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Niro Siriwardena

@nsiriwardena.bsky.social
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emeritus professor university of lincoln, retired GP, #AcademicSky, #MedSky, #PHEMSky, orcid.org/0000-0003-2484-8201, quality improvement, implementation science, primary care, sleep, prehospital care, EMS, mentor, musician and gardener

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Niro Siriwardena @nsiriwardena.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Looking forward to performing this wonderful programme with our fantastic conductor and soloist!
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Niro Siriwardena @nsiriwardena.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Looking forward to performing this wonderful programme with our fantastic conductor and soloist!
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Niro Siriwardena @nsiriwardena.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Looking forward to performing tomorrow evening!
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Niro Siriwardena @nsiriwardena.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Latest from Same day and urgent care (SURGE: surgeworkforce.uk) Workforce Research Partnership: Mapping same day, urgent and emergency care services across the UK: a mixed methods study protocol @bmj.com @sarah-voss.bsky.social doi.org/10.1136/bmjo...
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Lincoln Pro Musica Orchestra @lincpromusica.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
Next Lincoln Pro Musica Orchestra concert on Tues 12 May 7.30pm at Lincoln County Assembly Rooms - not to be missed! - featuring Mozart Symphony 31 "Paris, Mahler "Adagietto" from 5th Symphony & Beethoven "Creatures of Prometheus" #LincsConnect #WhatsonLincoln get your tickets soon at bit.ly/4bWdKpw
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Niro Siriwardena @nsiriwardena.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
Clinical and cost effectiveness of nurse led-structured management of diarrhoea predominant irritable bowel syndrome in primary care (Lincolnshire POACHER study); a randomised control trial - alternative diagnoses common and treatable - preprint version now online link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Clinical and cost effectiveness of nurse led-structured management of diarrhoea predominant irritable bowel syndrome in primary care (Lincolnshire POACHER study); a randomised control trial - BMC Prim...
BMC Primary Care - Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is common and impairs quality of life. IBS is usually diagnosed using symptom-based criteria. Treatment leads to remission in < 50%. A...
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Niro Siriwardena @nsiriwardena.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
Clinical and cost effectiveness of nurse led-structured management of diarrhoea predominant irritable bowel syndrome in primary care (Lincolnshire POACHER study); a randomised control trial - alternative diagnoses common and treatable - preprint version now online link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com
Clinical and cost effectiveness of nurse led-structured management of diarrhoea predominant irritable bowel syndrome in primary care (Lincolnshire POACHER study); a randomised control trial - BMC Prim...
BMC Primary Care - Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is common and impairs quality of life. IBS is usually diagnosed using symptom-based criteria. Treatment leads to remission in < 50%. A...
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Lincoln Pro Musica Orchestra @lincpromusica.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Join us for our next Lincoln Pro Musica Orchestra concert (last performance sold out!) Tues 12 May 7.30pm at Lincoln County Assembly Rooms for Mozart Symphony 31 "Paris, Mahler "Adagietto" from 5th Symphony & Beethoven "Creatures of Prometheus" #LincsConnect #WhatsonLincoln tickets at bit.ly/4bWdKpw
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Lincoln Pro Musica Orchestra @lincpromusica.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
Thank you to our wonderful audience for last Saturday's performance of Brahms Violin Concerto and Mendelssohn's 'Scottish’ Symphony! Next concert at County Assembly Rooms on Tues 12 May 7.30pm Mozart 'Paris' Symphony No. 31, Mahler ‘Adagietto’ and Beethoven ‘Creatures of Prometheus’ bit.ly/46Wctxc
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Lincoln Pro Musica Orchestra
Discover Lincoln Pro Musica, the leading chamber orchestra in Lincoln, UK. Experience classical excellence in our concerts and events across Lincolnshire. Join us for an unforgettable musical journey.
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Lincoln Pro Musica Orchestra @lincpromusica.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Enjoy a Spring treat with LPMO (www.lincoln-promusica.org.uk) on Sat 7 March 2026 7.30pm at Lincoln County Assembly Rooms with the wonderful Brahms Violin Concerto (soloist Anne Harvey-Nagl) and Mendelssohn's 'Scottish’ Symphony #LincsConnect #WhatsonLincoln book your tickets now! via bit.ly/4qngxy3
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Lincoln Pro Musica Orchestra @lincpromusica.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
JUST 3 WEEKS TO GO! On Sat 7 March 2026 7.30pm LPMO (lincoln-promusica.org.uk) at Lincoln County Assembly Room: experience the romance of Brahms Violin Concerto with soloist Anne Harvey-Nagl and Mendelssohn's 'Scottish’ Symphony #LincsConnect #WhatsonLincoln book your tickets now via bit.ly/4qngxy3
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Niro Siriwardena @nsiriwardena.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
Looking forward to performing with @lincpromusica.bsky.social in this incredible programme with our wonderful soloist!
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Niro Siriwardena @nsiriwardena.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
Latest from PRESTO study: Diagnostic accuracy of a novel point of care high-sensitivity troponin assay in the prehospital environment onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/VV8ABP...
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Diagnostic Accuracy of a Novel Point of Care High‐Sensitivity Troponin Assay in the Prehospital Environment
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Niro Siriwardena @nsiriwardena.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
Looking forward to performing with @lincpromusica.bsky.social!
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Niro Siriwardena @nsiriwardena.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
Looking forward to performing with @lincpromusica.bsky.social!
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Lincoln Pro Musica Orchestra @lincpromusica.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
Join LPMO for two great romantic masterpieces on Saturday 7 March 2026 7.30pm Brahms Violin Concerto with the wonderful Anne Harvey-Nagl & Mendelssohn 'Scottish’ Symphony at Lincoln County Assembly Rooms #LincsConnect #WhatsonLincoln lincoln-promusica.org.uk book your tickets now via bit.ly/4qngxy3
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Lincoln Pro Musica Orchestra @lincpromusica.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
Next LPMO concert Saturday 7 March 2026 7.30pm! Brahms Violin Concerto with Anne Harvey-Nagl & Mendelssohn 3rd Symphony 'Scottish’ at Lincoln County Assembly Rooms #LincsConnect #WhatsonLincoln lincoln-promusica.org.uk tickets available now via Eventbrite! bit.ly/4qngxy3
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Niro Siriwardena @nsiriwardena.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
Latest from PRESTO study: Diagnostic accuracy of a novel point of care high-sensitivity troponin assay in the prehospital environment onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/VV8ABP...
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Diagnostic Accuracy of a Novel Point of Care High‐Sensitivity Troponin Assay in the Prehospital Environment
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Niro Siriwardena @nsiriwardena.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
Looking forward to performing with @lincpromusica.bsky.social in this incredible programme with our wonderful soloist!
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Lincoln Pro Musica Orchestra @lincpromusica.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
Next LPMO concert! Saturday 7 March 2026 7.30pm Lincoln County Assembly Rooms playing Brahms Violin Concerto with Anne Harvey-Nagl Konzertmeister of Vienna Volksoper & Vienna Mozart Orchestra - Mendelssohn Symphony No 3 in A Minor 'Scottish’ #LincsConnect #WhatsonLincoln www.lincoln-promusica.org.uk
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Lincoln Pro Musica Orchestra
Discover Lincoln Pro Musica, the leading chamber orchestra in Lincoln, UK. Experience classical excellence in our concerts and events across Lincolnshire. Join us for an unforgettable musical journey.
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Niro Siriwardena @nsiriwardena.bsky.social · 13/12/2025
Looking forward to seeing friends tomorrow at our final festive performance of 2025! www.hellolincoln.co.uk/categories/c...
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Seasonal classical music at the Assembly Rooms this weekend
LINCOLN Pro Musica Orchestra’s final concert of 2025 will feature talents of soloists with connections to the city and county. It has been celebrating its...
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Lincoln Pro Musica Orchestra @lincpromusica.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
Countdown to LPMO concert this weekend! Sunday 14 December 3pm at Lincoln County Assembly Rooms: Vivaldi Four Seasons 'Winter’, Handel's Messiah excerpts, Corelli ‘Christmas Concerto’ & Schiassi Christmas Symphony #LincsConnect #WhatsonLincoln tickets at christmasbaroquepromusica.eventbrite.com
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Lincoln Pro Musica Orchestra @lincpromusica.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
Enjoy an early festive treat with LPMO this Sun 14 December 3pm at Lincoln County Assembly Rooms! Vivaldi Four Seasons 'Winter’, Handel's Messiah excerpts, Corelli ‘Christmas Concerto’ & Schiassi Christmas Symphony #LincsConnect #WhatsonLincoln get tickets at christmasbaroquepromusica.eventbrite.com
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Lincoln Pro Musica Orchestra @lincpromusica.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
LPMO are excited to perform for you next Sunday 14 December 3pm at Lincoln County Assembly Rooms Vivaldi Four Seasons 'Winter’, Handel's Messiah excerpts, Corelli ‘Christmas Concerto’ & Schiassi Christmas Symphony #LincsConnect #WhatsonLincoln book your place christmasbaroquepromusica.eventbrite.com
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Lincoln Pro Musica Orchestra @lincpromusica.bsky.social · 06/12/2025
Celebrate Xmas early with LPMO next weekend Sun 14 December 3pm at Lincoln County Assembly Rooms! Vivaldi Four Seasons 'Winter’, Handel's Messiah excerpts, Corelli ‘Christmas Concerto’ & Schiassi Christmas Symphony #LincsConnect #WhatsonLincoln get tickets at christmasbaroquepromusica.eventbrite.com
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Niro Siriwardena @nsiriwardena.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
Wonderful quote from a fellow doctoral supervisor today when a student asked when should qualitative analysis stop?: "Great is the art of beginning, but greater is the art of ending" Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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Lincoln Pro Musica Orchestra @lincpromusica.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
Celebrate Christmas early with this wonderful programme of seasonal music performed by Lincoln Pro Musica strings!
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Lincoln Pro Musica Orchestra @lincpromusica.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
LESS THAN A FORTNIGHT TO LPMO IN CONCERT! Sunday 14 December 3pm at Lincoln County Assembly Rooms: Vivaldi Four Seasons 'Winter’, Handel Messiah excerpts, Corelli ‘Christmas Concerto’ & Schiassi Christmas Symphony #LincsConnect #WhatsonLincoln get tickets at christmasbaroquepromusica.eventbrite.com
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Christmas Baroque at the Assembly Rooms
Lincoln Pro Musica’s string players perform a selection of Baroque Christmas music, with soloists Caroline Siriwardena & Helen Winter.
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Lincoln Pro Musica Orchestra @lincpromusica.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
Not long to our LPMO Christmas concert! Sunday 14 December 3pm at Lincoln County Assembly Rooms: Vivaldi Four Seasons 'Winter’, Handel Messiah excerpts, Corelli ‘Christmas Concerto’ & Schiassi Christmas Symphony #LincsConnect #WhatsonLincoln get tickets at christmasbaroquepromusica.eventbrite.com
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Lincoln Pro Musica Orchestra @lincpromusica.bsky.social · 30/11/2025
COUNTDOWN TO LPMO CONCERT IN A FORTNIGHT! Sunday 14 December 3pm at Lincoln County Assembly Rooms: Vivaldi Four Seasons 'Winter’, Handel Messiah excerpts, Corelli ‘Christmas Concerto’ & Schiassi Christmas Symphony #LincsConnect #WhatsonLincoln tickets at christmasbaroquepromusica.eventbrite.com
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Niro Siriwardena @nsiriwardena.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
Audit and feedback: effects on professional practice www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10....
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Audit and feedback: effects on professional practice - Ivers, N - 2025 | Cochrane Library
Select your preferred language for Cochrane reviews and other content. Sections without translation will be in English.
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Niro Siriwardena @nsiriwardena.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
Interventions in primary care to increase uptake of adult vaccines: a systematic review academic.oup.com/jpubhealth/a...
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Interventions in primary care to increase uptake of adult vaccines: a systematic review
AbstractBackground. There is a significant gap in understanding which strategies effectively enhance vaccination rates for recommended adult vaccines in pr
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Niro Siriwardena @nsiriwardena.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
Behavioral interventions for vaccination uptake: A systematic review and meta-analysis www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Behavioral interventions for vaccination uptake: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Human behavior and more specifically behavioral insight-based approaches to vaccine uptake have often been overlooked. While there have been a few nar…
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Niro Siriwardena @nsiriwardena.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
Identifying behaviour change techniques in 287 randomized controlled trials of audit and feedback interventions targeting practice change among healthcare professionals link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Identifying behaviour change techniques in 287 randomized controlled trials of audit and feedback interventions targeting practice change among healthcare professionals - Implementation Science
Background Audit and feedback (A&F) is among the most widely used implementation strategies, providing healthcare professionals with summaries of their practice performance to prompt behaviour change ...
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Niro Siriwardena @nsiriwardena.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
Looking forward to performing with LPMO strings @lincpromusica.bsky.social and hope to see you there!
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Niro Siriwardena @nsiriwardena.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
Power relations and role boundaries between community first responders and ambulance clinicians in England: a qualitative study - power relations, hierarchy and role boundaries, characterised by subordination of CFRs and collaborative relationships between ambulance staff and CFRs rdcu.be/eR6fK
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Power relations and role boundaries between community first responders and ambulance clinicians in England: a qualitative study
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Niro Siriwardena @nsiriwardena.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
Power relations and role boundaries between community first responders and ambulance clinicians in England: a qualitative study - power relations, hierarchy and role boundaries, characterised by subordination of CFRs and collaborative relationships between ambulance staff and CFRs rdcu.be/eR6fK
rdcu.be
Power relations and role boundaries between community first responders and ambulance clinicians in England: a qualitative study
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Niro Siriwardena @nsiriwardena.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
Comparison of inhalational methoxyflurane, intranasal fentanyl, and intravenous morphine for treatment of prehospital acute pain in Norway (PreMeFen): a randomised, non-inferiority, three-arm, phase 3 trial - The Lancet www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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Comparison of inhalational methoxyflurane, intranasal fentanyl, and intravenous morphine for treatment of prehospital acute pain in Norway (PreMeFen): a randomised, non-inferiority, three-arm, phase 3...
Inhalational methoxyflurane is non-inferior to intranasal fentanyl and intravenous morphine for acute pain management in the prehospital environment, assessed 10 min after administration. Inhalational...
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Niro Siriwardena @nsiriwardena.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
Looking forward to performing with LPMO strings @lincpromusica.bsky.social and hope to see you there!
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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences @pnas.org · 19/11/2025
Older people are often perceived as overly trusting and therefore vulnerable to fraud. However, older adults are just as accurate as younger adults in judging whether someone is trustworthy based on their face, according to a study. In PNAS: ow.ly/qJoF50XsWVP
An older person in conversation. Stock photo
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Niro Siriwardena @nsiriwardena.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
Identifying behaviour change techniques in 287 randomized controlled trials of audit and feedback interventions targeting practice change among healthcare professionals link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com
Identifying behaviour change techniques in 287 randomized controlled trials of audit and feedback interventions targeting practice change among healthcare professionals - Implementation Science
Background Audit and feedback (A&F) is among the most widely used implementation strategies, providing healthcare professionals with summaries of their practice performance to prompt behaviour change ...
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Niro Siriwardena @nsiriwardena.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
Behavioral interventions for vaccination uptake: A systematic review and meta-analysis www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
sciencedirect.com
Behavioral interventions for vaccination uptake: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Human behavior and more specifically behavioral insight-based approaches to vaccine uptake have often been overlooked. While there have been a few nar…
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Niro Siriwardena @nsiriwardena.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
Interventions in primary care to increase uptake of adult vaccines: a systematic review academic.oup.com/jpubhealth/a...
academic.oup.com
Interventions in primary care to increase uptake of adult vaccines: a systematic review
AbstractBackground. There is a significant gap in understanding which strategies effectively enhance vaccination rates for recommended adult vaccines in pr
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Niro Siriwardena @nsiriwardena.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
Audit and feedback: effects on professional practice www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10....
cochranelibrary.com
Audit and feedback: effects on professional practice - Ivers, N - 2025 | Cochrane Library
Select your preferred language for Cochrane reviews and other content. Sections without translation will be in English.
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Lincoln Pro Musica Orchestra @lincpromusica.bsky.social · 16/11/2025
ONLY 4 WEEKS TO LPMO CONCERT! Sunday 14 December 2025 3pm Lincoln County Assembly Rooms: Vivaldi Four Seasons 'Winter’, excerpts from Handel's Messiah, Corelli ‘Christmas Concerto’ & Schiassi Christmas Symphony #LincsConnect #WhatsonLincoln get tickets at christmasbaroquepromusica.eventbrite.com
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Lincoln Pro Musica Orchestra @lincpromusica.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
Looking forward to accompanying Gainsborough Choral Society in these wonderful choral works this Saturday 15 November and also we will be performing Mozart Divertimento in D K136 - hope you will join us!
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RCSI School of Population Health @rcsipophealth.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
We've a fantastic, funded four-year PhD opportunity focusing on unscheduled care delivered in the community by the ambulance service & by general practice. Further info: www.sphereprogramme.ie/6084-2/ @hrbireland.bsky.social @sphereprogramme.bsky.social
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Niro Siriwardena @nsiriwardena.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
Research Paper of the Year 2024: impact on patient, practitioner, practice, and policy: our paper highly commended in category 3 ‘Perceptions and experiences of trainers and trainees of UK workplace-based assessment for general practice licensing: a mixed methods survey' bjgp.org/content/75/7...
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Research Paper of the Year 2024: impact on the patient, the practitioner, the practice, and policy
The Research Paper of the Year (RPY), awarded by the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP), gives recognition to an individual or group of researchers who have undertaken and published an exce...
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Niro Siriwardena @nsiriwardena.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
Research Paper of the Year 2024: highly commended in Medical Education category 3: Perceptions and experiences of trainers and trainees of UK workplace-based assessment for general practice licensing: a mixed methods survey www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
tandfonline.com
Perceptions and experiences of trainers and trainees of UK workplace-based assessment for general practice licensing: a mixed methods survey
Workplace-Based Assessment (WPBA) forms a major component of the UK General Practitioner (GP) licensing, together with knowledge and clinical skills examination. WPBA includes Case-based Discussion...
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Niro Siriwardena @nsiriwardena.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
Research Paper of the Year 2024: highly commended in Medical Education category 3: Perceptions and experiences of trainers and trainees of UK workplace-based assessment for general practice licensing: a mixed methods survey www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
tandfonline.com
Perceptions and experiences of trainers and trainees of UK workplace-based assessment for general practice licensing: a mixed methods survey
Workplace-Based Assessment (WPBA) forms a major component of the UK General Practitioner (GP) licensing, together with knowledge and clinical skills examination. WPBA includes Case-based Discussion...
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