The Training for General Practitioners on Treatment Monitoring in Chronic Diseases in Elderly
Patients within the scope of "Transfer eines Ausbildungskonzeptes sowie Entwicklung und
Implementierung eines dazugehörigen Leistungspunktesystems auf Basis ECVET zur Stärkung
von Mobilität und Durchlässigkeit in der Altenpflege / AILA"
Aim of the Project:
The aim of the project is to provide general practitioners working in primary health care in Turkey
with knowledge and skills at medical treatment of elderly patients with chronic diseases along with
nutrition, use of medications, exercise therapy, home care topics.
Methodology:
The courses are held for general practitioners who have been determined by Ankara branch of
Association of General Practitioners. Standardized-patient encounters were the basis for the courses in
management of chronic disease treatment.
Training Material:
The Guide to Chronic Disease Management developed by Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine
Department of Medical Education and Informatics was used within the training.
5 standardized-patient encounters were conducted on the basis of 5 different cases. 5 general
practitioners were participated in this training. Different aspects of the topic (such as exercise therapy,
nutrition, use and adverse effects of medications, trust relationship between the physician and the
patient) were examined through each standardized-patient. This training was arranged on June 24-25th
June 2009.
After completion of standardized-patient education, the general practitioners underwent another
training at Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine Center for Training Evaluation on 2nd July 2009.
The general practitioners had interviews with standardized-patients at Center for Training Evolution.
After these encounters, training on treatment monitoring in patients with chronic disease and
communicational skills was provided for the general practitioners.
Subsequently, trainees’ videos were watched. Each general practitioner was required to assess his/her
own video. One of them carried out the evaluation in basis of Guide to Chronic Disease Management.
The instructor gave feedback about each interview.
After watching all of the videos, the general practitioners attended to interviews once again, with
different scenarios.
The videos of both interviews and feedback in the basis of Guide to Chronic Disease Management
were given to the general practitioners.
A similar training was repeated with the participation of 8 general practitioners on 28th October 2009.
Subsequent to training, 2 meetings were held on November 2009 in the basis of the purpose of
education and learning objectives. It was stated through received verbal feedback that the courses on
treatment monitoring in elderly patients have been effective. Good points of training program and bad
points those should be improved were also evaluated in these meetings.
Necessary efforts that can be made in monitoring patients with chronic diseases and home care were
assessed by Ankara branch Chairman of Association of General Practitioners and the instructors on
14-15th February 2010. They also decided to hold a meeting with the participation of the
representatives of particularly nurses and other health workers in order to carry on this educational
program.
Conclusion:
Ankara branch of Association of General Practitioners offered central administration of the
Association to spread this training program countrywide. An additional trainer-training program for
the general practitioners who have previously participated in training is planned to be able to assign
them as instructors in these education programs.
Standardized-patients:
Seyfi Durmaz
Sultan Gemalmaz
Nesrin Erdörü
Sevinç Yılmaz Yeltekin
Sıtkı Kesedar
General Practitioners participated in training on 2nd July 2009:
Dr. Aytuğ Balcıoğlu
Dr. Mehmet Çakmak
Dr. Özlem Coşkun
Dr. Kenan Sakarya
Dr. Nalan Karakuş
Dr. Özlem Sarıca
Dr. Havva Özden
Dr. Ekrem Kutbay
Dr. Enver Cahit Işılak
Dr. Ayfer Avşaroğlu
General Practitioners participated in training on 28th October 2009:
Dr. Hüseyin Demirdizen
Dr. Mustafa Sülkü
Dr. Aylin Sena Baliner
Dr. Ömer Eşki
Dr. Alper Büyükakkuş
Dr. Hakan Şen
Dr. Naciye Özdemir
Dr. Lale Tuna