Credentialing and Defining the Scope of Clinical Practice in Anaesthesia
Credentialing:
- Allows registered medical practitioners to provide clinical services
- Is required regularly by medical regulators
- Must be:
- Fair
- Transparent
- Prospective
- Approved for a specific time frame
- Legally robust
- Consistent
- Should be:
- Unique to the institution
- Performed by each institution where a practitioner works
- Documented
- Able to include performance review
Scope of Practice:
- Determined by negotiation between anaesthetist and the facility
- Anaesthesia should be practiced by specialist anaesthetists or trainees