Protocol: Medical abortion education and supervision in GP training: a scoping review

Abstract Objective: The aim of this scoping review is to understand the extent, characteristics and impact of medical abortion-related education and clinical supervision practices on trainees in General Practice. Introduction: Medical abortion is a crucial component of healthcare and can be safely delivered by General Practitioners (GPs), yet many GPs do not provide this service. Research cites lack of training is commonly a barrier to GP provision but little is known about what education is currently received and its impact on trainees. Inclusion criteria: The population will include GPs and GP trainees, also known as family physicians. The concept is the extent, characteristics and impact of MTOP education/supervision during GP training. The context is GP training in high income countries with access to legal abortion. Methods: This scoping review will be based on the JBI manual methodology, using the population, concept, context model. An initial search was conducted on MEDLINE (Ovid) to identify synonyms and index terms. The final search will be completed in MEDLINE (Ovid), Scopus, Embase and Web of Science, from the year 1988-current. A search for grey literature will also be completed using google scholar. Using Covidence, duplicates will be deleted and then articles will be screened using the title and abstract, followed by a full-text review. Data will be extracted using a data extraction tool and be presented in a tabular and narrative form.