Title |
Improving primary care in British Columbia, Canada: evaluation of a peer-to-peer continuing education program for family physicians
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Published in |
BMC Medical Education, November 2012
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DOI | 10.1186/1472-6920-12-110 |
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Authors |
Dan MacCarthy, Liza Kallstrom, Helena Kadlec, Marcus Hollander |
Abstract |
An innovative program, the Practice Support Program (PSP), for full-service family physicians and their medical office assistants in primary care practices was recently introduced in British Columbia, Canada. The PSP was jointly approved by both government and physician groups, and is a dynamic, interactive, educational and supportive program that offers peer-to-peer training to physicians and their office staff. Topic areas range from clinical tools/skills to office management relevant to General Practitioner (GP) practices and "doable in real GP time". PSP learning modules consist of three half-day learning sessions interspersed with 6-8 week action periods. At the end of the third learning session, all participants were asked to complete a pen-and-paper survey that asked them to rate (a) their satisfaction with the learning module components, including the content and (b) the perceived impact the learning has had on their practices and patients. |
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