Parker Magin, Anna Ralston, Alison Fielding, Elizabeth Holliday, Michael Tran, Amanda Tapley, Mieke van Driel, Jean Ball, Dominica Moad, Ben Mitchell, Katie Fisher, Kristen FitzGerald, Neil Spike, Rachel Turner, Andrew Davey
PURPOSE: 'Low-value' clinical care and medical services are 'questionable' activities, being more likely to cause harm than good or with disproportionately low benefit relative to cost. This study examined the predictive ability of the QUestionable In Training Clinical Activities Index (QUIT-CAI) for general practice (GP) registrars' (trainees') performance in Australian GP Fellowship examinations (licensure/certification examinations for independent GP). METHODS: The study was nested in ReCEnT, an ongoing cohort study in which Australian GP registrars document their in-consultation clinical practice...
January 31, 2024: Postgraduate Medical Journal