How well are general practice trainees prepared for paediatric prescribing?
OBJECTIVE
We invited 232 General Practice Trainees to complete an on-line questionnaire to assess how they rated their training for the task of paediatric prescribing and therapeutics in the community.


RESULTS
Of the 166 (71%) respondents who completed the questionnaire, 26.5% recalled specific teaching about paediatric prescribing and 59.6% covering one or more relevant topic during their undergraduate years. Undertaking a paediatric post during vocational training was associated with greater prescribing confidence (P < 0.001); however, 35% of respondents were not intending to undertake such a post.


CONCLUSIONS
This study suggests that many GP trainees perceive their paediatric prescribing training as inadequate.
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Institute of Applied Health Sciences, NHS Education for Scotland, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK.
Taylor
Michael W
MW
Helms
Peter J
PJ
McLay
James S
JS
D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards*; D011307:Drug Prescriptions / Q000592:standards*; D004504:Education, Medical, Undergraduate / Q000592:standards*; D005194:Family Practice; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000193:education* / Q000592:standards; D011247:Pregnancy; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires