scholarly journals Continuing medical education as a national strategy to improve access to primary care in Saudi Arabia

2013 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
pp. 7
Author(s):  
Sami Ayed Alshammary ◽  
Savithiri Ratnapalan ◽  
Zekeriya Akturk
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Medical Education ◽  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Family Medicine ◽  
General Practitioners ◽  
Continuing Medical Education ◽  
Primary Care Physicians ◽  
Initial Assessment ◽  
Medical Education Program ◽  
Access To Primary Care

The purpose of this study was to describe the development, implementation, and evaluation of an educational program in family medicine for general practitioners in Saudi Arabia from 2009 to 2011. A continuing medical education program called Family Medicine Education (FAME) was developed with 7 modules each consisting of 12-14 hours of teaching to be delivered in 3 day blocks, over 45 days. Twenty percent (2,761) of all general practitioners participated in the FAME program. Initial assessment of the program showed significant improvement of knowledge from scores of 49% on a pre-test to 89% on post-tests. FAME program in Saudi Arabia facilitated primary care physicians’ knowledge.

scholarly journals Continuing Medical Education for Primary Care Physicians in Israel: A Cross-Sectional Study

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Pesach Shvartzman ◽  
Howard Tandeter ◽  
Daniel Vardy ◽  
Eran Matz ◽  
Anthony Heymann ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Medical Education ◽  
Continuing Medical Education ◽  
Primary Care Physicians ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Personal Initiative ◽  
Rural Clinic ◽  
Self Administered Questionnaire

Acquiring a medical degree is only the beginning of a prolonged learning process. At some point, formal studies end, and continuing medical education (CME) may be left to personal initiative. To assess lifetime learning (LL) and CME among primary care physicians in Israel, a self-administered questionnaire, based on the Jefferson Scale of Physician Lifelong Learning (JSPLL), was mailed to 4,104 primary care physicians. A total of 979 completed the study, 53.4% males with a mean age of 51.8 ± 8.3 (range 31–79). A logistic regression model showed that male gender (OR = 1.5, P<0.05), teaching (OR = 4.5, P<0.0001), and not working in a rural clinic (OR = 0.6, P<0.01), increased the LL score. The results of the study demonstrate a need to address special subgroups that have a lower tendency to engage in LL activities. Policymakers should develop strategies to increase these physicians' interest in LL activities and the accessibility of these activities to them, including the availability of LL resources at home so physicians can get updates at their convenience. Primary care physicians should also be encouraged to become involved in teaching of any type, as this is a facilitating factor for LL activities.

A SUMMARY: Attitudes and Preferences: Primary Care Physicians and Continuing Medical Education

1981 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 30-30
Author(s):  
Phyllis K. Mansfield ◽  
Donna S. Queeney ◽  
Johny van Nieuwkerk ◽  
A. Douglas Chervenak ◽  
Carl A. Lindsay
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Medical Education ◽  
Continuing Medical Education ◽  
Primary Care Physicians
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