ID-5184 Wonca Abstracts supplement A-K 13-10-23 - Flipbook - Page 315
WONCA 2023 Supplement 1: WONCA 2023 abstracts (A–K)
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The competency level and training needs of a city’s GPs in
southern China: A self-reported cross-sectional survey
Miss Lingyan Jiang, Qingfeng Du, Ning Wang, Qingju Huang
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Centre of General Practice, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital, Southern Medical University
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Introduction
The Chinese health system is facing a reform with more emphasis on primary care services. General
practitioners (GPs) play a principal role in this healthcare transition. However, their quality and
quantity require great improvement. Understanding the current level of competency of GPs and their
educational needs should provide implications for the strengthening of the workforce.
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Methods
An online cross-sectional population-based survey on the GPs’ competency level and their training
needs was conducted in a city located in southern China. An existing self-reported questionnaire
with 12 dimensions and a 10-point Likert scoring system developed by Ying Han was adopted. An
additional question list was constructed to collect GPs’ general information and training needs.
Results
Of 2581 medical doctors with a GP registration in total, 2043 returned valid responses. The average
competency score in general was 7.43. Relatively varying scores were given to different dimensions
as the highest score was for ‘professional attainment’ and lowest was for ‘teaching and research’.
Competency levels relating to the items of ‘publishing research paper’, ‘reading of international
scientific literature’, ‘English speaking’ and ‘research paper writing in English’ were perceived low.
Nearly half the GPs recognised the essence of competency-oriented education and training and
expressed an urgent need for improvement of their clinical diagnosis and treatment skills. Only 1.17%
of GPs needed to improve their humanistic care abilities.
Discussion
The GPs gave high rating to their competencies in general, but believed that they had better abilities in
medical or clinical aspects compared to those relating to teaching, research and English language. The
recognition of essence of competence-orientated education and training indicates opportunities for the
initiation of education and training programs. There is a need to raise their awareness of strengthening
competencies relating to human factors given holistic primary care is to be provided to the clients.
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