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

R Renal Curriculum and Urology for General Practice
Scholarship
The GP will demonstrate the ability to:
• use opportunities to attend professional development
and update themself and their team
• particularly when there is pressure or limited availability
of services.
• audit their practice in relation to renal diseaseact as
advocate for the patient in writing referrals
Context of General Practice
The GP will demonstrate the ability to:
• identify groups vulnerable to renal disease within the
practice population
• access services for home dialysis and, in rural areas in
particular, discuss travel and other barriers to dialysis
• identify and use other providers of patient information
and support for renal disease and incontinence
• implement screening programmes as appropriate locally
or nationally for urological conditions, such as prostate
conditions
• describe resources provided by hospitals and secondary
care in the local area
• consider the impact of renal disease on occupation,
needing time for dialysis.
Management
The GP will demonstrate the ability to:
• discuss chronic disease management funding and how
this is used in the practice
• provide leadership in the practice team in reducing
inequalities in care for patients with renal conditions
• describe local guidelines for managing renal disease and
other conditions, such as general practitioner access to
CTU for renal stones
• provide resources to patients to help inform them about
renal and urological conditions.
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Curriculum for General Practice