Case Based Presentation and Discussion (CBPD) – A different approach to CBD
Jackson TAN, Vui Heng CHONG, Connie TENGAH
Post Graduate Training Committee, Ministry of Health, Brunei Darussalam
Case Based Discussion (CBD) is a structured interview designed to assess professional judgement in clinical cases. It was first introduced as a work-based assessment (WBA) in
2001 by the General Medical Council to assess under-performing doctors against the standards defined in Good Medical Practice. 1 Since then, its usage has expanded beyond the original intentions and is now prevalent in UK curriculums involving junior 2 and middle grade 3 medical trainees. CBD can focus on
encounters based on outpatient records, inpatient records or discharge summaries. This
assessment is primarily used in a formative way to help develop a trainee’s performance but can also contribute in a summative way to judge a trainee’s competence at the end of
their training.
Correspondence author: Jackson TAN. Division of Renal Medicine, Department of Medicine, RIPAS Hospital, Brunei Darussalam.
Tel: +673 2242424
E mail: drjacksontan@yahoo.co.uk
Brunei Int Med J. 2015; 11 (2): 115-120