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Cannabis in medicine: a national educational needs assessment among Canadian physicians

Overview of attention for article published in BMC Medical Education, March 2015
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Title
Cannabis in medicine: a national educational needs assessment among Canadian physicians
Published in
BMC Medical Education, March 2015
DOI 10.1186/s12909-015-0335-0
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Daniel Ziemianski, Rielle Capler, Rory Tekanoff, Anaïs Lacasse, Francesca Luconi, Mark A Ware

Abstract

There is increasing global awareness and interest in the use of cannabis for therapeutic purposes (CTP). It is clear that health care professionals need to be involved in these decisions, but often lack the education needed to engage in informed discussions with patients. This study was conducted to determine the educational needs of Canadian physicians regarding CTP. A national needs assessment survey was developed based on previous survey tools. The survey was approved by the Research Ethics Board of the McGill University Health Centre Research Institute and was provided online using LimeSurvey®. Several national physician organizations and medical education organizations informed their members of the survey. The target audience was Canadian physicians. We sought to identify and rank using 5-point Likert scales the most common factors involved in decision making about using CTP in the following categories: knowledge, experience, attitudes, and barriers. Preferred educational approaches and physician demographics were collected. Gap analysis was conducted to determine the magnitude and importance of differences between perceived and desired knowledge on all decision factors. Four hundred and twenty six responses were received, and physician responses were distributed across Canada consistent with national physician distribution. The most desired knowledge concerned "potential risks of using CTP" and "safety, warning signs and precautions for patients using CTP". The largest gap between perceived current and desired knowledge levels was "dosing" and "the development of treatment plans". We have identified several key educational needs among Canadian physicians regarding CTP. These data can be used to develop resources and educational programs to support clinicians in this area, as well as to guide further research to inform these gaps.

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Unknown 65 100%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 13 20%
Student > Ph. D. Student 6 9%
Student > Bachelor 6 9%
Researcher 5 8%
Student > Doctoral Student 4 6%
Other 15 23%
Unknown 16 25%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 13 20%
Psychology 9 14%
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science 7 11%
Social Sciences 7 11%
Nursing and Health Professions 5 8%
Other 10 15%
Unknown 14 22%
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This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 27. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 25 October 2019.
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#1,448,984
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#3
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