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T A Denson

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PubMed1979

Anemia. Textbook vs practice.

Anemia, particularly if mild, is ignored frequently. We conducted a questionnaire survey of 252 physicians and medical students to verify this impression and to explore the reasons for it. A cumulative 40% to 57% depending on the hypothetical patients' circumstances) of respondents chose to investigate anemia only at hemoglobin levels too low for the accepted criteria in female patients; a striking 78% to 89% did so in male patients. Only 54% and 30% knew the correct textbook definition of anemia for women and men, respectively. More importantly, 35% to 60% demonstrated criteria for choosing to investigate anemia were lower than even their own perception of the textbook definition. Little difference existed among the various physician subgroups in their responses. The discrepancy between what physicians do and what they are taught appears to arise from several factors, of which lack of knowledge is only one.

Adult↗
PubMed1979

How cardiologists learn about echocardiography. A reminder for medical educators and legislators.

Mandatory continuing medical education, because of the need to validate participation, rewards classroom activities but not self-education. To determine if self-education is still a major study method for practicing physicians, we surveyed 158 cardiologists to learn how they first heard of, and continued their education in, echocardiography, a technique in which 81% of the physician-sample receiving no training in medical school, residency, or fellowship. Initial and continuing sources of information included professional journals and literature, meetings and conferences, discussion with colleagues, and courses. Professional journals ranked first in use; individual and group learning activities were used about equally by physicians. Recent legislation requiring validation of attendance may cause educators and legislators to ignore the self-learner. This study should remind educators and legislators that variations in learning style must be considered when planning and legislating approaches in continuing medical education.

Cardiology↗
PubMed1979

Continuing medical education: linking the community hospital and the medical school.

Community hospitals and medical schools have different but complementary resources to carry out continuing medical education. To strengthen the educational capabilities of both, a group of community hospitals has been linked to a medical school in a continuing medical education network. A peripatetic educational development team based at the medical school completes the link by helping community hospital physicians identify educational needs and develop educational responses, using both local and medical school experts as faculty. The educational development team provides skills and staffing which no small or moderate-sized community hospital could afford alone. The program is financially feasible for community hospitals and the medical school, does not consume the resources of either, and conserves the time of the community physician and medical school faculty.

California↗