Educating Doctors on Evaluation of Fitness to Drive: Impact of a Case-Based Workshop

Autor/inn/en	Dow, Jamie; Jacques, Andre
Titel	Educating Doctors on Evaluation of Fitness to Drive: Impact of a Case-Based Workshop
Quelle	In: Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions, 32 (2012) 1, S.68-73 (6 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0894-1912
DOI	10.1002/chp.21124
Schlagwörter	Medical Education; Physicians; Program Effectiveness; Workshops; Foreign Countries; Case Studies; Aging (Individuals); Older Adults; Screening Tests; Motor Vehicles; Traffic Safety; Program Evaluation; Professional Continuing Education; Satisfaction; Attitude Measures; Canada + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Medizinische Ausbildung; Physician; Doctor; Arzt; Lernwerkstatt; Schulung; Ausland; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Aging; Altern; Älterer Erwachsener; Screening-Verfahren; Motor vehicle; Kraftwagen; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Berufsfeldbezogener Unterricht; Weiterbildung; Zufriedenheit; Kanada
Abstract	Introduction: In 2004, faced with demographic data predicting large increases in the number of older drivers within a relatively short period combined with the realization that screening for driver fitness was largely dependent on health professionals, principally physicians, the Societe de l'assurance automobile du Quebec (SAAQ) initiated measures to achieve better cooperation with the health professionals performing the screening. A continuing medical education (CME) program was initiated to improve the health professionals' understanding of road safety considerations. This article describes the program and its impact. Methods: A 90-minute workshop combining presentation and discussion methods and centering on five case studies was developed and delivered to 824 participants. Outcomes were evaluated at the levels of satisfaction and performance. Results: Participants reported a high level of satisfaction with the workshop. Data suggest that there was an increase in the number of reports submitted by physicians. The quality of physician reports also improved. Discussion: SAAQ statistics show the benefit of its CME program. Informed physicians appear more willing to report drivers with medical problems affecting driver fitness, especially when they are asked to provide functional evaluations and not make decisions about fitness to drive. We believe that the success of this program was due to several factors: (1) its clinical rather than administrative orientation, (2) the use of physicians to deliver the workshop, and (3) formal recognition of the program by the authority responsible for licensing physicians. (Contains 3 tables and 1 figure.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10