MALT for Maintenance of Professional Standards
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Usage
The use of MALT by Maintenance of Professional Standards subscribers (MoPS) is optional.
MALT is available for MoPS to record and store data as a personal log of procedures or an audit tool for self audit or peer review.
Logbooks
The Morbidity Audits Support Team team checks for new subscribers and allocates logbooks on a monthly basis.
If you would like to start using MALT straight away, please contact us and this can be arranged for you.
Once your subscription ends, you will not be able to access MALT. However, your cases will remain in MALT and if you resubscribe or commence another RACS program such as a Specialist International Medical Graduates (SIMGs) or become a Fellow, your MALT access will be reinstated and your data will be available.
Procedures
MALT allows multiple procedures to be recorded in a case. If you cannot find the procedure you want to enter, click on the 'can't find my procedure' option on the data entry screen and send the name of the procedure to MALT staff.
Supervision level (role in theatre)
This field documents the role in theatre for each surgical procedure performed. The supervision level field is completed on the Procedure Details: Minimum Dataset tab on the MALT Case Entry screen.
The following values are available to select from in the drop down list:
|
Supervision level |
Code |
Description |
|
Primary Surgeon |
PS |
Primary Surgeon |
|
Performed with peer |
PP |
Surgeon working with peer or with peer support in a complex or new procedure or in a combined procedure with another specialty. |
|
Assisting (scrubbed) |
AS |
Assisting |
|
Observing (not scrubbed) |
ONS |
Procedure observed, not scrubbed. |
|
Supervising (scrubbed) |
SS |
Supervising - in theatre at the table actively assisting and training. |
|
Supervising (in theatre, not scrubbed) |
SNS |
Supervising – not scrubbed but in the operating theatre; actively watching the procedure and able to provide advice or scrub in if required. |
|
Available |
A |
Not in the theatre but available by telephone for advice and able to attend if required. |
Reporting
All members of the College have access to a range of standard reports as well as Qlikview Self-Audit reports, all accessible from the reports tab in MALT.
In addition, the MALT team are able to produce custom reports as required.
Accessing MALT and support
MALT access and support documentation can be found in the links below.