Research Article
Continuing Medical Education for Primary Care Physicians in Israel: A Cross-Sectional Study
Table 4
Comparison of the updating habits of the lower and upper third respondents (
versus
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| | JSPLL bottom third scores () | JSPLL upper third scores () | value | | Mean | Std. | Median | N | Mean | Std. | Median | N |
| Reading update (1-not at all; 5-very much) |
| Professional textbooks | | | | | | | | | <0.0001 | Hebrew journals | | | | | | | | | <0.0001 | Foreign language journals | | | | | | | | | <0.0001 | Pharmaceutical companies publications | | | | | | | | | | Membership-based internet sites (exp. MD consult) | | | | | | | | | <0.0001 | Nonmember-based internet sites (exp. medscape) | | | | | | | | | <0.0001 | Self-learning CD | | | | | | | | | <0.0001 | IMA guidelines | | | | | | | | | <0.0001 |
| To what degree did you participate in the following updates during the past year (1-not at all; 5-very much) |
| CME courses (weekly meetings) | | | | | | | | | 0.021 | CME minicourses | | | | | | | | | <0.0001 | Scientific conferences | | | | | | | | | <0.0001 | Clinical meetings in the clinic | | | | | | | | | <0.0001 | Clinical meetings in the hospital | | | | | | | | | <0.0001 | Lectures at the hospital/clinic/university | | | | | | | | | <0.0001 | Pharmaceutical companies sponsored meetings | | | | | | | | | | Accompanying physician (working alongside a specialist consultant) | | | | | | | | | |
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Evaluate the frequency you utilize the following data sources when encountering a diagnostic/treatment problem (1-not at all; 5-very much) |
| Books | | | | | | | | | | Journals | | | | | | | | | <0.0001 | Computerized database | | | | | | | | | <0.0001 | Colleagues at the clinic | | | | | | | | | | Consultation with a specialist | | | | | | | | | | Sales representative of a pharmaceutical company | | | | | | | | | | Circulation from the medical management of the HMO | | | | | | | | | |
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