title: Effect of a skills programme on minor surgical workload in general practice.
abstract: It is important that educational programmes designed to meet the surgical training needs of general practitioners be demonstrably effective. To measure change in surgical workload and repertoire among participants in a surgical skills training programme. Log diary of surgical workload of five general practitioners during and four years following a surgical skills programme in 1992. Respondents operated on twice as many surgical cases in the follow-up period as in the baseline period. The increased volume of work was made up of a wider range of procedures for all respondents. Referral of minor surgical cases fell from 22% to 1.4% between periods. Surgical workload and repertoire is increased among participants in a minor surgical skills programme four years later.
authors.affiliation: Novan, Co. Meath, Irish Republic. nmaguire@iol.ie
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authors.lastname: Maguire
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D004502:Education, Medical, Continuing; D005194:Family Practice / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D013511:Minor Surgical Procedures; D016526:Workload / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*