This guide provides a quick-reference guide to General Practices considering or currently providing health care services to people from a refugee background. It is not an exhaustive list but aims to serve as a tool to support health care for this population group and the development of appropriate primary care services.
The Competency Standards Framework (the Framework) establishes recommended and optimal cultural responsiveness competency standards for clinicians in all healthcare settings. The Framework is aimed exclusively at clinicians and inform the development of clinical education, training, professional development curricula and competency standards for clinicians.
The Refugee Health Assessment Template 2018 is informed by the Recommendations for comprehensive post-arrival health assessment for people of refugee-like backgrounds’ (ASID/RHeaNA, 2016). It considers the primary care context including workflow and whole of practice approaches and aims to assist primary care providers to deliver high quality on arrival health care for people from refugee backgrounds.
The curriculum and syllabus describe the key competency and learning outcomes of GP education. It informs the development and delivery of training programs including CPD and guides learners by suggesting learning modalities and educational resources as they work towards Fellowship. It also serves as a guide to assist with remediation and GPs returning to work after absence.
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