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Outcome of a pilot dementia training program for primary care physicians
Author(s)	Mark T Sizemore, Belinda Vicioso, Julia L Lothrop
Journal title	Educational Gerontology, vol 24, no 1, January-February 1998
Pages	pp 27-34
Keywords	Dementia ; General practitioners ; General practice ; Diagnosis ; Training [welfare work] ; United States of America.
Annotation	This article describes the development and implementation of an innovative seminar to train primary care physicians in the diagnosis and long-term care of people with dementia in Texas, United States (US). A secondary objective was provide communities with a professional source of information on dementia issues. The intensive seminar was attended by 28 primary care physicians, and its effectiveness was assessed with a pre- and post-seminar questionnaire and telephone interviews. Although no significant gains in knowledge from seminar participation were demonstrated, participants reported feeling more comfortable in patient education settings. The article concludes that intensive seminars or workshops appear to be an effective and efficient means of disseminating geriatric training to primary care physicians and community health care providers.
Accession Number	CPA-980227402 A
Classmark	EA: QT6: L5: LK7: QW: 7T
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