Evaluation of the effectiveness of an educational intervention for general practitioners in adolescent health care: Randomised controlled trial

Abstract

Objective. To evaluate the effectiveness of an educational intervention in adolescent health designed for general practitioners in accordance with evidence based practice in continuing medical education. Design. Randomised controlled trial with baseline testing and follow up at seven and 13 months. Setting. Local communities in metropolitan Melbourne, Australia. Participants. 108 self selected general practitioners. Intervention. A multifaceted educational programme for 2.5 hours a week over six weeks on the principles of adolescent health care followed six weeks later by a two hour session of case discussion and debriefing. Outcome measures. Objective ratings of consultations with standardi..