Enquête nationale sur la formation médicale continue des anesthésistes–réanimateurs.
ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006;
25:144-51. [PMID:
16269228 DOI:
10.1016/j.annfar.2005.08.024]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2005] [Accepted: 08/31/2005] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
Abstract
STUDY DESIGN
The aim of this study was to assess how French anaesthesiologists perform continuing medical education (CME).
METHODS
A 73 items survey was mailed to 1,000 anaesthesiologists (11% of anaesthesiologists population) of geographic, gender and institution representative of national anaesthesiologist demography. A second mail was sent to non-responders, 6 weeks later.
RESULTS
The answer rate was 40.8% and the sample of responders appeared to match the French anaesthesiologist population. Seventy-two percent of surveyed anaesthesiologists were affiliated to the French society of anaesthesia-intensive care and 24% to other medical societies. Attendance to French congresses was 81% and miscellaneous congresses were equally appreciated in terms of quality. Only 17% of surveyed anaesthesiologists attended international congresses. Multi-thematic congresses were preferred by 67%. The annual time devoted to congresses was 6 days (median) with additional 4 days (median) reserved for practical courses. French medical journals and international journals had a reading rate of 89 and 37%, respectively. For 61% of responders CME was funded by institutional grants. Internet CME use was found in 73% of anaesthesiologists. Time and money were the two most frequent reasons invoked for CME restriction.
CONCLUSION
CME is a broadly shared activity, which still remains focussed on national resources.
Collapse