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We often talk about the initiatives of our first-year students, but those of our residents are just as exciting! This is certainly true of the projects recently undertaken by our general practice residents. As part of their thesis work, six residents have developed innovative websites designed for their peers and practicing healthcare professionals. To learn more about this work, we spoke with Dr. Marie-Catherine REBOUL, associate professor in the University Department of General Medicine (DUMG) and thesis advisor to these residents.
Projects that originated from capstone thesis projects in general practice
After six years of study, our medical students become residents. They are then required to choose a specialty based on their exam results and personal interests. In Montpellier, General Practice is the most popular choice, with nearly 150 new residents each year, all of whom are part of our University Department of General Practice.
To earn their medical degree, residents must, among other requirements, submit a thesis at the conclusion of nearly nine years of study. It was as part of this thesis that Dr. Marie-Catherine REBOUL, several years ago, launched this innovative project with the residents she supervises: the creation of a suite of websites designed for healthcare professionals.
Websites designed based on the scientific method
“This is a project I wanted to ground in a scientific approach,” she says. “Interns volunteering for these projects must therefore conduct a comprehensive literature review prior to the creation of the website.” The data is thus collected, sorted, classified, and finally referenced before being processed in the form of a research question approved by the thesis advisor.
The research question sets the tone for the website: it defines its overall theme and, by extension, its primary objective. “This can encompass various areas, such as diagnostic assistance and screening, the sharing of best practices, the sharing of treatment advice, the sharing of practical guides, and assistance with prescribing,” explains Dr. Reboul.
That brings the total to six websites launched since 2020!
Dermatokid.com, created by Estelle Renart: a website designed to assist in the diagnosis of skin conditions in children aged 0 to 6.
Children who frequently experience skin rashes can present diagnostic challenges for general practitioners. The Dermatokid website provides a diagnostic tool featuring numerous illustrations of skin symptoms commonly observed in children.
- URL: https://dermatokid.com/
- Target audience: residents, general practitioners
- Purpose: Diagnostic aid
- Highlights: the numerous illustrations, the concise practical guides, and the emergency section
- Quality assurance: The website was developed in accordance with the Hodge Sandvik criteria and is listed on the KitMédical website, which features high-quality websites. Regular updates are planned.
- Poster: Download
Depistoeil.com, created by Tibère de Villiers: a website providing support for screening in ophthalmology and primary care
General practitioners rarely have to screen for eye conditions. A lack of equipment or training can make this challenging for them. By providing a screening protocol and practical tools for screening common eye conditions in the office based on the patient’s age, the website offers valuable support to practitioners.
- URL: https://www.depistoeil.com/
- Target audience: General practitioners
- Objective: Screening assistance
- Pros: Screening guidance tailored to the patient’s age or medical condition; Tools available for use in the clinic
- Quality assurance: The website has been reviewed by 27 general practitioners and 2 ophthalmologists. It was developed based on the quality criteria of the Netscoring and Hodge-Sandvik scales.
- Poster: Download
Kineclic.fr, created by Thomas Bonnin: a tool to help understand and prescribe physical therapy treatments
General practitioners rarely communicate with physical therapists. They have little training in physical therapy practices. The Kineclic website helps them better understand physical therapy care and, as a result, improve their practices regarding the referral of such care.
- URL: https://www.kineclic.fr/
- Target audience: General practitioners and all healthcare professionals who prescribe physical therapy
- Objective: To aid in understanding and prescribing
- Pros: review of the basics of physical therapy, review of clinical examinations (videos)
- Quality assurance: The website has been reviewed by general practitioners and approved by experienced physical therapists. Regular updates are planned.
- Poster: Download
Gestrapratique.fr, created by Manon Hériat: a website designed to help general practitioners address common concerns of pregnant women
Pregnant women may need to have part of their prenatal care provided by their primary care physician. The Gestapratique website helps doctors answer their questions.
- URL: https://gestapratique.fr/
- Target audience: Residents, General Practitioners, Midwives
- Objective: To answer common questions about the daily life of a pregnant woman
- Pros: advice on daily life, practical guides for patients available for download
- A seal of quality: The site has been tested by 30 general practitioners. 83% of them find the site useful. Regular updates are planned.
- Poster: Download
Declic-ecrans.com, created by Gauthier Duret: a database of fact sheets on preventing screen misuse among young children
A major social issue, screen time for young children raises questions among new parents. This website compiles all best practices on the subject into concise fact sheets that are easily accessible to both doctors and patients.
- URL: https://www.declic-ecrans.com/
- Target audience: Residents, General Practitioners, Midwives, Parents
- Goal: To answer frequently asked questions from new parents
- Pros: Printable worksheets
- A guarantee of quality: fact sheets developed based on two literature reviews, input from 650 parent testers, and 450 healthcare professional testers. The site is listed on KitMédical, a directory of high-quality websites. Regular updates are planned.
- Poster: Download
Kidprotect.fr, created by Maud Bettenfeld: a website dedicated to preventing, identifying, and addressing child abuse and situations that put children at risk
The website helps doctors and other professionals in the early childhood sector improve their understanding of the risk factors, signs, and symptoms of child abuse, as well as how to address it. With this increased knowledge, professionals are better equipped to identify and prevent child abuse.
- URL: https://kidprotect.fr/
- Target audience: General practitioners, early childhood professionals
- Objective: To share best practices regarding how to handle consultations when abuse is suspected; a practical guide on how to initiate a procedure (reporting concerns, filing a report)
- Pros: Advice on how to conduct yourself during a consultation, easy navigation by topic, resources organized by region
- A mark of quality: The site is listed on KitMédical, a directory of high-quality websites
- Poster: to be published in 2023 as part of a scientific conference.
An initiative featured in *Le Quotidien du Médecin*!
While these websites have been a resounding success since their launch (some sites are currently receiving over 60,000 visits per year as we write this), the scientific rigor with which they were designed has attracted media attention. As a result, the journal *Le Quotidien du Médecin* has highlighted the Dermatokid and Declics-Ecrans websites!
New projects currently in the planning stages
Following the success of these first six projects, Dr. Marie-Catherine Reboul would like to repeat the experience with new residents, focusing on new topics: “I’m thinking of topics such as depression and mental health, as well as sleep disorders.” So, current or future general practice residents, please don’t hesitate to contact Dr. Reboul if these projects interest you!
The SPES (Primary Care, Environment, and Health) program is a training course offered by the Department of General Practice at the Montpellier-Nîmes School of Medicine. A one-day training session for general practice residents, as well as a public lecture, will take place on Thursday, October 13, 2022, on the ADV campus.
SPES, a training project that won the 2021 3rd PRSE award, has been renewed by the ARS
SPES is aenvironmental health training projectprogram for general practice residents. It is part of the call for proposals launched by the Occitanie Regional Health Agency (ARS) as part of the 3rd Regional Health-Environment Plan, of which it is one of the winners. Following asuccess, the ARS proposed a multi-year outlining objectives and resources for a period of 3 years.
SPES is therefore always organized in three stages:
Program for the 2022 Edition
The SPES (Primary Care, Environment, and Health) program is a training initiative organized by the Department of General Practice at the Montpellier-Nîmes School of Medicine and the Avicenne University Multidisciplinary Health Center in Cabestany. A one-day training session for general practice residents, as well as a public lecture, will take place on September 9, 2021.
The origins of the project
It is part of the call for proposals launched by the Occitanie Regional Health Agency (ARS) as part of the 3rd Regional Health and Environment Plan, of which it is one of the winning projects. In particular, it aims to increase public and healthcare professionals’ engagement with environmental health.
Project Organization
To this end, it is organized in three stages:
Learn more about the SPES program
Meeting with the academic advisor
Dr. François Carbonnel, an associate professor at the Department of General Medicine in the Faculty of Medicine of Montpellier-Nîmes and a general practitioner at the Avicenne Medical Practice, has been selected as the winner of the call for proposals organized by the Occitanie Regional Health Agency (ARS).
Why did you decide to launch this Primary Care, Environment, and Health training program?
The environment can pose risks to our communities and our health. This training aims to raise awareness among our colleagues about what environmental health entails. We want to educate them about this still relatively unknown field.
What is the purpose of this new training program?
Through this training, future general practitioners will first be able to identify environmental health risks so that they can treat them. Later, they will be able to predict and prevent them.
Who is this training course intended for?
This training program is primarily intended for residents and faculty in general practice. The goal is to make this program sustainable and effective so that we can offer it on a larger scale and ensure that environmental health issues are addressed across all regions.
September 9
The event will consist of two parts: the first part will focus on training residents and general practice instructors. The second part, open to the general public, will feature a lecture.
Here is the schedule for these two games:
Schedule for the day for residents
Conference program for the general public
Please note that this program is subject to change depending on the health situation.
Every year, the Faculty organizes "Printemps de la Médecine," an event for general practitioners. Due to the current health situation, this fifth edition will be held online. Find all the details in this article!
An event for general practitioners
These sessions provide an opportunity to review all the major medical developments of the year in the morning and to explore best practices in common clinical settings through workshops in the afternoon. Like previous sessions, this event will be submitted to the ANDPC website for accreditation, and the Faculty will handle registrations for physicians wishing to participate. In the meantime, mark this date on your calendar!
For any further information regarding the program or registration procedures, please feel free to contact the office responsible for continuing professional development (CPD) at the Faculty at the following address: med-fmc-dpc@umontpellier.fr.
The program for this 5th edition
The entire event will take place on Zoom. To join the sessions, you must register in advance. Please feel free to contact the office responsible for CPD management at the Faculty at the following address: med-fmc-dpc@umontpellier.fr!
To register, click the link below! The Office of Continuing Medical Education and CME looks forward to seeing many of you there!
“COVID-19: From the Community to the Hospital”: This is the title of the upcoming webinar organized by the faculty teams in the Department of Emergency Medicine, General Practice, and Infectious Diseases in response to the global COVID-19 pandemic. The event will take place on December 10. Find all the details in this article!
COVID-19: From the Community to the Hospital; a webinar organized by the Faculty for residents and physicians
On December 10, 2020, at 7:00 p.m., a webinar will be held for physicians and residents. TheThe webinar’s main theme will be the health crisis and COVID-19: from the community to the hospital.
Designed as a true academic course, this webinar will provide participants with the latest data on the pandemic, enabling them to better understand the management of COVID-19 in their daily practice. The webinar is presented and developed by faculty members specializing in emergency medicine, infectious diseases, and general practice.
Webinar Agenda
Professor Michel Amouyal (Department of General Medicine) will invite Professors Le Moing and Sebbane, as well as Drs. Loubet and Makinson, to speak.
Each presentation will last 20 minutes, followed by a 5-minute discussion on the topic presented.
Replay
This webinar is intended for practicing general practitioners and emergency physicians, as well as residents in those same specialties.
You can watch the recording of this webinar below. Here is the access code: *CtH?6kc
As part of the crisis management efforts surrounding the coronavirus pandemic, the Continuing Medical Education (CME) division is once again hosting a themed webinar for general practitioners and coordinating physicians in nursing homes. This time, Professor Hubert Blain and Dr. Emilie Million will be speaking at the event. Read more in this article.
A remote conference
The conference will take place via video conference on Thursday, April 16, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. A second session of this event will be held on April 21, 2020, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. It is open to all practicing general practitioners, as well as coordinating physicians in nursing homes in the Occitanie region. The theme of this event will be: “COVID-19 Prevention in Nursing Homes: How Best to Apply the ARS Occitanie Recommendations of April 6, 2020, in Practice.” As the number of participants is limited to encourage interaction between attendees and speakers, registration is free but required.
Registration is closed
On the evening's program
The online event will be hosted by Prof. Blain (Gerontology Center at Montpellier University Hospital) and Dr. Emilie Million (Department of General Medicine at the Faculty).
The event will focus on the ARS Occitanie’s recommendations for preventing COVID-19 cases in nursing homes across the region.
A detailed program will be announced soon.
A lecture that will be available to watch later at video.umontpellier.fr
Can’t make it to either of the events? No worries—you can watch the replay below!
Evening of April 16
Event on April 21
