Updated programmatic learning outcomes for the training of family physicians in South Africa

Mash, Robert; Steinberg, Wilhelm Johannes; Naidoo, Mergan

doi:10.4102/safp.v63i1.5342

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“…Family physicians are trained in 10 clinical domains to manage patients appropriately in district health services: general adult medicine; child health; maternal and women's health; trauma and emergency medicine; HIV, TB and sexually transmitted infections; surgery; anaesthetics; orthopaedics; ear, nose and throat (ENT); skin problems; and mental health. 26 In addition, they are trained to comprehensively intervene across the life course and provide healthcare from health promotion, disease prevention and treatment to rehabilitation and palliative care. Family physicians are thus able to offer clinical leadership across all key domains 29 : reproductive, maternal, neonatal and child health (RMNCH), childhood illness, infectious diseases, non-communicable diseases, mental health and addiction, trauma, emergency medicine and palliative care'.…”

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The contribution of family physicians to district health services in South Africa: A national position paper by the South African Academy of Family Physicians

Physicians¹

2022

S Afr Fam Pract

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The purpose of this position paper by the South African Academy of Family Physicians (SAAFPs) is to inform decision making on human resources for health policy in South Africa and the placement of family physicians (FPs) in the district health system. National policies have been marred by misunderstanding of the roles and contribution of FPs; and there is unhelpful variability in how FPs are positioned in the health services between provinces. In the private sector, medical aid schemes have discriminated against FPs by failing to remunerate them as specialists and to recognise their scope of practice.

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Section: Clinician and Consultantmentioning

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The contribution of family physicians to district health services in South Africa: A national position paper by the South African Academy of Family Physicians

Physicians¹

2022

S Afr Fam Pract

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“…Nelson Mandela University in the Eastern Cape does not yet have a well-established family medicine department and will not be included. Since there are nine family medicine departments, we will have 18 academic family physicians participating in this study as indicated in Table 1 [ 35 ]. This will bring the total number of participants to 36, a number which compares favourably with similar studies [ 3 , 17 , 22 ].…”

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Protocol for a Delphi Consensus Study to Determine the Essential and Optional Ultrasound Skills for Medical Practitioners Working in District Hospitals in South Africa

Mans

Yogeswaran

Adeniyi

2022

IJERPH

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With increasing access to point of care ultrasound (POCUS) at district hospitals in South Africa, there is a lack of standardisation of skillsets among medical practitioners working at this level of care. This study protocol aims to use the Delphi process to achieve expert consensus on the essential and optional ultrasound skills required for medical practitioners working in district hospitals in South Africa. In alignment with the Delphi method, several iterative rounds will be implemented from June to November 2022. Purposive sampling will be conducted, through the recruitment of two representatives from each academic department of family medicine and two medical doctors working in district hospitals in each province in the country (N = 36). The POCUS skillsets published by the American Academy of Family Physicians will be circulated in the first iterative round, following which participants may suggest further additions. Once a consensus target of 70% has been achieved, the Delphi process will be finalised. The Delphi process and data analysis will be facilitated by an online Delphi platform. Findings from the study will provide insight into the design of the curriculum for POCUS training for medical practitioners in district hospitals and registrars in family medicine departments across the country.

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“…The module content was blueprinted on the national programmatic learning outcomes in the domain of leadership and governance (Unit Standard 1), which encompasses sub-domains addressing developing self optimally as a leader, offering leadership within the DHS, leading clinical governance activities in the DHS and influencing DHS corporate governance. 11 …”

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Cultivating leaders for primary health care: A revised approach for transformative development

von Pressentin,

de Sá,

Pampallis

et al. 2024

African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine

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Family physicians require leadership skills to strengthen team-based primary care services. Interviews with South African district managers confirmed the need to develop leadership skills in family physicians. The updated national programmatic learning outcomes for South African family physician training were published in 2021. They sparked the need for curriculum renewal at the University of Cape Town’s Division of Family Medicine. A review of the leadership and governance module during registrar training showed that the sessions were perceived to be content heavy with insufficient opportunities for reflection. Following a series of stakeholder engagements, the module convenors co-designed a revised module that was blueprinted on the updated learning outcomes. The module incorporates a group coaching style, facilitating learning through reflection on one’s experiences. The revised module was implemented in 2022. It aims to provide a transformative learning experience centred on students’ perceptions of themselves as leaders, as well as professional identity formation and resilience building. This short report describes preliminary insights from the revised module’s developmental phase and forms part of an ongoing iterative evaluation process.Contribution: Family physicians should lead across all their defined roles. Formal and informal learning opportunities are needed to facilitate their growth as leaders and help them to meet the health needs of communities served by an evolving health care system. This short report describes an example of a revised postgraduate module on leadership and governance, which may be of value to clinician educators and academic departments exploring innovative methods for the African region.

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Updated programmatic learning outcomes for the training of family physicians in South Africa

Cited by 9 publications

References 7 publications

The contribution of family physicians to district health services in South Africa: A national position paper by the South African Academy of Family Physicians

The contribution of family physicians to district health services in South Africa: A national position paper by the South African Academy of Family Physicians

Protocol for a Delphi Consensus Study to Determine the Essential and Optional Ultrasound Skills for Medical Practitioners Working in District Hospitals in South Africa

Cultivating leaders for primary health care: A revised approach for transformative development

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