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AAFP--ASGE conjoint course on flexible sigmoidoscopy
W M Rodney1, E Felmar, M Auslander
1Department of Family Medicine, San Bernardino County Medical Center, CA 92415-0935.
Abstract:
The first multidisciplinary course developed jointly by the American Academy of Family Physicians and the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy is described. This prototype program was designed to teach the skills of 35 cm flexible sigmoidoscopy (FS) to twenty family physicians. Gastroenterologist preceptors determined that all 20 family physicians could perform this procedural skill within ten supervised cases. A control group of family physicians was studied to determine flexible sigmoidoscope acquisition frequencies in separate cohorts (Continuing Medical Education (CME) versus no CME on flexible sigmoidoscopy). The study group acquired instruments more frequently (18/19 = 95%) (p less than or equal to .05) than those with previous CME on FS (8/14 = 57%) or without previous CME on FS (2/19 = 11%). Two-thirds of these physicians purchased 60-65 cm flexible instruments rather than the 35 cm instrument. Longitudinal studies will be required to determine whether or not this intervention will have a meaningful impact upon colorectal cancer screening behaviors by primary care physicians.
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