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Dermatologist Information Seeking Report 2009
CEOutcomes LLC, Aug 2009, Pages: 96
Information-Seeking Patterns of U.S. Dermatologists
Physicians come to their practice with deeply embedded knowledge and skills; when ambiguity occurs during a patient encounter, physicians are often prompted to seek additional information and reflect on their actions.
Understanding the current medical information-seeking patterns of physicians is critical when making educational design and support decisions related to continuing healthcare education.
CE Outcomes, LLC surveyed a random stratified sample of 2,000 U.S. practicing physicians in 16 specialties by fax and email during July and August 2009 to investigate their information-seeking patterns. Data from the overall U.S. physician sample is provided in this report, along with a specific analysis of data from a sample of 125 dermatologists, representative of demographic characteristics of the U.S. dermatologist population as defined by the American Medical Association Masterfile 2008.
Reflection in Practice: Encountering Clinical Questions
- Dermatologists encounter an average of five clinical questions every week that arise during routine patient care requiring additional information.
- Dermatologists most commonly encounter therapeutic questions and questions about drug interactions that require them to seek additional information.
Reflection in Practice: New Therapies
- Half of U.S. dermatologists sampled reported using Phase III study peer-reviewed publications as the minimal level of evidence they use to make treatment decisions.
- Before adopting new advances into practice, dermatologists are most likely to rely on information from:
-- Articles in peer-reviewed journals
-- Continuing medical education courses
-- Colleagues and peers
-- Opinions of nationally recognized experts
Reflection on Practice: Seeking Information
- On average, dermatologists spend two hours per week online seeking medical information.
- ?Dermatologists are most likely to search online for treatment guidelines.
- ?Dermatologists would prefer to receive new medical information through journals.
Reflection on Practice: Staying Up-to-Date
To stay up-to-date on advances in therapies to treat particular conditions, dermatologists rely on the following information sources:
- Articles in peer-reviewed journals and continuing medical education courses
- Colleagues and peers
- ?Opinions of nationally recognized experts
- ?Clinical practice guidelines
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