CPD WHILST YOU WEE!
What on earth is CPD Whilst You Wee?
This is an idea shamelessly stolen from our emergency medical colleagues - a one A4 page of knowledge that can be rapidly absorbed into your brain whilst you are on the loo.
We are releasing a new poster every month – most are linked to new guideline updates or national awareness days.
It’s a bit of fun, but also a really good way of passing on some key information!
Before you start
Check with your Governance lead – we check each monthly poster internally before publishing it, but the information become out of date if you’re displaying one of our older posters.
Practicalities…
New posters are released on the first Monday of each month.
The posters need laminating (for obvious reasons) and make sure your Infection Prevention and Control team are on board.
One on the door - for sit down toilet trips.
One on the wall behind the toilet - for those standing toilet trips.
Environmental issues and paper use – we tried QR codes, didn’t have same impact and we weren’t keen to encourage people to get mobiles out mid pee! If you think of a way to make it more environmental – please let us know!
Want to get involved?
We would love to welcome new content creators to our team. Whether you’d just like to create a single poster (if there’s a particular topic you are passionate about, or you’ve had an adverse event you’d like to highlight and help others learn from) or want to be a more regular contributor, we’d be happy to have you on board. Contact our administrator who can put you in touch with the team.
The Core Creator Team
Gordon McKinnon
I’m really passionate about creating as many learning opportunities at work as possible, and CPD Whilst You Wee is a fun, simple way to share useful information. I enjoy the challenge of turning learning into a short, easy‑to‑read poster that gets people thinking, and it’s a great way to highlight important events and updates.
Vicky Price
Whilst paying a quick trip to the "facilities" one day at work, I saw a poster on the back of the door CPD Whilst You Wee put up by an ED colleague. It was about a local guideline that I was unaware of so it changed my practice but also captured my interest on a bigger scale - I could do these for Acute Medicine! Ever since, in our local trust, I covered national and local facts as well as some seasonal medical trivia. Our education lead (Beth) has now set up a little group of us working on these and suddenly they are far more professional, useful and meaningful - but just as fun and useful!
Steffi McLucas
Hello! I am a Physician Associate working in Acute Medicine since qualification in 2021, working across our acute medical services at Mid Cheshire. My passion project has always been education and I feel strongly about providing continued professional development that is accessible to the wider multidisciplinary team. I've enjoyed being the educational lead on my PA course as well more recently becoming a member of our SAM Training and Education committee. I think CPD Whilst You Wee is a fantastic concept and feel excited to be a part of a brilliant team to provide this. I'm hoping to create posters that are accessible, educational and thought provoking and provide our entire MDT with some great take home messages.
Zack Ferguson
I'm a Consultant Acute Physician working in Surrey and the current SAM trainee rep. Education was my specialty skill when I was a trainee and something I'm passionate to continue as a consultant. I have a particular interest in finding new and innovative ways to incorporate teaching into our everyday routines. I'm keen to develop resources that'll help keep people up-to-date and on-the-ball.
