Abstract

PARDELL, Helios; GOMAR, Carme; GUAL, Arcadi  and  BRUGUERA, Miquel. What do doctors think of continuing education, competence evaluation and recertification?. Educ. méd. [online]. 2005, vol.8, n.2, pp.41-48. ISSN 1575-1813.

The main results of the I Congress of the Catalan Medical Profession (Sitges, 19-20 November, 2004) on the subjects of continuing medical education (CME), competence evaluation (CE) and recertification (RC) are presented. Around 1200 physicians participated in it. Most doctors think that CME will be mandatory, provided during work time and with specific warnings / sanctions for physicians who do not participate.  As for CE, they prefer a non-punitive system, managed by professional organizations, and complemented by a physicians’ register.  CME and CE could facilitate the implementation of a recertification system, in which the remedial CME should be included.  The authors conclude that Catalan physicians show an encouraging sense of social accountability and professionalism.

Keywords : Continuing medical education; competence evaluation; recertification; revalidation; professionalism.

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