Evidence based education in adolescent health seems to work

Many doctors feel undertrained in adolescent health care, and young people perceive substantial barriers in accessing care from doctors. On p 224 Sanci et al describe the findings of a randomised controlled evaluation of an intervention, using evidence based educational strategies, in adolescent health for doctors. Knowledge, skills, and self perceived competencies of doctors were substantially improved 6 months after training and the improvement sustained at 12 months. This shows the value of well designed continuing medical education for increasing doctors' skills.

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Evaluation of the effectiveness of an educational intervention for general practitioners in adolescent health care: randomised controlled trial • Commentary: Applying the BMJ's guidelines on educational interventions

L A Sanci, C M M Coffey, F C M Veit, M Carr-Gregg, G C Patton, N Day, G Bowes, and Jean Ker
BMJ 2000 320: 224-230. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]