The impact on medical practice of commitments to change following CME lectures: A randomized controlled trial

Background: Self-reported commitment to change (CTC) could be a potentially valuable method to address the need for continuing medical education (CME) to demonstrate clinical outcomes. Aim: This study determines: (1) are clinicians who make CTCs more likely to report changes in their medical practic...

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Published in:Medical teacher 2011-09, Vol.33 (9), p.e495-e500
Main Authors: Domino, Frank J., Chopra, Sanjiv, Seligman, Marissa, Sullivan, Kate, Quirk, Mark E.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Clinical outcomes
Clinical trials
Commitments
Continuing education
Control Groups
Decision Making
Diffusion of Innovation
Education, Medical, Continuing
Female
Humans
Learning
Lecture Method
Lectures
Male
Medical Education
Medical services
Medicine
Practice Patterns, Physicians
Professional Continuing Education
Randomized Controlled Trials
Surveys and Questionnaires
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Summary:Background: Self-reported commitment to change (CTC) could be a potentially valuable method to address the need for continuing medical education (CME) to demonstrate clinical outcomes. Aim: This study determines: (1) are clinicians who make CTCs more likely to report changes in their medical practices and (2) do these changes persist over time? Methods: Intervention participants (N = 80) selected up to three commitments from a predefined list following the lecture, while control participants (N = 64) generated up to three commitments at 7 days post-lecture. At 7 and 30 days post-lecture, participants were queried if any practice change occurred as a result of attending the lecture. Results: About 91% of the intervention group reported practice changes consistent with their commitments at 7 days. Only 32% in the control group reported changes (z = 7.32, p 
ISSN:0142-159X
1466-187X
DOI:10.3109/0142159X.2011.599452