title: The implementation of a practice management programme for family medicine residents in Qatar.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this study was to measure the effectiveness of introducing a full five-day practice management (PM) training workshop based on selected Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) competencies; professionalism, interpersonal and communication skills, practice-based learning and improvement (PBLI), and system-based practice.
  
  
  METHODS
  The study used pre-post study design. A total of 39 family medicine residents in Qatar were included in this study. The outcomes of interest were the level of change in the selected ACGME competencies. Pre- vs. post-workshop scores as well as change in scores of quarterly formative assessment were analysed using paired T-test.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The overall improvement in post-programme scores compared to pre-programme scores was 9.8% (p-value < 0.001). The PGY1 Group showed the most significant improvement with a score difference of 18.6% (p-value < 0.001). In self-assessment of skills, the main improvement was in writing objectives and time management skills (p-value < 0.001). The residents showed greater improvements in scores related to communication skills specifically in communicating effectively with patients (p-value = 0.032) as well as in specified skills among system-based practices; specifically in effectively using health resources (p-value < 0.001) and in co-ordinating patient care (p-value < 0.001).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Implementing a full five-days PM training workshop had resulted in moderate improvements in residents' score in selected ACGME competencies. A longer study on whether the effects of the programme on residents' sustained performance and applicability in practice is required.
authors.affiliation: a Family Medicine Training Programme , Primary Health Care Corporation (PHCC) , Doha , Qatar.
authors.forename: Noora
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Al-Mutawa
authors.affiliation: a Family Medicine Training Programme , Primary Health Care Corporation (PHCC) , Doha , Qatar.
authors.forename: Hisham
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Elmahdi
authors.affiliation: b School of Medicine , Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) , Dublin , Ireland.
authors.forename: Pauline
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Joyce
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004503:Education, Medical, Graduate / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005194:Family Practice / Q000193:education*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D005791:Patient Care; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D011216:Practice Management, Medical; D011780:Qatar; D012647:Self-Assessment; D017748:Time Management; D014956:Writing
keywords: ACGME; Practice management; family medicine; residents