title: [Application of the International Guide for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Asthma using first-contact physicians, before and after an educational strategy].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de alergia e inmunologia clínica, Hospital de Especialidades, Centro Médico Nacional Siglo XXI, Av. Cuauhtémoc 330, col. Doctores, CP 06720, México, DF.
authors.forename: Nora Hilda
authors.initials: NH
authors.lastname: Segura Méndez
authors.forename: Sonia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Herrera
authors.forename: Eduardo
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Hernández Martínez
authors.forename: Augusto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Torres Salazar
authors.forename: Gerardo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Espinola Reyna
authors.forename: Leonel
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: del Rivero Hernández
mesh_terms: 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