Learners’ experiences of an enhanced surgical skills training program for family physicians
Background: Family Physicians with Enhanced Surgical Skills (FPESS) have sustained rural operative care, including local access to caesarean section, in many communities across rural Canada and internationally. The contemporary role of FPESS within the health system, however, has not been without ch...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:82f0b35737d740419733fe21da3fcf52 2023-05-15T17:46:43+02:00 Learners’ experiences of an enhanced surgical skills training program for family physicians Jude Kornelsen Brian Geller Fred Janke Stuart Iglesias 2018-11-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.36834/cmej.43107 https://doaj.org/article/82f0b35737d740419733fe21da3fcf52 EN FR eng fre Canadian Medical Education Journal https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/cmej/article/view/43107 https://doaj.org/toc/1923-1202 doi:10.36834/cmej.43107 1923-1202 https://doaj.org/article/82f0b35737d740419733fe21da3fcf52 Canadian Medical Education Journal, Vol 9, Iss 4 (2018) family physician with enhanced surgical skills rural surgery rural medical education Education (General) L7-991 Medicine (General) R5-920 article 2018 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.36834/cmej.43107 2022-12-31T14:31:15Z Background: Family Physicians with Enhanced Surgical Skills (FPESS) have sustained rural operative care, including local access to caesarean section, in many communities across rural Canada and internationally. The contemporary role of FPESS within the health system, however, has not been without challenges. The 12-month Prince Albert Enhanced Surgical Skills (ESS) program intakes two learners a year and is one of only two accredited programs in Canada offering a scope of surgical practice beyond operative delivery. Methods: This paper highlights the results of an evaluation of graduates’ experiences of training and the post-training environment. Graduates were practicing in Western and Northern Canada after completing the ESS training program, specifically in British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba, and the Northwest Territories. Results: Findings suggest the overall success of the program in meeting learners’ needs. There was a close match between the training curriculum and post-training practice. Conclusion: The findings from the post training experience suggest that sustainability of ESS is linked to 1) creating pathways to privileges between the ESS community and the Health Authorities, 2) building functional and trusting relationships with surgical specialists, and 3) creating a web of accessible effective rurally appropriate surgical Continuing Professional Development (CDP). Ongoing CPD is identified as essential in increasing the comfort of FPESS. Article in Journal/Newspaper Northwest Territories Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Northwest Territories Canada British Columbia ENVELOPE(-125.003,-125.003,54.000,54.000) Canadian Medical Education Journal 9 4 e46 58 |
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Background: Family Physicians with Enhanced Surgical Skills (FPESS) have sustained rural operative care, including local access to caesarean section, in many communities across rural Canada and internationally. The contemporary role of FPESS within the health system, however, has not been without challenges. The 12-month Prince Albert Enhanced Surgical Skills (ESS) program intakes two learners a year and is one of only two accredited programs in Canada offering a scope of surgical practice beyond operative delivery. Methods: This paper highlights the results of an evaluation of graduates’ experiences of training and the post-training environment. Graduates were practicing in Western and Northern Canada after completing the ESS training program, specifically in British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba, and the Northwest Territories. Results: Findings suggest the overall success of the program in meeting learners’ needs. There was a close match between the training curriculum and post-training practice. Conclusion: The findings from the post training experience suggest that sustainability of ESS is linked to 1) creating pathways to privileges between the ESS community and the Health Authorities, 2) building functional and trusting relationships with surgical specialists, and 3) creating a web of accessible effective rurally appropriate surgical Continuing Professional Development (CDP). Ongoing CPD is identified as essential in increasing the comfort of FPESS. |
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