Table 1 The 40-week curriculum of “Weekly Clinical Updates on Primary Care Medicine” for general practice in this study
Week | Content | Construct of Curriculum in this study Sources: textbooks of general practice [17, 18] reviewed by: a Technical Assistant from World Organization of Family Medicine [19] |
|---|---|---|
0 | Pre test | Construct of assessment Source: family practice specialty examination board review [21] |
0 | Technical meeting on the method of the course, the lesson plan (based on experiential learning cycles), the formation of small group learning community and introducing guidelines for critical appraisals | Foundations of family medicine |
1 | Promotion and prevention overview (the natural history of illnesses and continuity of care) | |
2 | General practice principles (the power of better communication skills for better health care services) | |
3 | ‘Ready to work’ (understanding social determinant of health and ‘bio-psycho-socio-cultural-spiritual’ background) | |
4 | Prevention of Fe deficiency in young women and pregnancy | Women’s health |
5 | Prevention of hypertension in pregnant mother | |
6 | Clinical management of TORCH infection in pregnancy | |
7 | “Healthy baby—serene mother—happy family” (antenatal care) | |
8 | Smart patient—proper family planning devices | |
9 | HPV vaccination and early detection of cervical cancer | |
10 | Early detection of breast tumor and cancer | |
11 | Effective management of vaginal discharge | |
12 | Healthy kid (under five)—adequate nutrition | Child’s health |
13 | Healthy kid—complete vaccination | |
14 | Clinical management of dehydration in acute diarrhoea in children | |
15 | Clinical management of convulsion in children | |
16 | Clinical management of anxiety and depressions in primary care settings | Mental health |
17 | Comprehensive management of post-traumatic stress disorder | |
18 | Early detection and long-term effective treatment of schizophrenia at primary care settings | |
19 | Understanding epidemiology of mental disorders | |
20 | Evidence-based practice on ‘headache’ | Neurology problems |
21 | Rational therapy on Bell’s Palsy and other peripheral neurology disorders | |
22 | Prevention and prompt treatment of STROKE | |
23 | Comprehensive care for elderly people | Adulthood, elderly and chronic care |
24 | Clinical management of arthritis | |
25 | Clinical management of TB patients and minimize the drugs side effects and resistance | |
26 | Evidence-based practice on asthma and COPD | |
27 | Screening and managing diabetes type II | |
28 | Up-to-date of managing diabetics ulcers | |
29 | Proper nutrition for metabolic syndrome | |
30 | Effective management of hypertension | |
31 | Complementary alternative medicine | |
32 | Evidence-based practice on abdominal pain | Acute care, surgery and infections |
33 | Are you at risks of prostate hyperplasia or cancer? | |
34 | Emergency of heart disorders | |
35 | HIV and voluntary counselling and testing (concern for disadvantage population) | |
36 | ‘5 days’ fever and its differential diagnosis in Indonesian settings | |
37 | Effective treatment on ‘burn’ | |
Early detection on blindness risks (cataract, glaucoma, diabetes retinopathies) | Sensory organs (EYE) | |
38 | Rational therapy on ‘common cold’ | Sensory organs (ENT) |
39 | Early detection on nasopharyngeal cancers | |
40 | Understanding leprosies for diagnosis and treatment at primary care settings and selection of topical treatment for dermatitis | Sensory organs (skin care) |
41 | Post-test | Construct of assessment Source: family practice specialty examination board review [21] |