Journal article
Procedural skills of Australian general practice registrars: A cross-sectional analysis
F Aghajafari, A Tapley, S Sylvester, AR Davey, S Morgan, KM Henderson, ML van Driel, NA Spike, RH Kerr, NF Catzikiris, KJ Mulquiney, PJ Magin
Australian Family Physician | ROYAL AUSTRALIAN COLLEGE GENERAL PRACTITIONERS | Published : 2017
Abstract
Background and objectives Procedural skills are an essential component of general practice vocational training. The aim of this study was to investigate the type, frequency and rural or urban associations of procedures performed by general practice registrars, and to establish levels of concordance of procedures performed with a core list of recommended procedural skills in general practice training. Methods A cross-sectional analysis of a cohort study of registrars' consultations between 2010 and 2016 was undertaken. Registrars record 60 consecutive consultations during each six-month training term. The outcome was any procedure performed. Results In 182,782 consultations, 19,411 procedures..
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Funding Acknowledgements
The project was funded in 2010-15 by General Practice Training Valley to Coast, the Victorian Metropolitan Alliance, General Practice Training Tasmania, Tropical Medicine Training and Adelaide to Outback GP Training Program. These organisations were funded by the Australian Government. In 2016, the project was funded by the Australian Department of Health (commissioned research grant) and supported by GP Synergy Regional Training Organisation.