Study of relation of continuing medical education to quality of family physicians' care
| Autor: | Peter J. MacDonald, Alex E. M. Borgiel, J. I. Williams, Martin J. Bass, E. V. Dunn, R. A. Spasoff |
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| Rok vydání: | 1988 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Certification Higher education media_common.quotation_subject education Statistics as Topic Specialty Private Practice Audit Primary care Sampling Studies Education Feedback Continuing medical education medicine Quality (business) Medical diagnosis media_common Quality of Health Care Ontario Medical education Medical Audit Primary Health Care business.industry Physicians Family General Medicine Test (assessment) Family medicine Education Medical Continuing business |
| Zdroj: | Journal of medical education. 63(10) |
| ISSN: | 0022-2577 |
| Popis: | A random sample of 120 physicians in Ontario was studied to assess quality of care in primary care and test an hypothesis that quality of care was related to continuing medical education (CME) activities. The quality-of-care scores were obtained by an in-office audit of a random selection of charts. The scores were global scores for charting, prevention, the use of 13 classes of drugs, and care of a two-year period for 182 different diagnoses. There were no relationships between global quality-of-care scores based on these randomly chosen charts and either the type or quantity of the physicians' CME activities. These activities were reading journals, attending rounds, attending scientific conferences, having informal consultations, using audio and video cassettes, and engaging in self-assessment. The implications of these findings are significant for future research in CME and for planners of present CME programs. |
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