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Perspectives on expert generalist practice among Japanese family doctor educators: a qualitative study

Makoto Kaneko, Ai Oishi, Noriaki Sawa, Greg Irving and Yasuki Fujinuma
BJGP Open 2021; 5 (3): BJGPO.2021.0011. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2021.0011
Makoto Kaneko
1 Lecturer, Department of Health Data Science, Yokohama City University, Kanagawa, Japan
2 Department of Family and Community Medicine, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Shizuoka, Japan
MD, PhD
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Ai Oishi
3 Family Doctor, Primary Palliative Care Research Group, Usher Institute of Population Health Sciences and Informatics, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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Noriaki Sawa
4 GP Partner, Riverside Medical Centre, Castleford, UK
MBChB, MRCGP
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Greg Irving
5 Senior Lecturer, General Practice, Health Research Institute, Edge Hill University, Ormskirk, UK
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Yasuki Fujinuma
6 Family Doctor, Centre for Family Medicine Development, Japanese Health and Welfare Co-operative Federation, Tokyo, Japan
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    Figure 1. Japanese family doctors’ perspectives on expert generalist practice (EGP)

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  • What is the significance of EGP?Would EGP have any impact on primary care in Japan?Do you think you practise EGP? If so, in what situations?How would you teach EGP? Do you teach it?Are there any barriers to practising or teaching EGP? How do you overcome these barriers?What would you like to learn about EGP?What would you like to add to the EGP lecture we presented today?
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    Table 1. Participants’ characteristics
    GroupParticipant IDAge, yearsSexClinical experience, yearsPositionCertificationNumber of alumni in the programme
    A136F10–14Associate directorFM10–19
    A238M10–14DirectorFM0–9
    A335M10–14Associate directorFM10–19
    A439M10–14Associate directorFM0–9
    A535M10–14Associate directorFM≥50
    B653M≥20DirectorNone0–9
    B750M≥20DirectorNone10–19
    B837M10–14DirectorGIM,Rheumatology0–9
    B943M15–19DirectorHome care medicine0–9
    C1048M≥20DirectorFM, GIM,Home care medicine0–9
    C1147M≥20DirectorGIM,Geriatrics0–9
    C1243M15–19DirectorFM, GIM30–39
    C1339M15–19Associate directorFM20–29
    C1444M10–14Associate directorFM, GIM0–9
    D1547M≥20DirectorNone0–9
    D1644M15–19DirectorGIM, Diabetes0–9
    D1742M15–19DirectorHome care medicine0–9
    D1852M15–19AttendingNone0–9
    • FM
      Family medicine
      GIM
      General internal medicine
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