Kyriopoulos John, Gregory Susan, Georgoussi Eugenia, Dolgeras Apostolos
Department of Health Economics, National School of Public Health, 196 Alexandras Avenue, 115 21 Athens, Greece.
J Contin Educ Health Prof. 2003 Spring;23(2):101-8. doi: 10.1002/chp.1340230207.
Continuing medical education is not yet mandatory in Greece, but an increasing number of training courses is becoming available. In recent years, 32 training centers have been accredited.
A postal survey of a national sample of 500 National Health Service doctors, weighted towards hospitals with accredited training centers, was conducted. The response rate was 35%.
Respondents, who represented all disciplines and all levels of the hierarchy, were highly qualified, widely read, and active participants in scientific and research activities. Sixty percent had attended training courses in the preceding 5 years. Five choices of desired topics were made, and scores were weighted according to preference.
Handling emergency situations was most popular, followed by specialized therapies and public health topics. Current courses are considered to be too long and would be more attractive if held during working hours. The main difficulty for attendance was heavy workload. The researchers consider that the statutory base for continuing education should be developed in Greece, in line with other countries.
在希腊，继续医学教育尚未成为强制性要求，但可供选择的培训课程数量正在增加。近年来，已有32个培训中心获得认证。
对全国500名国家卫生服务医生进行了邮政调查，样本向设有获得认证培训中心的医院倾斜。回复率为35%。
受访者代表了所有学科和各级层次，资质很高，阅读广泛，积极参与科学和研究活动。60%的人在过去5年里参加过培训课程。列出了五个期望的主题选项，并根据偏好进行加权计分。
处理紧急情况最受欢迎，其次是专科治疗和公共卫生主题。当前的课程被认为太长，如果在工作时间举办会更有吸引力。参加培训的主要困难是工作量繁重。研究人员认为，希腊应像其他国家一样，建立继续教育的法定基础。
