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Issues in urologic education for the GP

This discussion explores the critical issues facing general practitioners (GPs) in urologic education, emphasizing the role of GPs as frontline healthcare providers in men's health. With changing perspectives on procedures such as circumcision and PSA screening, GPs must navigate a complex landscape of knowledge and best practices. The need for timely updates on urologic conditions is heightened by a medico-legal environment that demands thorough understanding. Collaboration with urologists and specialist teams can aid GPs in managing urologic conditions while acknowledging their limitations in covering every aspect of this vast field.

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Issues in urologic education for the GP

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  1. Issues in urologic education for the GP

  2. Scope of Practice-Urology

  3. Urology and the GP • GPs at the frontline • Changing: emphasis on “Men’s Health” • Many controversies remain: e.g. circumcision although largely fallen to only 5% children; PSA screening in the community at 40 years • Challenges: Breadth of knowledge for “best practice” • Medico-legal environment dictating more knowledge in a timely fashion

  4. Scope of Practice-Urology • Urologists want GPs to manage many conditions (or at least initiate management) • Satisfaction from managing common conditions appropriately • The need for learning reflection of complexity in medicine- GPs need to be “mini” specialists in a vast array of fields........unrealistic to know EVERYTHING • Urologists and their team “ready to help and assist” due to time and complexity constraints they realise face GPs

  5. UroGP in 2013 • Broad number of topics (but cannot cover it all) • Grasp of the “current thinking” and new technologies in the field of urology • Role of specialist nurses and physiotherapists in many facets of urology • Interactive day • Questions- “Adult learning” involves enquiry

  6. THANK YOU!

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