title: General practitioners' continuing medical education: a prospective study from the County of Aarhus.
abstract: Participation of Danish general practitioners (GPs) in continuing medical education (CME) has often been the subject of debate, although very little is known about the extent and content of activities. One-hundred-and-sixty-one Danish GPs participated in this one-year prospective study by collecting data on their own CME activities. We received 9980 data registration charts. During an average period of 8.4 months, the average Danish GP spent 67 h on traditional CME, equivalent to approximately 96 h per year, and 12 h on small group-based CME per year. In addition, he/she spent 90 h per year reading textbooks, journals, etc. The time spent on CME therefore totalled more than 200 h per year. Most of the CME courses took place outside surgery hours. We conclude that Danish GPs participate in a large number of CME activities--even more than their own organisation recommend.
authors.affiliation: Committee on Postgraduate Training for General Practice (Praksisudvalget) in the County of Aarhus, Denmark. jan.nielsen@dadlnet.dk
authors.forename: Jan E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Nielsen
authors.forename: Jørgen
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lous
authors.forename: Haagen F
authors.initials: HF
authors.lastname: Adeler
authors.forename: Peder
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Olesgaard
authors.forename: Roar R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Maagaard
authors.forename: Frede
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Olesen
mesh_terms: D003718:Denmark; D004502:Education, Medical, Continuing / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005194:Family Practice / Q000193:education* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013995:Time