The Health Professions Council of South Africa requires all Health Practitioners to
complete accredited learning opportunities, and provide proof thereof, for the purpose
of updating their knowledge and acquire new skills. Continuing Professional
Development is the chosen model, which has a goal of holistic development of
practitioners. The Department of Family Medicine, University of the Free State,
provides such opportunities through Refresher Courses, which covers common fields of
interest over a period of three years.
The goal of this study was to find reasons and possible solutions for the perceived lack
of interest in these Refresher Course learning opportunities and to determine how the
Department of Family Medicine could adapt their education strategy to meet the needs
of General Practitioners.
A cross-sectional study design was chosen, by which a questionnaire was posted to
randomly chosen participant in the Free State Province. The needs and preferences of
General Practitioners regarding their continuous development were queried and factors
influencing their usage of learning opportunities were assessed. The study revealed that General Practitioners still prefer a lecture form of presentation
in large or small groups. They prefer the current format to continue, but find it difficult
to leave their practices unattended. There is a slight movement towards training
opportunities on computer. Thus, although the current format should not change, the
Department of Family Medicine should consider strategies to accommodate those who
find it difficult to attend.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:ufs/oai:etd.uovs.ac.za:etd-02282014-105716 |
| Date | 28 February 2014 |
| Creators | Botes, Petrus Johannes |
| Contributors | Prof WJ Steinberg, Dr J Bezuidenhout |
| Publisher | University of the Free State |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | en-uk |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Source | http://etd.uovs.ac.za//theses/available/etd-02282014-105716/restricted/ |
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