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[How do general practice assistants keep themselves up to date?].

Kari Håvelsrud1, Signe Flottorp, Atle Fretheim

  • 1Avdeling for informerte helsebeslutninger, Nasjonalt kunnskapssenter for helsetjenesten, Postboks 7004 St. Olavs plass 0130 Oslo. kari.haavelsrud@kunnskapssenteret.no

Tidsskrift for Den Norske Laegeforening : Tidsskrift for Praktisk Medicin, Ny Raekke
|February 11, 2005
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General practice assistants spend one hour weekly on continuing education, primarily through colleague discussions and pharmaceutical meetings. More diverse and effective training options are needed for these healthcare professionals.

Area of Science:

  • General Practice
  • Healthcare Professional Development
  • Quality Improvement

Context:

  • Continuing education opportunities for general practice (GP) assistants are inconsistent.
  • Employer attitudes significantly influence available training.
  • Effectiveness of current continuing education activities varies.

Purpose:

  • To describe the utilization of quality improvement and continuing education activities by GP assistants.
  • To quantify time spent and frequency of use for various educational activities.

Summary:

  • 948 GP assistants reported spending an average of one hour weekly on continuing education.
  • Primary activities included daily discussions with colleagues and weekly meetings with pharmaceutical representatives.
  • Courses were modestly used, with over half organized by pharmaceutical companies.

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Impact:

  • Current continuing education for GP assistants is heavily influenced by the pharmaceutical industry.
  • Many available opportunities may not lead to practice improvements.
  • There is a need for general practitioners and health authorities to provide broader and better continuing education options for GP assistants.