title: Making a difference - are you game?
abstract: Many 'bag carrying' general practitioners believe there is a gulf between the ivory tower of academia and the coalface of every day general practice. However, there are ways to share common ground. Many GPs are searching for an extra rewarding dimension to clinical work. They see things happening in their practice, have opinions, make changes and like to have a forum to discuss these thoughts with other like-minded GPs and primary care academics.
authors.affiliation: General Practice and Primary Health Care Academic Centre, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. m.temple-smith@unimelb.edu.au
authors.forename: Meredith
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Temple-Smith
authors.forename: Malcolm
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Clark
authors.forename: Marie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pirotta
mesh_terms: D001071:Appointments and Schedules; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D058006:General Practice; D058005:General Practitioners; D006801:Humans; D010821:Physicians, Family; D011320:Primary Health Care; D012106:Research; D012107:Research Design