title: The gentle art of feedback.
abstract: In itself giving feedback effectively is not difficult. However, it requires time, planning and good communication skills. It is labour-intensive. It is an essential part of supervision. Adequate supervision needs to be a high priority in all our teaching institutions. People do not learn by 'osmosis' as many claim. Learning can be accelerated and enhanced to a great degree by improving our feedback skills.
authors.affiliation: RACGP Family Medicine Programme, North Adelaide, South Australia.
authors.forename: C B
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Holmwood
mesh_terms: D004501:Education, Medical / Q000379:methods*; D005246:Feedback; D006801:Humans; D007858:Learning; D012931:Social Environment