Abstract
In many health-care systems around the world, many generalists (defined here as a clinician who is not an expert in paediatric musculoskeletal [pMSK] medicine) will be the doctor to whom children with MSK problems are most likely to present. The generalist is likely to have a clinical background in family medicine and paediatrics, but may be a specialist in adult orthopaedics, adult rheumatology or emergency care. Therefore, it is critical that the generalist is able to quickly recognise a child with significant rheumatic disease in order to initiate the proper treatment or referral to a specialist. However, most generalists are ill equipped to be able to do so, because of current deficiencies in education and training. The aims of this article are as follows:
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