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Aeen Mohammadi1, Rita Mojtahedzadeh2, AmirHossein Emami3
1PhD candidate, Department of Medical Education, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. aeen_mohammadi@tums.ac.ir.
Medical Journal of the Islamic Republic of Iran
|January 22, 2016
Summary
An educational pamphlet significantly improved general physicians' prescription writing by reducing certain drug classes. This tool is effective for continuous professional development in healthcare.
Area of Science:
- Medical Education
- Pharmacology
- Health Services Research
Background:
- Pamphlets serve as valuable tools for distance learning in continuous professional development (CPD).
- This study evaluated the effectiveness of an educational pamphlet in reducing prescription writing errors among general physicians.
Purpose of the Study:
- To assess the impact of a targeted educational pamphlet on improving prescription writing accuracy in general practice.
- To determine if a pamphlet-based intervention can enhance physician performance in CPD programs.
Main Methods:
- A randomized controlled trial involving 200 general physicians from the Tehran Social Security Insurance Organization.
- Participants were divided into intervention and control groups.
- Prescription errors were analyzed before and after a three-month intervention period where the control group received an educational pamphlet.
Main Results:
- No significant difference in the total number of prescriptions between groups before or after the intervention.
- A significant reduction in the mean number of medicinal items prescribed by the intervention group.
- Significant decreases in prescriptions for injection drugs, corticosteroids, cephalosporins, and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in the intervention group.
Conclusions:
- Educational pamphlets can significantly improve general physicians' prescription writing performance.
- This intervention is a viable and effective method for continuous professional development in medical practice.
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