Does continuing medical education in general practice make a difference?

What it found

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The trial behind it

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Who cites it

57 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

1. Shared medical decision in prostate cancer screening in primary care: a systematic literature review of current evidence.International urology and nephrology · 2024
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2. Does Training and Support of General Practitioners in Intensive Treatment of People with Screen-Detected Diabetes Improve Medication, Morbidity and Mortality in People with Clinically-Diagnosed Diabetes? Investigation of a Spill-Over Effect in a Cluster RCT.PloS one · 2017
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3. Feasibility of scenario-based simulation training versus traditional workshops in continuing medical education: a randomized controlled trial.Medical education online · 2013
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4. Knowledge of the pharmacological profile of a patient improves the quality of prescribing, the outcomes of treatment, and the utilization of health services in primary health care.European journal of clinical pharmacology · 2011
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5. Knowledge translation on dementia: a cluster randomized trial to compare a blended learning approach with a "classical" advanced training in GP quality circles.BMC health services research · 2007
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6. Effective improvement of doctor-patient communication: a randomised controlled trial.The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · 2006
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7. Efficacy of case method learning in general practice for secondary prevention in patients with coronary artery disease: randomised controlled study.BMJ (Clinical research ed.) · 2002
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8. Randomised controlled trial of structured personal care of type 2 diabetes mellitus.BMJ (Clinical research ed.) · 2001
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9. Effect of multifaceted intervention promoting early switch from intravenous to oral acetaminophen for postoperative pain: controlled, prospective, before and after study.BMJ (Clinical research ed.) · 2000
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10. Physicians' Choice of Board Certification Activity Is Unaffected by Baseline Quality of Care: The TRADEMaRQ Study.Annals of family medicine
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11. Knowledge among primary care physicians on urticaria treatment: Impact of educational interventions.The journal of allergy and clinical immunology. Global · 2026
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12. Approaches to Continuing Professional Development in Dental Traumatology-A Qualitative Study of General Dentists' Experiences.Dental traumatology : official publication of International Association for Dental Traumatology · 2026
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13. An innovative approach to hospital-wide interprofessional capacity building: Côte d'Ivoire National Cancer Center project.BMC medical education · 2025
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14. Prelude to PATHWEIGH: pragmatic weight management in primary care.Family practice · 2023
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15. Challenges and opportunities for general practice specific CME in Europe - a narrative review of seven countries.BMC medical education · 2022
    Review
16. Navigating Affordances for Learning in Clinical Workplaces: A Qualitative Study of General Practitioners' Continued Professional Development.Vocations and learning · 2022
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17. Longitudinal Remote SBRT/SRS Training in Latin America: A Prospective Cohort Study.Frontiers in oncology · 2022
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18. ECHO Autism: Evaluation of Participants' Perceptions of Collaborative Telementoring Network.Journal of patient experience · 2021
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19. Continuing Medical Education and Continuing Professional Development in the Republic of Armenia: The Evolution of Legislative and Regulatory Frameworks Post Transition.Journal of European CME · 2020
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20. Development and Implementation of a Continuing Medical Education Program in Canada: Knowledge Translation for Renal Cell Carcinoma (KT4RCC).Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education · 2019
    Article

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