Postgraduate Education for the General Practitioner

Postgraduate Education in Psychiatry for the General Practitioner

The improvement in the public health during the past century has resulted in an increased expectation of life. Today the public have gone a step further, and they are showing an increasing interest not only in the quantity of life available to each person but also in the quality of that life. Certainly what prevents many from enjoying a full and productive life within the affluent society in wh...

The general practitioner and continuing education.

A continuing education program for the general practitioner is presented that would provide a degree or certificate of advanced status on completion. This long-term program would be made possible by giving credit hours for continuing education courses taken, then redeeming these credits for the certificate or degree on completion. The dentist's choice in continuing education programs is protect...

The General Practitioner Psychiatric Education? Devadass

The general practitioner is in a privileged position with regards to illness in the community. He is usually the first person that people bring their symptoms to and hence he generally sees illnesses in their earliest stages. This is especially so in an urban setting with the greater concentration of practitioners and the general acceptance of doctors as primary care professionals. Greater skil...

The general practitioner and community health education.

Motivation of general practitioners attending postgraduate education.

BACKGROUND The 1990 Contract encouraged general practitioners to participate in continuing medical education by providing a financial incentive. AIM The study was designed: to determine the motivation of general practitioners attending education events; and to compare motivation and reasons for attendance pre- and post-Contract at commercial and non-commercial meetings, and at the different e...