Perceptions of medical advisers on ICF core-sets' use for evaluating work incapacity related to back pain in French-speaking Belgium.

Background: There is willingness in Europe to implement the use of a biopsychosocial model such as the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) for assessing work incapacity.

Objective: A preliminary study was conducted to investigate the perceptions of medical advisers on the value of structuring clients' biopsychosocial information in an ICF-based report.

Method: A sample (n = 101) received a perception questionnaire after watching two comparative videos based on a clinical case.

Short- and Long-Term Evaluation of General Practitioners' Competences After a Training in Melanoma Diagnosis: Refresher Training Sessions May Be Needed.

General practitioners (GPs) are first-line clinicians in melanoma diagnosis. It is, therefore, important to ensure that they maintain their melanoma diagnostic accuracy over time. The objective of this study was to assess the short- and long-term competences of GPs after a training session in naked-eye melanoma diagnosis.

In Brief: Validity of Case Summaries in Written Examinations of Clinical Reasoning.

Unlabelled: Construct: The purpose of this study was to provide initial evidence of the validity of written case summaries as assessments of clinical problem representation in a classroom setting.

Background: To solve clinical problems, clinicians must gain a clear representation of the issues. In the clinical setting, oral case presentations-or summaries-are used to assess learners' ability to gather, synthesize, and "translate" pertinent case information.

The perception of the clinical relevance of the MDS-Home Care(C) tool by trainers in general practice in Belgium.

Background: comprehensive geriatric assessment has been advocated as an effective way to first identify multidimensional needs and second to establish priorities for organizing an individual health care plan for community-dwelling elderly. This paper reports on the perception of an internationally evaluated assessment system for use in community care programmes, the Minimal Data Set-Home Care (MDS-HC), by a group of experienced GP trainers.

Objective: the primary study aim was to determine the perception of a standardized home care assessment system (MDS-HC) by GP trainers in terms of acceptability, perceived clinical relevance, care planning empowerment and valorization of the GP.

A novel assessment of an evidence-based practice course using an authentic assignment.

Background: Evidence-based practice (EBP) is now a component of most medical curricula. Summative assessment instruments are often of debatable quality, do not cover the full spectrum of EBP or lack authenticity.

Aim: To develop and evaluate the quality of an authentic assessment instrument for use in summative assessment of general practice trainees.