OBJECTIVES To determine how many General Practice (GP) Registrars in the London Deanery taught medical students during their final year of training. For those who did teach, to evaluate their experiences and for those who did not, to identify perceived barriers to teaching. DESIGN Cross sectional survey of GP Registrars in the London Deanery completing their training in August 2010. SETTING...

We have evaluated the available medical care to sports divers by a postal questionnaire sent to consultants and senior registrars in Accident and Emergency medicine in the UK, assessing their training in underwater medicine. Replies were received from 60 of 96 consultants (63%) and 32 of 58 (55%) senior registrars. Thirty-two per cent of consultants and 50% of senior registrars had previous per...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to survey the knowledge of registrars in emergency medicine and orthopedics on 5 common injuries to the foot and ankle and compare this knowledge, and self-reported confidence in giving it, with that of consultants and physiotherapists of various levels of experience. DESIGN An online survey was used to gather the information using scenario-based open and c...

BACKGROUND Little is known about the perceived learning needs of Australian general practice (GP) registrars in relation to the quality use of medicines (QUM) or the difficulties experienced when learning to prescribe. This study aimed to address this gap. METHODS GP registrars' perceived learning needs were investigated through an online national survey, interviews and focus groups. Medical ...

With the population ageing, it is imperative for training practices to provide general practice registrars (GPRs) with sound experience in managing the health problems of older persons, especially chronic conditions. However, it is reported that a significant proportion of these patients will be resistant to consulting registrars, with concerns regarding disruption of continuity of care being a...

Julie Johnson: Communication is our number one strategy. Our patient accounting team meets quarterly to identify and communicate the top 10 list of denials. Once we’ve identified critical bill stoppers, we set up specific edits that are automatically generated. Also, we set accuracy goals by facility and registrar longevity. In addition, we link our registration accuracy to patient safety, beca...