Initial perspectives of New Zealand doctors: developing capacity and a training programme in the Cook Islands
| Autor: | Trevor Lloyd, Mareta Jacob, Elizabeth Iro, Scott Davidson, Kiki Maoate, Katharina Blattner |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Capacity Building
Inservice Training General Practice Audit Polynesia 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Nursing Surveys and Questionnaires Humans Medicine 030212 general & internal medicine Rural practice Physician's Role Training programme business.industry food and beverages General Medicine Rural hospital 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis General practice Workforce Rural Health Services business Early phase Clinical record New Zealand |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Primary Health Care. 9:16 |
| ISSN: | 1172-6156 |
| Popis: | ABSTRACT From 2012 to 2014, 18 New Zealand general and rural medical practitioners worked in the Cook Islands on a visiting programme to achieve the following objectives: (1) assess and assist with the capacity of the Cook Islands medical workforce; (2) assist with the infrastructure to improve clinical records and audit; (3) assist with developing a General Practice training programme for the Cook Islands; and (4) develop a training post for the Division of Rural Hospital Medicine in the Cook Islands. Each visiting doctor spent a minimum of 4 weeks in the Cook Islands. This study presents the results of a questionnaire undertaken to evaluate their experiences. There were challenges, but for most, the experience was overwhelmingly positive. There were synergies with rural practice in New Zealand. Working alongside local clinicians and being immersed in the Cook Islands health system led to better understanding of the Cook Islands perspective of rural and remote medicine. The findings provide insight into the early phase of an ongoing programme between the Cook Islands Ministry of Health and New Zealand, which has led to the development of a reciprocal training programme for generalist doctors. |
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