[Consultation skills in urology: a model for teaching and evaluation].
OBJECTIVE
Consultation activity is an important aspect of urological practice, but the specific teaching of this activity is underdeveloped. The objective of this study was to establish a list of consultancy skills as a basis for a planned and structured approach to teaching and evaluation of consultancy skills in urology.


METHODS
Two-step qualitative protocol: 1) Establishment of an initial list of skills based on data of the literature; 2) Submission of this list to a series of "focus groups" (urologists, interns, referring physicians) in order to validate and progressively refine the model.


RESULTS
The items identified were classified into 3 distinct lists: 1) theoretical knowledge; 2) technical skills specific to urology, predominantly performed in the consulting setting, 3) interpersonal skills exclusively concerning the consultant-referring physician relationship.


CONCLUSIONS
The consensual specification of these skills can be used to objectively define teaching and evaluation strategies for urology consultancy skills.
Sibert
L
L
Service d'Urologie, Hôpital Charles Nicolle, 1, rue de Germont, 76031 Rouen. louis.sibert@chu-rouen.fr
Charlin
B
B
Lachkar
A
A
Bugel
H
H
Navarra
S
S
Grise
P
P
D012017:Referral and Consultation / Q000592:standards*; D014572:Urology / Q000193:education*