Reaccreditation in general practice. How New Zealand approaches the solution.
Both the College of Family Physicians at Canada and the Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners require family physicians to complete at least minimum amounts of continuing medical education each year to maintain active membership. The recently introduced reaccreditation program in New Zealand is unique in its approach to encouraging family doctors to assess and improve the services they provide their patients and could be of interest to Canadian family doctors planning their own continuing medical education.
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Rheumatology Unit, Hutt Valley Health, Wellington, New Zealand.
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