An analysis of the clinical practice of emergency medicine in emergency centres in the Western Cape

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dc.contributor.authorCohen, Kirsten Lesleyen_ZA
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dc.date.issued2010en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes abstract.en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractTo determine whether the current South African Emergency Medicine Curriculum is appropriate for the burden of disease seen by registrars in Cape Town Emergency Centres, a cross- sectional retrospective audit of 1283 clinical presentations from three secondary level ECs in Cape Town was done. The type of clinical presentations, investigations done and procedures per- formed were analysed. Basic descriptives are presented. The curriculum did not cover all the clinical conditions, procedures and investigations encountered by EM registrars in Cape Town. There were also multiple categories in the curriculum that were not encountered in EM practice at all. The investigations section correlated particularly poorly with the skills needed for the burden of disease seen in ECs in Cape Town. The curriculum should be redrafted guided by a practice analysis of EM.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationCohen, K. L. (2010). <i>An analysis of the clinical practice of emergency medicine in emergency centres in the Western Cape</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Division of Emergency Medicine. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10276en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationCohen, Kirsten Lesley. <i>"An analysis of the clinical practice of emergency medicine in emergency centres in the Western Cape."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Division of Emergency Medicine, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10276en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationCohen, K. 2010. An analysis of the clinical practice of emergency medicine in emergency centres in the Western Cape. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Cohen, Kirsten Lesley AB - To determine whether the current South African Emergency Medicine Curriculum is appropriate for the burden of disease seen by registrars in Cape Town Emergency Centres, a cross- sectional retrospective audit of 1283 clinical presentations from three secondary level ECs in Cape Town was done. The type of clinical presentations, investigations done and procedures per- formed were analysed. Basic descriptives are presented. The curriculum did not cover all the clinical conditions, procedures and investigations encountered by EM registrars in Cape Town. There were also multiple categories in the curriculum that were not encountered in EM practice at all. The investigations section correlated particularly poorly with the skills needed for the burden of disease seen in ECs in Cape Town. The curriculum should be redrafted guided by a practice analysis of EM. DA - 2010 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2010 T1 - An analysis of the clinical practice of emergency medicine in emergency centres in the Western Cape TI - An analysis of the clinical practice of emergency medicine in emergency centres in the Western Cape UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10276 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/10276
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationCohen KL. An analysis of the clinical practice of emergency medicine in emergency centres in the Western Cape. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Division of Emergency Medicine, 2010 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10276en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDivision of Emergency Medicineen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Health Sciencesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherEmergency Medicineen_ZA
dc.titleAn analysis of the clinical practice of emergency medicine in emergency centres in the Western Capeen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
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