Supported by GPTQ and Greater Metro South Brisbane Medicare Local Funding from James Cook University Australia Clinical Supervision Support Program Interprofessional

Supported by GPTQ and Greater Metro South Brisbane Medicare Local

Funding from James Cook University Australia

Clinical Supervision Support Program

Interprofessional Education for General Practice Registrars and Medical Students A Partnership between

Grater Metro South Brisbane Medicare Local &

General Practice Training Queensland



Background

Issues faced in Vocational General Practice training

GP Registrar and Student

placements growth

Proposed non-GP health professionals can be used to improve efficiency of the Training System

Previous research in regards to interprofessional supervision



Education Integration ProjectExplored attitudes to Interprofessional Education within General PracticeExplored impact of engaging training with Non GP Health professionsals in GP Training on Interprofessional competence.



Findings

• 57% of GP Supervisors use non GP health Professionals in the training of GP Registrars.

• 2/3 GP Supervisors believed this could help in relation to the strain on supervisors and also improve quality of training

• However the frequency of this use is minimal • The quality of instruction given to the non GP

Health Professional to support this training is minimal

• Resources to support this interaction were seen to be of benefit.



Desire to develop the resources to support the education process for Non GP Health professionals to effectively engage with Medical Students and GP registrars.

Taking it to the next level

1+1=6



Partnership

GPTQ• Education Expertise• Curriculum review• Resource development• Prior research findings

GMSBML• Access to Non GP Health Professionals• Access to Practices• Delivery of materials• Piloting of materials



• Clinical leads for each specialty recruited to assist in developing a series of resources as guidelines

• Referenced to RACGP Curriculum

• Educational Guidance incorporated

LEARNING RESOURCES

Resources developed across six areas:

• pharmacy• physiotherapy• psychology• practice

nursing• aged care

nursing• nutrition and

dietetics.



IMPLEMENTATION

GP supervisors recruited

Implementing it in general practice:

• learning resources distributed to GP supervisors

• non-GP health professionals selected based on existing relationships by the practice

• supervisors and non-GP health professionals were briefed regarding the project aims, and approach, including their roles.

• follow up and coordination by lead GP.



POST IMPLEMENTATION SURVEY

Post implementation evaluation form has been distributed to GPs and non-GP supervisors.

It will be then compared to the pre-implementation evaluation results.

Results will assist in evaluating the interprofessional relationships and develop a robust model to ensure sustainability of the program within general practice settings



FEEDBACK- GP Students/ Registrars

• importance of non-GP health professionals in total care of the patient

• value to the cross sectoral education of medical students

• enhanced learning regarding subjects specific to each non-GP health profession

• improved interprofessional collaboration and information sharing.

Educational sessions with non-GP health professionals demonstrated:



Where to from here?

• Sharing across the GPTQ Network as a resource for supervisors

• Training support to supervisors through GPTQ

• GPSN and distribution nationally

• University engagement for student placement support.

You do not hide a light under a bushel



Opportunities

• Education resource development, implementation and evaluation

• Cross sector research

• Turning research into impact



Thank You

Documents

Supported by GPTQ and Greater Metro South Brisbane Medicare Local Funding from James Cook University Australia Clinical Supervision Support Program Interprofessional