Atzmüller C, Pothmann-Reichl H, Iwersen M, Drillich M
Klinik für Wiederkäuer, Abteilung Bestandsbetreuung Wiederkäuer, Department für Nutztiermedizin und öffentliches Gesundheitswesen in der Veterinärmedizin, Veterinärmedizinische Universität Wien, Veterinärplatz 1, A-1210 Wien.
Tierarztl Prax Ausg G Grosstiere Nutztiere. 2012;40(4):217-24.
Continuing education is mandatory for veterinarians in Germany and Austria. The objective of this study was to analyse interests and preferences of veterinarians in cattle practice as well as to elucidate framework requirements for continuing education, including e-learning. Results should help to improve and to optimise continuing education programs.
A survey was conducted as a questionnaire via internet and shared at two local meetings as well as by email to members of the Farm Animal Health Service Styria (Tiergesundheitsdienst Steiermark). All responses were analysed anonymously.
A total of 259 questionnaires were returned and 195 were included in the final analyses. The majority of participants (59.0%) were in farm animal practice for more than 10 years. Of the participants, 50.8% declared to have attended up to five continuing education events per year, 27.7% more than five. The majority (71.5%) had no experience with e-learning at that time. With regard to framework requirements for attending continuing education events, the majority (62.8%) of participants preferred events of 2 days over weekends. Total expenses, including costs for travelling and lodging, should not exceed 500 € per event (62.8% of participants). The favourite topics were animal reproduction (87.2%), metabolic disorders (85.6%) and mastitis (79.4%). Participants with less than 5 years of professional experience chose significantly more often the topics feed analyses, acupuncture, pregnancy diagnosis and homoeopathy/phytotherapy than participants with longer professional experience.
The results of this study provide important information about the interests and framework requirements for continuing education for cattle practitioners that should help to improve the offers in continuing education programs.
在德国和奥地利，兽医必须接受继续教育。本研究的目的是分析从事牛类诊疗工作的兽医的兴趣和偏好，并阐明继续教育的框架要求，包括电子学习。研究结果应有助于改进和优化继续教育项目。
通过互联网以问卷调查的方式进行了一项调查，并在两次当地会议上以及通过电子邮件分发给施蒂利亚州农场动物健康服务机构（Tiergesundheitsdienst Steiermark）的成员。所有回复均进行匿名分析。
共收回259份问卷，其中195份纳入最终分析。大多数参与者（59.0%）从事农场动物诊疗工作超过10年。在参与者中，50.8%宣称每年参加多达5次继续教育活动，27.7%的人参加次数超过5次。当时，大多数人（71.5%）没有电子学习的经验。关于参加继续教育活动的框架要求，大多数参与者（62.8%）更喜欢在周末举行为期2天的活动。每次活动的总费用，包括差旅费和住宿费，不应超过500欧元（62.8%的参与者）。最受欢迎的主题是动物繁殖（87.2%）、代谢紊乱（85.6%）和乳腺炎（79.4%）。与专业经验较长的参与者相比，专业经验少于5年的参与者更常选择饲料分析、针灸、妊娠诊断和顺势疗法/植物疗法等主题。
本研究结果提供了有关牛类从业者继续教育兴趣和框架要求的重要信息，应有助于改进继续教育项目的提供内容。
