[Application of the International Guide for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Asthma using first-contact physicians, before and after an educational strategy].
BACKGROUND
The objective of the International Guide on Diagnosis and Treatment of Asthma is to reduce prevalence, mortality and morbidity of asthma.


OBJECTIVE
To demonstrate that implementation of educational workshop increases the knowledge of first contact physicians on the International Guide for Diagnosis and Treatment of Asthma.


METHODS
Fifty-nine first contact physicians participated. A validated questionnaire was applied before and after the workshop on the International Guide on Diagnosis and Treatment of Asthma. The Student's t test of the program SPSS was used for a statistical analysis.


RESULTS
The grades obtained were 36% of correct answers before the workshop and 59% of correct answers after the workshop with a significant p < 0.05 specially in the general area of knowledge.


CONCLUSIONS
As an educational technique this workshop improves the level of knowledge on the International Guide on Diagnosis and Treatment of Asthma of first contact physicians.
Segura Méndez
Nora Hilda
NH
Servicio de alergia e inmunologia clínica, Hospital de Especialidades, Centro Médico Nacional Siglo XXI, Av. Cuauhtémoc 330, col. Doctores, CP 06720, México, DF.
Herrera
Sonia
S
Hernández Martínez
Eduardo
E
Torres Salazar
Augusto
A
Espinola Reyna
Gerardo
G
del Rivero Hernández
Leonel
L
D000328:Adult; D000486:Allergy and Immunology / Q000193:education*; D001249:Asthma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy*; D004502:Education, Medical, Continuing; D004521:Educational Measurement; D005260:Female; D019983:Guideline Adherence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010821:Physicians, Family / Q000523:psychology*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires