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CURRENT ISSUE BACK ISSUES SUBSCRIBE ADVERTISE ABOUT JCEHP FOR AUTHORS JCEHP AWARD SEARCH (Members only) FULL-TEXT		Volume 23 (2) Volume 23, Issue 2, Spring 2003 J Contin Educ Health Prof 2003; 23(2):101-108 ORIGINAL ARTICLES Professional profile of National Health Service physicians in Greece and their self-expressed training needs Kyriopoulos J Gregory S Georgoussi E Dolgeras A A b s t r a c t INTRODUCTION: Continuing medical education is not yet mandatory in Greece, but an increasing number of training courses is becoming available. In recent years, 32 training centers have been accredited. METHOD: A postal survey of a national sample of 500 National Health Service doctors, weighted towards hospitals with accredited training centers, was conducted. The response rate was 35%. RESULTS: Respondents, who represented all disciplines and all levels of the hierarchy, were highly qualified, widely read, and active participants in scientific and research activities. Sixty percent had attended training courses in the preceding 5 years. Five choices of desired topics were made, and scores were weighted according to preference. DISCUSSION: Handling emergency situations was most popular, followed by specialized therapies and public health topics. Current courses are considered to be too long and would be more attractive if held during working hours. The main difficulty for attendance was heavy workload. The researchers consider that the statutory base for continuing education should be developed in Greece, in line with other countries. Lessons for Practice Medical staff in National Health Service hospitals already have a high degree of postspecialty training, including postgraduate diplomas and doctorates. Results show that "emergency interventions" is the most frequently requested topic, for both sexes and all levels of the hierarchy. Results for some topics differ by sex and level in the hierarchy. In particular, women are more likely to request topics related to communications and the doctor-patient relationship, whereas trainees are more likely to be interested in preventive medicine and informatics compared with other grades of the hierarchy. MeSH Terms: Accreditation; Attitude of Health Personnel; Clinical Competence; Education, Medical, Continuing; Employment; Needs Assessment; Physicians; Questionnaires; State Medicine
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