A5030538813- Primary Care and Health Outcomes
- Global Health Workforce Issues
- Innovations in Medical Education
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research
- Medical Education and Admissions
- Healthcare Policy and Management
- School Health and Nursing Education
- Diversity and Career in Medicine
- Interprofessional Education and Collaboration
- Clinical Reasoning and Diagnostic Skills
- Higher Education and Employability
- Health, psychology, and well-being
- Higher Education Learning Practices
- Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes
- Chronic Disease Management Strategies
- Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
- Retirement, Disability, and Employment
- Education and Learning Interventions
- Nursing Diagnosis and Documentation
- Healthcare Systems and Technology
- Public Health Policies and Education
- Nursing Education, Practice, and Leadership
- Global Health and Surgery
- Nursing Roles and Practices
- Education Systems and Policy
University of Tasmania
2005-2024
Tasmanian Government
2024
Australian Government
2022-2024
Royal Australasian College of Medical Administrators
2023
Government of Western Australia Department of Health
2019-2023
Genesis HealthCare
2014
Objectives: To estimate the efficacy of selection tools employed by medical schools for predicting binary outcomes completing or not training and passing failing a key examination; to investigate potential usefulness algorithms that do allow low scores on one tool be compensated higher other tools. Design, setting participants: Data from four consecutive cohorts students (3378 students, enrolled 2007–2010) in five undergraduate Australia New Zealand were analysed. Predictor variables student...
To establish prevalence and associations of provision nursing home visits (NHV) (HV) by early-career specialist GPs. Of particular interest were rurality with performing NHVs HVs.
General practice in Australia, as many countries, faces challenges the areas of workforce capacity and distribution. vocational training Australia not only addresses competent independent general practitioners (GPs) but also these issues. This study aims to establish prevalence associations early career (within 2 years completion training) GPs' characteristics; their perceptions utility preparing them for practice. will be a cross-sectional questionnaire study. Participants former registrars...
Background: Success in summative general practice (GP) training assessments is one indicator of competence for practice. Early-training factors predictive outcomes would facilitate targeted interventions aimed at preventing candidate failures.Methods: We undertook a retrospective cohort study Australian GP trainees two organizations over five years. Associations pre-training and early-training predictors with examination scores an Applied Knowledge Test (AKT), Key Features Paper (KFP),...
Objectives To: (1) establish the prevalence of urban, regional, rural and remote practice location early-career general practitioners (GPs); (2) examine demographic training-related characteristics associated with working in or areas post attainment vocational qualifications. Design Cross-sectional, questionnaire-based study, combined contemporaneously collected data from participants’ prior training. Setting Australian practice. Participants Newly vocationally qualified GPs (ie, within 6...
The clinical working hours of early-career general practitioners (GPs) are an important factor in Australian GP workforce planning. This study aimed to establish the prevalence and associations GPs full time (nine or more sessions per week) practice.This was a cross-sectional questionnaire-based alumni (from six months two years post-Fellowship) from three regional training organisations. Multivariable logistic regression used factors associated with time.Of 356 currently practising...
The authors declare no conflicts of interest. KF and MB are employees General Practice Training Tasmania. AF, DM, ATa PM GP Synergy.
Vertical integration of teaching is seen as a key response to increasing number learners in general practice. Central vertically integrated the perceived capability and appropriateness practice (GP) registrars teachers. This exploratory study GP registrar regional practices state Tasmania, Australia investigated nature extent teaching, factors that promote inhibit perceptions prevocational doctors, supervisors about We suggest, based on findings study, supporting sustainable environment...
Retention of general practice registrars in their training practices is important for addressing the GP workforce deficit and maldistribution GPs. Given that rural remote are disproportionately affected by low retention, identifying factors promote retention may be as developing recruitment strategies these areas. Quantifying impact relevant on registrar will enable a better understanding how to incentivise attenuate loss other We sought establish prevalence associations practices.
Socioeconomic disadvantage and the 'inverse care law' have significant effects on health well-being of Australians. Early career GPs can help address needs socioeconomically disadvantaged communities by choosing to practice in these locations. This study addressed an evidence gap around post-Fellowship (within 2 years) location, whether location is related postgraduate vocational training.This was a cross-sectional questionnaire-based recently Fellowed from New South Wales, Australian...
Introduction There is a trend towards GPs diversifying their role by working in health areas beyond general practice. However, little known about whether this apparent among early-career once they make the transition from training to independent Aim To describe prevalence of and characteristics associated with providing other medical work. Methods A cross-sectional questionnaire-based study ('alumni') who had fellowed within past 2 years three Australia's nine regional programs. The outcome...
Objective To establish prevalence and associations of general practice nurses’ (GPNs) involvement in practitioner (GP) registrars’ consultations. Methods A cross-sectional analysis from an ongoing cohort study clinical consultations five Australian states. Registrars recorded detailed data 60 consecutive per 6-month training term. Problems diagnoses encountered, including chronic disease classification, were coded using the International Classification Primary Care, second edition...
Access to after-hours care (AHC) is an important aspect of general practice service provision.To establish the prevalence and associations early-career GPs' provision AHC.An analysis data from New alumni Experiences Training independent Unsupervised Practice (NEXT-UP) cross-sectional questionnaire-based study. Participants were GPs (6-month 2-year post-Fellowship) following completion GP vocational training in NSW, ACT, Victoria or Tasmania. The outcome factor was 'current care'....