title: [Increased knowledge of ARIA and GINA guides 2006 to general physicians by an educational intervention].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Educational strategies look for the increase of knowledge in physicians; they are a useful resourse for the diffusion among physicians of guides GINA and ARIA.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate a course shop-like for physicians as an educative strategy.
  
  
  METHODS
  A transversal study was performed, where knowledge was evaluated to primary contact physicians about recent currents of guides of GINA and ARIA 2006.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There was a participation of 69 primary contact physicians who applied a questionnaire of 30 questions: 20 about asthma (GINA) and 10 about allergic rhinitis (ARIA) before and after a course shop-like for physicians; there was improvement on calification after educative strategy on knowledge about asthma and allergic rhinitis with a p = < 0.05.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The educative strategy proposed as course shop-like for primary contact physicians is effective for teaching the guides of GINA and ARIA 2006.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Alergia e Inmunología Clínica, Hospital de Especialidades, Centro Medico Nacional Siglo XXI, IMSS, México, DF norasegura@yahoo.com.mx
authors.forename: Nora Hilda Segura
authors.initials: NH
authors.lastname: Méndez
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Velázquez
authors.forename: H L
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: del Rivero
authors.forename: V L
authors.initials: VL
authors.lastname: Hernández
authors.forename: R G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Espinola
authors.forename: G R
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Mondragón
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001249:Asthma / Q000628:therapy*; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005194:Family Practice; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010820:Physicians; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D012221:Rhinitis, Allergic, Perennial / Q000628:therapy*; D006255:Rhinitis, Allergic, Seasonal / Q000628:therapy*