title: [Mandatory continuing medical education: did the doctors follow the rule? A survey in the state of Vaud].
abstract: In 2000, after a deep controversy, the FMH decided to make continuous medical education (CME) compulsory for all physicians practicing in Switzerland. In this study we report the results of two surveys performed between 2000 and 2002 among physicians practicing in the state of Vaud. Our data show that the rule was successfully implemented by most practitioners, both primary care physicians and specialists. This led to a strong increase of the number of encounters between members of the profession as well as an improvement of the quality of the CME, thus showing the relevance of the measure.
authors.affiliation: Policlinique médicale universitaire, Rue du Bugnon 44, 1011 Lausanne.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hesse
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Staeger
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pécoud
mesh_terms: D004502:Education, Medical, Continuing / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D013557:Switzerland