Harriet Hiscock

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Harriet Hiscock

MBBS, FRACP, MD, Group Leader, Health Services, Centre for Community Child Health, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, Vic; Director, Health Services Research Unit, The Royal Children’s Hospital, Vic; Principal Fellow, Department of Paediatrics, The University of Melbourne, Vic

Caring for kids: Australian general practice registrar confidence in delivering paediatric primary care

This study examines the confidence of general practice registrars in managing paediatric consultations and whether confidence varies by prevocational training type.

Are we preparing Victorian general practice registrars to be confident in all aspects of primary care paediatrics?

Predominantly hospital-based prevocational paediatric training offers limited exposure to – and, thus, confidence in – managing behavioural, mental health and developmental issues.