ArticleThe British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners1997
The Australian Quality Assurance and Continuing Education Program as a model for the reaccreditation of general practitioners in the United Kingdom.
Article in The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners, 1997. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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- The objective assessment of general practitioners' educational needs: an under-researched area?The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · 1999Pooled it
- General practitioners' continuing education: a review of policies, strategies and effectiveness, and their implications for the future.The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · 1998Pooled it
- Practice visits as a tool in quality improvement: acceptance and feasibility.Quality in health care : QHC · 1999Trial
- Does continuing medical education in general practice make a difference?BMJ (Clinical research ed.) · 1999Review
- Revalidation.The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · 1999Article
- Expanding the role of the family history in primary care.The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · 1999Article
- Assessment of management in general practice: validation of a practice visit method.The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · 1998Article
- Audit.The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · 1997Article
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Abstract
A Quality Assurance and Continuing Education Program has been developed in Australian general practice over the past nine years. This effectively integrates audit and education within a coherent strategy for quality improvement. The programme fulfils many of the same aims as current proposals for reaccreditation in the United Kingdom (UK). This report describes the operation of the programme and an analysis of the effects of the scheme. A similar quality assurance strategy is proposed for the UK, which would address many of the criticisms of postgraduate education and may provide a realistic model for reaccreditation.
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