Association between participation and compliance with Continuing Medical Education and care production by physicians: a cross-sectional study
| Autor: | Renato Melli Carrera, Miguel Cendoroglo Neto, Paulo David Scatena Gonçales, Flavio Rocha Brito Marques, Camila Sardenberg, Milton Glezer, Oscar Fernando Pavão dos Santos, Luiz Vicente Rizzo, Claudio Luiz Lottenberg, Cláudio Schvartsman |
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| Jazyk: | English<br />Portuguese |
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| Zdroj: | Einstein (São Paulo), Vol 13, Iss 1, Pp 1-6 |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 2317-6385 1679-4508 |
| DOI: | 10.1590/S1679-45082015AO3189 |
| Popis: | Objective Physician participation in Continuing Medical Education programs may be influenced by a number of factors. To evaluate the factors associated with compliance with the Continuing Medical Education requirements at a private hospital, we investigated whether physicians’ activity, measured by volumes of admissions and procedures, was associated with obtaining 40 Continuing Medical Education credits (40 hours of activities) in a 12-month cycle. Methods In an exclusive and non-mandatory Continuing Medical Education program, we collected physicians’ numbers of hospital admissions and numbers of surgical procedures performed. We also analyzed data on physicians’ time since graduation, age, and gender. Results A total of 3,809 credentialed, free-standing, private practice physicians were evaluated. Univariate analysis showed that the Continuing Medical Education requirements were more likely to be achieved by male physicians (odds ratio 1.251; p=0.009) and who had a higher number of hospital admissions (odds ratio 1.022; p |
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