Continuing medical education (CME) programs that posed realistic scenarios in a small-group seminar setting contributed to improved patient outcomes over time, researchers said.
In a prospective Swedish study, heart disease patients whose general practitioners participated in an interactive, case-based CME program had a significantly reduced risk of death over 10 years compared with those whose doctors didn’t receive the education, according to Anna Kiessling, MD, PhD, of the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, and colleagues.
They reported their findings online in the Annals of Family Medicine.
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