Hong Kong Med J 2006;12(Suppl 2):S22-4
Randomised controlled trial of doctor education to increase cervical screening in private practice
JA Dickinson, SYC Chan
Department of Community and Family Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
1. An interactive continuing medical education workshop with emphasis on skills training may improve private general practitioners’ knowledge and behaviour in taking Papanicolaou smears.
2. Further enabling factors (ie beyond education) may be needed before primary care practitioners can increase smear rates substantially.
2. Further enabling factors (ie beyond education) may be needed before primary care practitioners can increase smear rates substantially.