General practitioner attitudes to recall systems for cervical screening.
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Attitude of Health Personnel↗
Biomedical subjects
H J Fardy
Publications and source records attributed to H J Fardy.
Focus groups: a method for developing consensus guidelines in general practice.
The measurement of quality in any clinical discipline depends, in part, on a comparison with an accepted standard. Currently, such standards do not exist for the management of many common clinical situations in Australian general practice. As part of the General Practice Evaluation Programme, a group of Illawarra general practitioners (GPs) selected 'GP management of the menopause and asthma' for in-depth study, and were able to arrive at a consensus on 'principles of practice' and 'minimal acceptable care' for these conditions through a series of focus (research) group meetings. However, the process by which these standards were derived was felt, of itself, to be a valuable means of: (i) reducing professional isolation; (ii) promoting quality assurance; (iii) introducing peer review; (iv) introducing clinical audit; and (v) providing meaningful and targeted continuing medical education appropriate to Australian general practice. This paper describes the focus group methodology used in this process.
Curriculum↗
The Illawarra General Practice Training Unit. Teaching junior medical officers.
The Illawarra General Practice Training Unit, which has been functioning for more than four years, offers a model of general practice education that addresses some of the fundamental issues concerning the introduction of the young doctor to the realities of working in the community as well as providing a centre for GP research and continuing medical education (CME).
Education, Medical, Continuing↗
Assessment of general practitioners' asthma knowledge.
This paper outlines the results of a knowledge questionnaire on asthma answered by a group of general practitioners. This information is used to design an educational programme for general practitioners.
Asthma↗
Sun protection in Illawarra schoolchildren.
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Child↗
The use of fetal kick charts.
This article recommends and reinforces the usefulness of fetal movement charts or 'kick charts' for GP obstetricians. It highlights the importance of adequate explanation to the women using the fetal movement charts (FMC) so that they are aware of why they are counting kicks and what is hoped to be achieved with the use of the FMC. Explanations are also given of problems encountered with the charts.
Evaluation Studies as Topic↗
Graduate training in family practice.
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Australia↗
Vomiting in late pregnancy due to diaphragmatic hernia. Case report.
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Adult↗