MRC Centre for Transplantation, King's College London, King's Health Partners, Department of Urology, Guy's Hospital, London, UK.
BJU Int. 2011 Oct;108(8):1248-53. doi: 10.1111/j.1464-410X.2011.10375.x. Epub 2011 Aug 19.
The aim of revalidation (or maintenance of certification) is to reassure patients, the general public, employers and other healthcare professionals that an individual is fit to practice. It may lead to a reduction in near misses or adverse events. The process of revalidation entails a commitment to the provision of lifelong learning and assessment of clinical practice that ultimately ensure patient safety. Lifelong learning addresses knowledge and skills, whereas assessment of clinical practice ensures quality of care. Various learning and assessment tools are available in clinical practice; however, the tools for revalidation are not validated at specialist level. Further research is needed to develop and implement evidence-based structured programmes of revalidation that consider the holistic needs of modern urologists.
重新认证（或维持认证）的目的是让患者、公众、雇主和其他医疗保健专业人员放心，证明个人适合行医。它可能会减少差点发生的差错或不良事件。重新认证的过程需要承诺提供终身学习和临床实践评估，最终确保患者安全。终身学习涉及知识和技能，而临床实践评估则确保护理质量。在临床实践中有各种学习和评估工具；然而，重新认证的工具在专业层面上没有经过验证。需要进一步研究，以制定和实施基于证据的、有结构的重新认证计划，这些计划考虑到现代泌尿科医生的整体需求。
