The Availability, Utilisation and Needs for Continuing Professional Development of Rural General Practitioner in the Western and Northern Cape

Continuing professional development (CPD) is receiving increasing attention in South Africa. The introduction of recertification based on a system of obligatory CPD by the Health Professions Council of South Africa has precipitated a flurry of activity in the CPD arena, especially in terms of provid...

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Main Author: M.R. de Villiers
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AOSIS 2000-04-01
Series:South African Family Practice
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Online Access:https://safpj.co.za/index.php/safpj/article/view/2183
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description Continuing professional development (CPD) is receiving increasing attention in South Africa. The introduction of recertification based on a system of obligatory CPD by the Health Professions Council of South Africa has precipitated a flurry of activity in the CPD arena, especially in terms of providing CPD. However, despite the fact that the assessment of learning needs has a positive influence on the outcome of CPD not much has been done in South Africa to assess the real, perceived and expressed educational needs of doctors.
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South African Family Practice
continuing professional development
rural medical practitioners
general practice
title The Availability, Utilisation and Needs for Continuing Professional Development of Rural General Practitioner in the Western and Northern Cape
title_full The Availability, Utilisation and Needs for Continuing Professional Development of Rural General Practitioner in the Western and Northern Cape
title_fullStr The Availability, Utilisation and Needs for Continuing Professional Development of Rural General Practitioner in the Western and Northern Cape
title_full_unstemmed The Availability, Utilisation and Needs for Continuing Professional Development of Rural General Practitioner in the Western and Northern Cape
title_short The Availability, Utilisation and Needs for Continuing Professional Development of Rural General Practitioner in the Western and Northern Cape
title_sort availability utilisation and needs for continuing professional development of rural general practitioner in the western and northern cape
topic continuing professional development
rural medical practitioners
general practice
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