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Oncology<br />

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Professionalism<br />

<strong>The</strong> GP will demonstrate the ability to:<br />

• recognise the need <strong>for</strong> support of family/whānau, carers<br />

and colleagues and describe ways of enabling this<br />

• define confidentiality and personal boundaries <strong>for</strong><br />

each situation, and re-evaluate them as necessary<br />

• discuss the ethical issues that may surround screening<br />

and early detection of asymptomatic disease<br />

• manage inter-professional relationships, including<br />

non-medical ones, such as tohunga<br />

• recognise and enable patient autonomy<br />

• understand and empathise with a patient on their journey<br />

through cancer (diagnosis, treatment and management)<br />

and take steps to support and enable this.<br />

• appraise and discuss alternative or integrative therapies,<br />

including traditional therapies, in an ethical manner while<br />

recognising the goals and needs of the patient<br />

Scholarship<br />

<strong>The</strong> GP will demonstrate the ability to:<br />

• record screening and risk factors <strong>for</strong> cancer<br />

• appraise the risks, benefits and evidence <strong>for</strong><br />

complementary therapies<br />

• reflect on personal knowledge, attitudes and experiences,<br />

identifying areas to explore and develop<br />

• recognise the limitations of an evidence base, particularly<br />

in palliative care<br />

• develop awareness and knowledge of current cancer<br />

treatment trials any patients may be involved in<br />

• take part in ongoing education to up-skill in appropriate<br />

aspects of symptom management.<br />

Context of <strong>General</strong> <strong>Practice</strong><br />

<strong>The</strong> GP will demonstrate the ability to:<br />

• become fully conversant with the National Screening<br />

Programmes and their implementation in practice<br />

• engage with other allied health providers in creating a team<br />

approach to support patients and their family/whānau<br />

• maintain professional relationships with the patient, their<br />

family/wha - nau, carers, other specialist and allied health<br />

providers and community support groups, such as the<br />

Cancer Society<br />

• develop and maintain knowledge of cancers that are<br />

particularly prevalent in <strong>New</strong> <strong>Zealand</strong> and the screening,<br />

treatments <strong>for</strong> and management of them.<br />

www.rnzcgp.org.nz<br />

<strong>Curriculum</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>General</strong> <strong>Practice</strong><br />

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