Plan of action for this Stage

The stated Aims of Stage 3 included:

• Rebuilding the software platform, including the database structure and user interface, to allow multiple audiences and interface extensibility.
• Developing a collection of a minimum of 12-18 case studies in areas of clinical practice relevant to general practitioners.

The proposed strategy for development of the library of case materials was based on the previous successful process, viz.:

1. Identification of a relevant area of complexity/difficulty in pathology test ordering, for development of a case study that has suitable educational value.
2. Collection of potential clinical cases via communication with colleagues across the UNSW teaching hospital network and through the RCPA's liaison with the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP).
3. Quality assessment in terms of completeness of dataset, including availability of digital images e.g. radiological and histopathological studies.
4. Writing of educational content in terms of hypothesis generation and diagnostic strategy.
5. Assembly of one or more case studies per area for peer review.
6. Editing to publishable standard.

The iNvestigate website was intended to "go live" for GP education during this stage.