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  • Title: [What do general practitioners do to keep themselves up to date?].
    Author: Treweek S, Flottorp S, Fretheim A, Håvelsrud K, Kristoffersen DT, Oxman A, Aasland OG.
    Journal: Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen; 2005 Feb 03; 125(3):304-6. PubMed ID: 15702153.
    Abstract:
    BACKGROUND: Continuing education should ensure that a doctor provides effective care based on the best available evidence. But not all continuing education is equally effective. MATERIAL AND METHODS: A questionnaire on continuing education was sent to 1500 general practitioners (GPs) in Norway. The response rate was 58%. RESULTS: GPs spent on average 2.3 hours per week on continuing education. Discharge reports were used daily for continuing education by 75% of GPs and represented 10% of the total time spent on continuing education in a 30-day period. Courses were not used so often but took up a lot of time when attended. Traditional lectures accounted for 80% of course instruction. Learning something new and improving practice were the two most important objectives for participating in continuing education. Around every second GP participated in a small group of colleagues. INTERPRETATION: GPs spend a lot of time on continuing education activities that research has shown to have little or no effect on practice. It is essential that the activities used are evaluated to a much greater extent than what they are now.
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