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Audits show that specialist paediatric training programmes are sensitive to medical, staffing and economic changes
- Source :
- Acta Paediatrica. 105:701-704
- Publication Year :
- 2016
- Publisher :
- Wiley, 2016.
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Abstract
- AIM In Finland, specialist paediatrics training is led by university hospitals, but half of it is carried out in regional central hospitals. We audited the training provided by four regional central hospitals in the tertiary care area covered by Tampere University Hospital, in 2003, 2008 and 2015. METHODS The audits comprised hospital visits and discussions with the chief doctor of the paediatric clinic, the trainees and the specialists who trained them. A modified version of the European Union of Medical Specialists 1997 protocol was used, and the key areas that performed poorly in the audits were followed up. RESULTS In 2008 and 2015, most of the key follow-up issues had improved, but two main areas in need of further development were identified in 2015. These were that educational objectives should be clarified, and their implementation systemically followed up, and that trainees should spend more time working in outpatient settings. CONCLUSION Since 2003, a marked improvement had taken place in the paediatric training provided by regional central hospitals, partly because of the increase in paediatric specialist resources. This study underlines the importance of repeat audits and the need for co-opera-tion between the university hospital and regional hospitals, including regular visits.
- Subjects :
- Medical Audit
medicine.medical_specialty
Quality management
Paediatric clinic
business.industry
Staffing
Internship and Residency
General Medicine
Audit
University hospital
Pediatrics
Quality Improvement
Tertiary care
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
030225 pediatrics
Family medicine
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
medicine
Medical training
media_common.cataloged_instance
030212 general & internal medicine
European union
business
media_common
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 08035253
- Volume :
- 105
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Acta Paediatrica
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....d6a9fa0b0839c22d866eec195ab1a3c3