Outcomes of an educational activity with Victorian GPs aimed at improving knowledge and practices in relation to sexually transmissible diseases

Abstract

Objective: To measure the effect of a simple educational strategy for general practitioners (GPs) on their knowledge and self-reported practice in relation to sexually transmissible disease (STD) management. Method: In 1995, we surveyed 520 Victorian GPs; 444 (85%) responded. A sub-sample of 242 was sent an educational package in relation to STD management that required them to reflect on their performance in the survey in relation to that of the sample as a whole. Two months after they had received the package, a brief follow-up questionnaire, using a selection of questions from the first survey, was sent to these GPs. Results: Practitioners showed statistically significant improvements in ..