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Volume 18 (3)
Volume 18, Issue 3, Summer 1998 
J Contin Educ Health Prof 1998; 18(3):185-189
ORIGINAL ARTICLES
Jocelyn Lockyer, MHA David Hanley, MD, FRCPC Herta Fidler, MSc John Toews, MD, FRCPC Elaine Lysholm-Andrews, BA, APMR A b s t r a c t The objective of this paper was to determine the current learning needs and preferred learning methods of family physicians in the management of osteoporosis. Three methods of needs assessment - a literature review, focus groups, and a questionnaire - were used over a 12-month period. The three methods identified different learning issues but were complementary. Triangulation of information from different types of needs assessment is an important way of ensuring that a needs assessment is current and valid for a local population. Our study showed that learning needs evolve over time. Both focus groups and the survey indicated that the needs identified by the international literature were dated. The focus groups were useful in identifying the content to be examined. The survey determined the relative importance of the concerns identified and the preferred format for the content. Keywords: Focus Groups; Needs Assessment; Osteoporosis; Questionnaires |
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