title: A performance assessment module for experienced general practitioners.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To trial in Australian general practice a performance assessment module based on review of a sample of videotaped consultations.
  
  
  METHODS
  As part of a broader project 33 doctors provided 20 videotaped consultations collected according patient age, gender and problems encountered. The consultations were rated by a single trained rater.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The consultations covered sufficient variety of patient ages, gender balance and problems encountered to achieve validity and the single rater design achieved defensible reliability (generalisability coefficient 0.86).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The module is suitable for further exploration as an optional method for certification or re-certification assessment.
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia. Richard.hays@jcu.edu.au
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hays
authors.forename: Neil
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Spike
authors.forename: Tarun
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sen Gupta
authors.forename: Jane
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hollins
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Veitch
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001315:Australia; D002568:Certification; D004521:Educational Measurement; D005194:Family Practice / Q000193:education*; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D010821:Physicians, Family / Q000193:education / Q000592:standards*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D014743:Videotape Recording