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Chapter 20 - Medical Training for Psychiatrists in ECT

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 June 2019

By
Vimal Sivasanker  and
Ian O Nnatu
Edited by
I. Nicol Ferrier  and
Jonathan Waite
I. Nicol Ferrier
Affiliation:
University of Newcastle upon Tyne
Jonathan Waite
Affiliation:
University of Nottingham
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Summary

The Royal College of Psychiatrists’ Good Practice Guide to ECT Training document (2018) sets out training requirements for psychiatrists of all grades and the level to which these competencies should be met. It is recommended that this document be used as the basis for devising ECT training at local level. All psychiatrists should be familiar with the basic principles of ECT which can be found in the College Position statement on ECT (2017).

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The ECT Handbook , pp. 168 - 172
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2019

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References

ECT Accreditation Service (ECTAS) 2019. Standards for the Administration of ECT (14th edition: January 2019). Royal College of Psychiatrists.Google Scholar
General Medical Council (2017). Generic professional capabilities framework https://www.gmc-uk.org/education/standards-guidance-and-curricula/standards-and-outcomes/generic-professional-capabilities-frameworkGoogle Scholar
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Royal College of Psychiatrists 2018. Good Practice Guide to ECT Training. Royal College of Psychiatrists. https://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/about-us/our-people-and-how-we-make-decisions/committees-of-council/committee-on-ect-and-related-treatmentsGoogle Scholar
Royal College of Psychiatrists (2017). Statement on Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT). Position statement CERT01/17 https://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/docs/default-source/about-us/who-we-are/electroconvulsive-therapy---ect-ctee-statement-feb17.pdf?sfvrsn=2f4a94f9_2Google Scholar

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