Curriculum for General Practice - The Royal New Zealand College ...

P Curriculum Population and for General Public Health Practice
Professionalism
The GP will demonstrate the ability to:
• advocate in relation to determinants of health, providing
equitable access to interventions that are available
• describe the principles of ‘cold chain’ management and
the protocols within the practice
• describe the privacy issues that relate to contact tracing
• describe the infection control activities within their own
practice, such as sterilisation and hand-washing
• describe the protocols within the practice for containment
of infectious diseases and providing protection for the
practice team and other patients
• undertake whole-practice training in managing significant
events, cold chain management and pandemic or
emergency planning.
Scholarship
The GP will demonstrate the ability to:
• write appropriate referrals to services involved with
public health
• appraise evidence on public and population health issues
and apply this to their practice, recognising the central
role general practice has in improving outcomes
• describe the process for notifying infectious diseases
and access resources to aid the process
• undertake regular audit of screening programmes within
the practice and describe ways to improve outcomes
from screening.
Context of General Practice
The GP will demonstrate the ability to:
• describe the Ministry of Health targets for population
health outcomes
• describe the various public health services available in
the area
• explore the role and activities of the local PHO in
improving population health
• discuss the role of the medical officer of health
• describe the activities undertaken by and targets for the
National Screening Unit and the involvement of primary
care in meeting these targets
• access immigration services in their local area.
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Curriculum for General Practice