BACKGROUND: The Canadian Thoracic Society (CTS) has developed a clinical practice guideline (CPG) regarding the management of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Implementation of this CPG in the primary care setting requires an effective dissemination strategy. OBJECTIVES: To examine the change in knowledge, participant satisfaction and perceived changes in clinical practice among health care professionals working in the primary care setting following attendance at a workshop to disseminate the CTS CPG for COPD. METHODS: A 2.5 h workshop was conducted in three community health sites within Ontario. Each workshop comprised a didactic presentation and interactive case study discussions. Before, and one month following the workshop, a structured knowledge assessment questionnaire was administered. A structured satisfaction questionnaire and evaluative form that examined the impact of the workshop on the clinical management of COPD patients were administered immediately and three months following completion of the workshop, respectively. RESULTS: Sixty-nine participants attended the workshop. The mean score for the structured knowledge assessment questionnaire increased from 8.5+/-2.7 to 10.6+/-2.0 following the workshop (P=0.008). Eighty-nine per cent and 96% of participants indicated that they would recommend the workshop to a colleague and had greater confidence in their management of COPD patients, respectively. Following attendance of the workshop, 73%, 69% and 46% described increased patient education, patient monitoring and the use of objective testing in clinical practice, respectively. CONCLUSIONS: Workshop attendance was associated with high levels of satisfaction and important self-reported changes in clinical practice, which may reflect improved knowledge of the CTS CPG for COPD.
BACKGROUND: The Canadian Thoracic Society (CTS) has developed a clinical practice guideline (CPG) regarding the management of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Implementation of this CPG in the primary care setting requires an effective dissemination strategy. OBJECTIVES: To examine the change in knowledge, participant satisfaction and perceived changes in clinical practice among health care professionals working in the primary care setting following attendance at a workshop to disseminate the CTS CPG for COPD. METHODS: A 2.5 h workshop was conducted in three community health sites within Ontario. Each workshop comprised a didactic presentation and interactive case study discussions. Before, and one month following the workshop, a structured knowledge assessment questionnaire was administered. A structured satisfaction questionnaire and evaluative form that examined the impact of the workshop on the clinical management of COPDpatients were administered immediately and three months following completion of the workshop, respectively. RESULTS: Sixty-nine participants attended the workshop. The mean score for the structured knowledge assessment questionnaire increased from 8.5+/-2.7 to 10.6+/-2.0 following the workshop (P=0.008). Eighty-nine per cent and 96% of participants indicated that they would recommend the workshop to a colleague and had greater confidence in their management of COPDpatients, respectively. Following attendance of the workshop, 73%, 69% and 46% described increased patient education, patient monitoring and the use of objective testing in clinical practice, respectively. CONCLUSIONS: Workshop attendance was associated with high levels of satisfaction and important self-reported changes in clinical practice, which may reflect improved knowledge of the CTS CPG for COPD.
Authors: Denis E O'Donnell; Paul Hernandez; Alan Kaplan; Shawn Aaron; Jean Bourbeau; Darcy Marciniuk; Meyer Balter; Gordon Ford; Andre Gervais; Yves Lacasse; Francois Maltais; Jeremy Road; Graeme Rocker; Don Sin; Tasmin Sinuff; Nha Voduc Journal: Can Respir J Date: 2008 Jan-Feb Impact factor: 2.409
Authors: Denis E O'Donnell; Shaw Aaron; Jean Bourbeau; Paul Hernandez; Darcy D Marciniuk; Meyer Balter; Gordon Ford; Andre Gervais; Rogers Goldstein; Rick Hodder; Alan Kaplan; Sean Keenan; Yves Lacasse; Francois Maltais; Jeremy Road; Graeme Rocker; Don Sin; Tasmin Sinuff; Nha Voduc Journal: Can Respir J Date: 2007-09 Impact factor: 2.409