A controlled evaluation of a national continuing medical education programme designed to improve family physicians’ implementation of diabetes‐specific clinical practice guidelines

AIMS: New approaches to continuing medical education will facilitate the implementation of clinical practice guidelines. This study assessed the short and long-term impact of a 7-h, small group workshop on family physicians' attitude, knowledge and self-reported practice patterns regarding diabetes mellitus. METHODS: One hundred and seventy-seven of 1807 family physicians who participated in this nationwide workshop, and 113 non-participant …