OBJECTIVE: To test the effectiveness of a 3-hour course on breastfeeding for family physicians. DESIGN: A previously validated questionnaire testing confidence in, attitudes toward, and knowledge of breastfeeding issues was administered to participants 1 week before and 2 months after taking the Breastfeeding Basics for the Practicing Physician course. SETTING: Canada. PARTICIPANTS: Family physicians and residents who attended the Breastfeeding Basics for the Practicing Physician course between July 2008 and December 2010. INTERVENTIONS: Participants' scores on the questionnaires that were filled out before and after the course were collected and analyzed.
OBJECTIVE: To test the effectiveness of a 3-hour course on breastfeeding for family physicians. DESIGN: A previously validated questionnaire testing confidence in, attitudes toward, and knowledge of breastfeeding issues was administered to participants 1 week before and 2 months after taking the Breastfeeding Basics for the Practicing Physician course. SETTING: Canada. PARTICIPANTS: Family physicians and residents who attended the Breastfeeding Basics for the Practicing Physician course between July 2008 and December 2010. INTERVENTIONS:Participants' scores on the questionnaires that were filled out before and after the course were collected and analyzed.
Authors: Mary J Renfrew; Alison McFadden; Fiona Dykes; Louise M Wallace; Stephen Abbott; Sue Burt; Joanna Kosmala Anderson Journal: Matern Child Nutr Date: 2006-10 Impact factor: 3.092