Setting Standards The RACGP Quality Assurance and Continuing Professional Development program aims to assist GPs in Australia maintain and improve the quality of care they give to patients and guarantee the highest possible standards of care to the community. Effective CPD requires needs assessment, clear learning objectives, appropriate learning methods, reinforcement and evaluation. Other strategies such as quality assurance, audit, academic detailing, consensus conferences and clinical guidelines development have also proved effective in improving doctors' performance and patient health outcomes. Strategies which combine several approaches, appear to be the most successful. The site provides an overview of:
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