In-depth exploration of whole person care in medicine, leading to the consideration of what constitutes quality in general practice. Modules include hope, loss and suffering, knowing how we practice and patient safety in primary care.
This paper builds on the understandings and insights about medical practice gained
from GENA820. It is a paper for those who like to be challenged.
Modules include
- uncertainty, adverse patient outcomes and patient safety;
- palliative and end of life care; and
- professionalism in practice.
There are two residential workshops in Dunedin.
| Paper title | Advanced Nature of General Practice |
|---|---|
| Paper code | GENA822 |
| Subject | General Practice |
| EFTS | 0.125 |
| Points | 15 points |
| Teaching period | Semester 2 (Distance learning) |
| Domestic Tuition Fees (NZD) | $1,509.38 |
| International Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website. |
- Restriction
- GENX 822
- Limited to
- PGCertGP, PGCertPHC, PGDipGP, PGDipHealSc, PGDipPHC, PGDipRPHP, MHealSc
- Eligibility
Suitable for health professionals from a range of disciplines.
- Contact
- gp.postgrad@otago.ac.nz
- More information link
- Teaching staff
- Paper Structure
There are three modules for this paper:
- Palliative and end of life care in primary care
- Patient safety in primary care
- Professionalism.
- Teaching Arrangements
This second semester Distance Learning paper is a combination of remote and in-person teaching. There are two residential workshops in Dunedin and several audioconferences. Residentials may be held online depending on pandemic restrictions.
- Textbooks
- Cunningham W and Wilson H. Being a doctor: understanding medical practice. 2013. Otago University Press; Dunedin.
- Graduate Attributes Emphasised
- Lifelong learning, Critical thinking, Research, Self-motivation, Teamwork.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes. - Learning Outcomes
Students who successfully complete the paper can expect to find an increased resilience to some of the more challenging situations in modern clinical practice such as adverse outcomes and patient safety, end of life care and professionalism.
