Foundation programme – April update

Welcome to your April 2021 update about the Foundation elearning programme.

The Foundation elearning programme has been developed specifically for Foundation doctors by the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges in partnership with Health Education England elearning for healthcare (HEE elfh) and is approved by UKFPO.

Do you need to complete parts of the curriculum on your e-portfolio which you do not cover in day-to-day practice? If so, why not try some of our free elearning mapped directly to the Foundation Professional Capabilities (Training Outcomes) in the 2016 Foundation Curriculum.

The sessions in the elfh Foundation elearning programme include:

Professional capability: 6
Communicates clearly in a variety of settings:

• Communication Skills
• Breaking Bad News
• Bereavement Process
• Communicating Treatment Risks to Patients
• Organ Donation and Related Communication Skills
• Primary, Secondary Care Interface
• Effective Referrals to Other Clinical Teams
• Impact of Short-term and Long-Term Physical Problems on Daily Living
• Assessment of Ability to Self-Care after Discharge
• Family Dynamics Affecting Discharge
• Management of Long-Term Disease in the Community

You can sign in to the elearning with your login supplied by elfh at any time during your foundation training.

HORUS and TURAS link to elfh elearning sessions from the FP Curriculum and are therefore accessible to all trainees, making it quicker and easy to access the appropriate session linked to the curriculum.