Fraser John, Alexander Christian, Fisher Karin
New England Area Rural Training Unit, Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia.
Aust J Rural Health. 2004 Aug;12(4):152-6. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1854.2004.00588.x.
To assess hepatitis C continuing medical education (CME) needs of GPs working in rural northern New South Wales (NSW).
Anonymous reply paid postal questionnaires sent to all 634 GPs working in northern NSW in August 2000 with a follow-up in September 2000. Data were analysed using descriptive and chi(2)statistics for association.
Two hundred and ninety-two GPs replied (response rate 46.1%). Sixty-three per cent of respondents were aware of hepatitis C management protocols. Hepatitis C information was most accessed by reading written material (93%), attending seminars (63%) and using the protocol (57%). Rural GPs need to balance hepatitis C education with other competing topics. We found restricted access to CME in rural areas with GPs requesting a greater range of delivery modes.
GPs have an increasing role in hepatitis C management. Hepatitis C CME must be balanced against GPs' patient load, interest and competing learning needs.
评估新南威尔士州（NSW）北部农村地区全科医生（GP）对丙型肝炎继续医学教育（CME）的需求。
2000年8月向新南威尔士州北部所有634名全科医生发送匿名付费邮政调查问卷，并于2000年9月进行随访。使用描述性统计和卡方统计进行关联性分析。
292名全科医生回复（回复率46.1%）。63%的受访者知晓丙型肝炎管理方案。获取丙型肝炎信息的途径主要是阅读书面材料（93%）、参加研讨会（63%）和使用方案（57%）。农村全科医生需要在丙型肝炎教育与其他竞争主题之间取得平衡。我们发现农村地区继续医学教育的获取受限，全科医生要求提供更多样化的授课方式。
全科医生在丙型肝炎管理中的作用日益增强。丙型肝炎继续医学教育必须与全科医生的患者负担、兴趣和其他学习需求相平衡。
