Journal article
The utilization of appropriate osteoporosis medications improves following a multifaceted educational intervention: the Canadian quality circle project (CQC)
Abstract
BackgroundOsteoporosis is a serious but treatable condition. However, appropriate therapy utilization of the disease remains suboptimal. Thus, the objective of the study was to change physicians' therapy administration behavior in accordance with the Osteoporosis Canada 2002 guidelines.MethodsThe Project was a two year cohort study that consisted of five Quality Circle (QC) phases that included: 1) Training & Baseline Data Collection, 2) First …
Authors
Ioannidis G; Papaioannou A; Thabane L; Gafni A; Hodsman A; Kvern B; Walsh A; Jiwa F; Adachi JD
Journal
BMC Medical Education, Vol. 9, No. 1,
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
December 2009
DOI
10.1186/1472-6920-9-54
ISSN
1472-6920
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Fields of Research (FoR)
Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
Bone Density Conservation AgentsCanadaCohort StudiesConfidence IntervalsEducational MeasurementHumansLogistic ModelsOdds RatioOsteoporosisPractice Guidelines as TopicPractice Patterns, Physicians'Program DevelopmentProgram EvaluationQuality of Health CareSurveys and QuestionnairesTotal Quality Management