Journal article
The Effectiveness of Continuing Medical Education in Changing the Behavior of Physicians Caring for Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction
Annals of internal medicine, Vol.102(5), p.686
05/01/1985
DOI: 10.1059/0003-4819-102-5-686
PMID: 3985516
Abstract
A randomized controlled trial was done to assess the ability of continuing medical education to change physicians, knowledge
and behavior in the care of patients with acute myocardial infarction. Patient care practices on eight objectives were audited
6 months before and after physicians completed a 2-hour educational program. Sixty-three physicians from eight randomly selected
communities constituted the experimental group and 40 physicians from four similar communities served as controls. The average
score for desired care practices over all objectives increased from 48.5% to 60% ( p < 0.001). Three objectives showed significantly greater gains for physicians in the experimental group. The generalizability
of these effects was also studied in two additional educational contexts: a multitopic and a unitopic university-based continuing
medical education program. Similar significant changes in behavior resulted in both contexts. Significant overall increases
in knowledge occurred and persisted for all groups. Continuing medical education can effect changes in physicians' knowledge
and care practices that can persist for at least 6 months.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- The Effectiveness of Continuing Medical Education in Changing the Behavior of Physicians Caring for Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction
- Creators
- CARL W. WHITEMARK A. ALBANESEDONALD D. BROWN - University of Iowa, Internal MedicineRICHARD M. CAPLAN - University of Iowa, Dermatology
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Annals of internal medicine, Vol.102(5), p.686
- Publisher
- American College of Physicians
- DOI
- 10.1059/0003-4819-102-5-686
- PMID
- 3985516
- ISSN
- 0003-4819
- eISSN
- 1539-3704
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 05/01/1985
- Academic Unit
- Dermatology; Cardiovascular Medicine; Internal Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9984094717002771
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