Interventions to Educate Family Physicians to Change Test Ordering

Interventions to Educate Family Physicians to Change Test Ordering

The purpose is to systematically review randomised controlled trials (RCTs) to change family physicians' laboratory test-ordering. We searched 15 electronic databases (no language/date limitations). We identified 29 RCTs (4,111 physicians, 175,563 patients). Six studies specifically focused on reducing unnecessary tests, 23 on increasing screening tests. Using Cochrane methodology 48.5% of stud...

Physicians' intention to educate about emergency contraception.

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Our objective was to examine the intention of academic primary care physicians to educate women about emergency contraception (EC) and whether differences in their intention varies with patient situation, knowledge and attitudes about EC, gender, or specialty. METHODS As part of a larger cross-sectional survey about intention to prescribe EC with 96 faculty physician...

To educate or not to educate? That is the question!

Rational test ordering in family medicine.

A 54-year-old man, P.H., presented to his GP for a “health check.” He was well, with no relevant past medical history or family history. The GP examined him and requested “routine screening bloods” from the computer software program: full blood count; electrolyte, urea, and creatinine levels; liver function tests (LFTs); blood glucose level; lipid levels; thyroid-stimulating hormone level; iron...

How to Educate Entrepreneurs?

Entrepreneurship education has two effects: it improves students’ entrepreneurial skills and provides impetus to those suited to entrepreneurship while discouraging others. While entrepreneurship education helps students to make a vocational decision its effects may conflict for those unsuited to entrepreneurship. We show that vocational and skill formation effects of entrepreneurship education...