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
Supported by GPTQ and Greater Metro South Brisbane Medicare Local
Funding from James Cook University Australia
Issues faced in Vocational General Practice training
GP Registrar and Student
placements growth
Background
Proposed non-GP health professionals can be used to improve
efficiency of the Training System
Previous research in regards to interprofessional supervision
Supported by GPTQ and Greater Metro South Brisbane Medicare Local
Funding from James Cook University Australia
Education Integration Project
Explored attitudes to Interprofessional Education
within General Practice
Explored impact of engaging training with Non GP
Health professionsals in GP Training on
Interprofessional competence.
Supported by GPTQ and Greater Metro South Brisbane Medicare Local
Funding from James Cook University Australia
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.
Supported by GPTQ and Greater Metro South Brisbane Medicare Local
Funding from James Cook University Australia
Taking it to the next level
Desire to develop the resources to
support the education process for
Non GP Health professionals to
effectively engage with Medical
Students and GP registrars.
Supported by GPTQ and Greater Metro South Brisbane Medicare Local
Funding from James Cook University Australia
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Partnership
GPTQ
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Education Expertise
Curriculum review
Resource development
Prior research findings
Supported by GPTQ and Greater Metro South Brisbane Medicare Local
Funding from James Cook University Australia
GMSBML
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Access to Non GP Health Professionals
Access to Practices
Delivery of materials
Piloting of materials
LEARNING RESOURCES
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Clinical leads for each specialty recruited
to assist in developing a series of
resources as guidelines
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Referenced to RACGP Curriculum
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Educational Guidance incorporated
Supported by GPTQ and Greater Metro South Brisbane Medicare Local
Funding from James Cook University Australia
Resources developed
across six areas:
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pharmacy
physiotherapy
psychology
practice nursing
aged care nursing
nutrition and
dietetics.
IMPLEMENTATION
GP supervisors recruited
Implementing it in general practice:
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learning resources distributed to GP supervisors
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non-GP health professionals selected based on
existing relationships by the practice
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supervisors and non-GP health professionals were
briefed regarding the project aims, and approach,
including their roles.
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follow up and coordination by lead GP.
Supported by GPTQ and Greater Metro South Brisbane Medicare Local
Funding from James Cook University Australia
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
Supported by GPTQ and Greater Metro South Brisbane Medicare Local
Funding from James Cook University Australia
FEEDBACK- GP Students/ Registrars
Educational sessions with non-GP health professionals demonstrated:
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importance of non-GP health professionals in total care of the patient
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value to the cross sectoral education of medical students
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enhanced learning regarding subjects specific to each non-GP health
profession
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improved interprofessional collaboration and information sharing.
Supported by GPTQ and Greater Metro South Brisbane Medicare Local
Funding from James Cook University Australia
Where to from here?
You do not hide a light under a bushel
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Sharing across the GPTQ Network as a
resource for supervisors
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Training support to supervisors through
GPTQ
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GPSN and distribution nationally
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University engagement for student placement
support.
Supported by GPTQ and Greater Metro South Brisbane Medicare Local
Funding from James Cook University Australia
Opportunities
• Education resource
development, implementation
and evaluation
• Cross sector research
• Turning research into impact
Supported by GPTQ and Greater Metro South Brisbane Medicare Local
Funding from James Cook University Australia
Thank You
Supported by GPTQ and Greater Metro South Brisbane Medicare Local
Funding from James Cook University Australia