Alsharif A I, Al-Khaldi Y M
Directorate General of Hospitals Administration, Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
J Family Community Med. 2001 Sep;8(3):37-44.
Assess the attitude and practice of Primary Health Care (PHC) physicians in Aseer region, their educational needs and recommendations to establish a continuing medical education program (CMEP) to address these needs.
This study was carried out during the first half of 1999 in Aseer region, Saudi Arabia. A self-administered questionnaire was distributed to all PHC physicians in Aseer region. The questionnaire explored socio-demographic characteristics, scientific background, the attitude towards CME, the current method for medical updating, the barriers to CME, and the topics requested for a future CMEP.
There were a total of 383 PHC physicians in Aseer region, 86% of whom responded to this questionnaire. Of these 76.1% were Arabs, 91.2% were married, 26.3% had post-graduate qualifications and 68.6% had had no experience in the PHC field prior to arriving in Saudi Arabia. Most respondents showed a positive attitude toward CME. Nearly two-thirds (64.4%) had adequate time for CME, 86.7% allocated time for CME, and 64.4% were ready to participate as tutors in CMEP. Suggestions were given by 49.6% for establishing a CMEP in the region. The most popular methods practiced for CME were reading medical journals (79.8%) and medical textbooks (53.8%), and attending training courses (39.6%). The medical subjects that were identified as needed were emergency medicine (24.5%), pediatrics (20.8%), internal medicine (20%), and obstetrics/ gynecology (18.7%). However, 75.2% also indicated that computer literacy was a practice requirement, 57.7 and 54.1% thought designing diabetes and hypertension management programs were vital, and 41.7% said learning how to design a PHCC action plan was essential.
PHC physicians in Aseer region had a positive attitude towards selective CMEP. They needed CMEP but felt its content should be in line with their practice needs.
评估阿西尔地区初级卫生保健（PHC）医生的态度和实践、他们的教育需求以及关于建立继续医学教育项目（CMEP）以满足这些需求的建议。
本研究于1999年上半年在沙特阿拉伯的阿西尔地区开展。向阿西尔地区所有初级卫生保健医生发放了一份自填式问卷。该问卷探讨了社会人口学特征、科学背景、对继续医学教育的态度、当前医学知识更新的方法、继续医学教育的障碍以及对未来继续医学教育项目所要求的主题。
阿西尔地区共有383名初级卫生保健医生，其中86%对该问卷做出了回应。在这些回应者中，76.1%为阿拉伯人，91.2%已婚，26.3%拥有研究生学历，68.6%在抵达沙特阿拉伯之前没有初级卫生保健领域的工作经验。大多数受访者对继续医学教育持积极态度。近三分之二（64.4%）的人有足够的时间参加继续医学教育，86.7%的人会为继续医学教育分配时间，64.4%的人愿意作为指导教师参与继续医学教育项目。49.6%的人建议在该地区建立继续医学教育项目。继续医学教育最常用的方法是阅读医学期刊（79.8%）和医学教科书（53.8%），以及参加培训课程（39.6%）。被认为需要的医学主题有急诊医学（24.5%）、儿科学（20.8%）、内科学（20%）以及妇产科学（18.7%）。然而，75.2%的人还表示计算机知识是一项实践要求，57.7%和54.1%的人认为设计糖尿病和高血压管理项目至关重要，41.7%的人表示学习如何设计初级卫生保健中心行动计划必不可少。
阿西尔地区的初级卫生保健医生对选择性继续医学教育项目持积极态度。他们需要继续医学教育项目，但认为其内容应符合他们的实践需求。
