How effective and acceptable is Web 2.0 Balint group participation for general practitioners and general practitioner registrars in regional Australia? A pilot study

Australian Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 16-22

  Koppe, Hilton ^a   van de Mortel, Thea F ^b,c   Ahern, Christine M ^a  

^a North Coast GP Training Ltd   (Australia)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Rural GP; Rural workforce issue; Rural remote GP and rural medicine education; Telehealth telemedicine; Workforce

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; EVALUATION STUDY; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INTERNET; MEDICAL STAFF; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; GENERAL PRACTITIONERS; HOSPITALS, RURAL; HUMANS; INTERNET; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; MIDDLE AGED; PROGRAM EVALUATION; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84958773774     PISSN: 10385282     EISSN: 14401584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ajr.12212     Document Type: Article

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