GP 'grand round' - a hospital tradition modified for general practice

Area of Science:

• Medical Education
• Continuing Professional Development

Background:

• Adapted the hospital grand round concept for general practice continuing professional development.
• Developed interactive learning sessions for evidence-based medicine clinical education.
• Included general practitioners and general practice learners (registrars/medical students).

Purpose of the Study:

• Explore issues in delivering small-group, case-based discussions.
• Examine the acceptability of the general practice grand round format.

Main Methods:

• Applied the grand round concept to a continuing professional development activity.
• Utilized interactive learning sessions for clinical education.
• Analyzed participant responses to learning objectives to assess acceptability.

Main Results:

• Participants valued interaction in small groups.
• Knowledge exchange and sharing were significant benefits.
• Learning needs were met for the majority of participants.

Conclusions:

• The general practice grand round format is acceptable and effective.
• Vertically integrated continuing professional development through this format is successful.
• The learning experience was rated as good or excellent by most participants.