New Feature Release: Self-Assessments Now Available
Osler is pleased to announce the release of a new feature designed to help you meet your CPD requirements while also supporting genuine reflection on your own practice: Self-Assessments.
What Are Self-Assessments?
Self-Assessments are structured forms that guide you through a reflective review of an aspect of your clinical work. Each form prompts you to evaluate your usual practice, compare it against evidence-based standards, and identify opportunities to improve. Topics may include everyday practices such as hand hygiene, using a translator during consultations, or obtaining consent for procedures. More focussed forms, addressing specific tasks or specialty areas, are being developed.
Every form is:
Evidence-based and referenced, ensuring relevance and accuracy.
Linked to further education resources and follow-up CPD activities, should you wish to deepen your learning.
Flexible — you can choose forms that are most relevant to your own clinical context.
How Does It Work?
Completing a Self-Assessment is voluntary and simple:
Download a form of your choice.
Complete it by hand or digitally as you reflect on your practice.
Record the activity in Osler by creating a new CPD Activity entry. Select Reviewing Performance → Self Evaluation as the category.
Upload the completed form as your evidence.
By following this process, you can claim Reviewing Performance hours while engaging in meaningful reflection and guided learning.
First Release Topics
The first batch of forms covers broad, high-impact areas of medical practice:
Documentation
Prescribing
Clinical handover
These core areas are relevant across specialties and are excellent starting points for reflection. Future releases will expand into more specialised topics, giving you additional opportunities to tailor your CPD to your practice.
You can access the forms here
Why Use Them?
Meeting Reviewing Performance requirements can sometimes feel challenging. Self-Assessments make it straightforward: you choose the area, complete the reflection, and log the activity. More importantly, this process promotes thoughtful examination of your habits and decision-making — ensuring that your practice stays aligned with best evidence and improving the care you deliver. This is exactly what the medical board hoped for when the Reviewing Performance concept was developed.
Share Your Suggestions
We’d love your input on which topics to prioritise next. If there are aspects of practice you’d like to see included in future Self-Assessment forms, please email us at support@oslercommunity.com.