An investigation of participating to continuous medical education programs of medical staff at a state hospital Bir devlet hastanesinde sürekli tip eğitimi faaliyetlerine katilma durumunun incelenmesi


Tuygar Ş. F.

Duzce Medical Journal, cilt.17, sa.2, ss.66-70, 2015 (Scopus)

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 17 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2015
  • Dergi Adı: Duzce Medical Journal
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.66-70
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Continuous medical education, Medical staff, State hospital
  • Kütahya Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Aim: This study was planned to determine the frequency, funding and effectiveness of continuous medical education programs which the medical staff at a state hospital attended. Method: This descriptive research was performed on 87 medical staff working at a state hospital (doctor, nurse, midwife, health officer, health technician, and pharmacist) who were accepted to participate in the study. The data were collected through face to face interviews with a questionnaire. Their answers assessed by using SPSS 18.0 statistics package program. Results: 32 people participated in this study (36.8%) were physicians, 33 people (37.9%) nurses and 22 people (25.3%) belong to other health professions. They attended to total 139 continues medical education programs in last one year. 131 of the programs were related to their working area and 8 were not. 22 of the education programs were free of charge, 54 were financed by attendants, 22 were financed by a commercial sources and 41 were financed by the hospital. 3 of education programs were rated as lowly effective, 29 as moderately effective and 107 were highly effective. There was only one health care worker participated in distance education. Conclusion: Motivating and supporting medical staff for participating in professional development activities is critically important for both staff and health care system.