidation process that began in the United Kingdom in 2012 is premised on a need to regain the trust of the community and to promote participation in continuing professional development. These alone are not justifiable grounds for introducing a similar process in Australia. There are good reasons to argue that existing processes and databases should be used to determine more accurately what the weaknesses in Australia's medical regulatory regime are and to tailor improvements to those weaknesses.