Document Type : Original Article
Authors
1 Assistant Professor of Rheumatology, Kerman University of Medical Sciences and Health Services
2 Faculty Member of Medical and Nursing Education, Kerman University of Medical Sciences and Health Services
3 Kerman University of Medical Sciences
4 General Physician, Kerman University of Medical Sciences and Health Services
Abstract
Background: Continuous medical education has been accepted throughout the world as one of the most efficient strategies for upto dating physicians knowledge and information Objective: The aim of the present study was to evaluate the efficacy of three held workshops on “The best prescription” Methods: Sample consisted of 82 general physicians participating in three held workshops on “The best prescription” Data collection was done by a questionnaire consisting of two parts of “demographic features” and “the assessment of prescription” The questionnaire administered before and after the workshops Results: From all participants 49% were female and 44% of subjects had been graduated from Kerman and 97% from Rafsanjan Medical Schools Mean score before workshop was 59514 with the minimum of zero and maximum of 9 and it increased to 762195 with the minimum of zero and maximum of 10 after workshop In whole there was a significant difference between the mean scores before and after the workshop (P005) Conclusion: According to the findings the held workshops on “the best prescription” have been efficient in increasing participants level of information Therefore continuous medical educational programs along with improving their quality is highly necessary
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