Abstract
This article was migrated. The article was marked as recommended. This paper explores whether, in our post-truth world the knowledge base of General Practice can be justified. It examines the different types of knowledge that make up a profession's knowledge base and how such knowledge may be justified. The justification of personal knowledge, which is often the most important for practice, requires a different approach to that of codified knowledge. A potential approach is outlined which can be evaluated against the norms of the profession. A number of methods are suggested that may foster its' development.
Highlights
This paper explores whether, in our post-truth world the knowledge base of General Practice can be justified
It is due in part to General Practice having a broad rather than deep knowledge base, necessary for generalism and to prevent cognitive overload and a greater shift in emphasis from academic to professional development in GP training, which is shorter than other specialties
Academic General Practice, which only has a relatively recent history is underfunded compared to secondary care equivalents and faces structural barriers to its development (Pereira Gray, 2015)
Summary
This paper explores whether, in our post-truth world the knowledge base of General Practice can be justified. Their knowledge base has been denigrated by some medical and other health care professionals. It is due in part to General Practice having a broad rather than deep knowledge base, necessary for generalism and to prevent cognitive overload and a greater shift in emphasis from academic to professional development in GP training, which is shorter than other specialties. The fact that most of a GP’s training takes place out with the context of General Practice does the profession no favours (Goldie and Morrison, 2012).
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