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Brière R, Benhamed A, Émond M, Blanchard PG, Drolet S. Evaluation of physicians' current practices and awareness regarding the treatment of acute uncomplicated diverticulitis: results of a provincial survey. CAN J EMERG MED 2023; 25:968-975. [PMID: 37861926 DOI: 10.1007/s43678-023-00606-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2023] [Accepted: 09/26/2023] [Indexed: 10/21/2023]
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OBJECTIVE International guidelines now recommend nonantibiotic treatment of uncomplicated diverticulitis. We assessed physicians' current management strategies for uncomplicated diverticulitis, their awareness of the updated recommendations, and barriers to practice change. METHODS A 21-question web-based survey conducted between 09/2022 and 11/2022 was sent to participants through their respective Quebec provincial associations or working groups. Participants included general surgeons, emergency physicians, gastroenterologists and general practitioners. Physicians who did not treat diverticulitis were excluded. The main outcomes were awareness of guideline recommendations on uncomplicated diverticulitis treatment, the use of nonantibiotic management for uncomplicated diverticulitis and identification of perceived barriers to practice change. RESULTS The participation rate was 15.9%. The 465 participants consisted primarily of general practitioners (41.7%), general surgeons (29.2%) and emergency physicians (17.8%). Eighty-two percent had heard of the nonantibiotic treatment strategy for uncomplicated diverticulitis; 7.5% were "uncomfortable" and 44.6% "somewhat uncomfortable" with this practice. A third (31.8%) of all physicians had no knowledge of the updated guidelines on uncomplicated diverticulitis treatment. Most reported "never" (41.6%) or "rarely" (25.1%) omitting antibiotics for uncomplicated diverticulitis. When informed about nonantibiotic treatment, 28.7% and 51.4% of all physicians, respectively, indicated that this "will" change or "may" change their practice. Common perceived barriers to nonantibiotic treatment were concerns about treatment failure (69.6%), unawareness of updated recommendations (67.0%), difficulty in ensuring proper follow-up (59.0%) and workplace culture (54.9%). CONCLUSION Physicians' awareness of practice guidelines recommending nonantibiotic treatment for uncomplicated diverticulitis and their application are suboptimal. Knowledge transfer activities, educational interventions and optimization of local protocols are needed to ensure the rational use of antibiotics.
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- Raphaëlle Brière
- Département de Chirurgie, CHU de Québec, Université Laval, Quebec, QC, Canada.
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- Service SAMU-Urgences, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Édouard Herriot, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France
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- Département de Médecine Familiale et de Médecine d'urgence, Centre de Recherche du CHU de Québec-Université Laval, Quebec, QC, Canada
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- Département de Médecine Familiale et de Médecine d'urgence, Centre de Recherche du CHU de Québec-Université Laval, Quebec, QC, Canada
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- Département de Chirurgie, CHU de Québec, Université Laval, Quebec, QC, Canada
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Clay-Williams R, Stephens JH, Williams H, Hallahan A, Dalton C, Hibbert P, Ting HP, Arnolda G, Wiles L, Braithwaite J. Assessing the appropriateness of the management of otitis media in Australia: A population-based sample survey. J Paediatr Child Health 2020; 56:215-223. [PMID: 31317635 DOI: 10.1111/jpc.14560] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2018] [Revised: 06/20/2019] [Accepted: 06/21/2019] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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AIM Acute otitis media (AOM) is the most common infectious disease for which antibiotics are prescribed; its management is costly and has the potential to increase the antimicrobial resistance of this infection. This study measured the levels of adherence to the clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) of AOM and otitis media with effusion (OME) management in Australian children. METHODS We searched for national and international CPGs relating to AOM and OME in children and created 37 indicators for assessment. We reviewed medical records for adherence to these indicators in 120 locations, across one inpatient and three ambulatory health-care settings. Our review sample was obtained from three Australian states that contain 60% of the nation's children. RESULTS We reviewed the records of 1063 children with one or more assessments of CPG adherence for otitis media. Of 22 indicators with sufficient data, estimated adherence ranged from 7.4 to 99.1%. Overuse of treatment, particularly overprescribing of antibiotics, was more common than underuse. A frequent lack of adherence with recommended care was observed for children aged between 1 and 2 years with AOM. Adherence varied by health-care setting, with emergency departments and inpatient settings more adherent to CPGs than general practices. CONCLUSIONS Our assessment of a number of indicators in the common settings in which otitis media is treated found that guideline adherence varied widely between individual indicators. Internationally agreed standards for diagnosis and treatment, coupled with clinician education on the existence and content of CPGs and clinical decision support, are needed to improve the management of children presenting with AOM and OME.
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- Robyn Clay-Williams
- Centre for Healthcare Resilience and Implementation Science, Australian Institute of Health Innovation, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- School of Health Sciences, University of South Australia, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Southern Adelaide Local Health Network, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Children's Health Queensland, Queensland Children's Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.,School of Medicine, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Centre for Healthcare Resilience and Implementation Science, Australian Institute of Health Innovation, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.,School of Health Sciences, University of South Australia, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Centre for Healthcare Resilience and Implementation Science, Australian Institute of Health Innovation, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Centre for Healthcare Resilience and Implementation Science, Australian Institute of Health Innovation, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- School of Health Sciences, University of South Australia, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Centre for Healthcare Resilience and Implementation Science, Australian Institute of Health Innovation, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Yamamoto S, Gu Y, Fujitomo Y, Kanai N, Yamahata Y, Saito H, Hashimoto T, Ohmagari N. Development and efficacy of a clinician-targeted refresher course for treating nonpneumonia respiratory tract infections. J Gen Fam Med 2018; 19:127-132. [PMID: 29998042 PMCID: PMC6030038 DOI: 10.1002/jgf2.183] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2018] [Accepted: 05/21/2018] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND In 2017, the Japanese government published an evidence-based manual describing the appropriate use of antibiotics in outpatient settings to tackle the problem of antimicrobial resistance. To fill the evidence-practice gap, we developed a clinician-targeted course aimed at improving clinician skills in the daily clinical practice of treating acute respiratory tract infections (RTIs) based on the manual. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of the course. METHODS This course consisted of lectures using illness scripts and checklists, as well as interactive communication skills training using role-playing. We performed a vignette-based evaluation of the changes in the knowledge and attitudes of the course participants toward prescribing antibiotics for nonpneumonia RTIs, using pre- and postcourse questionnaires. The questionnaires also included course feedback via the use of a 5-point Likert scale. RESULTS Thirty-eight clinicians were included in the analyses, and 90% of these participants had graduated ≥20 years ago. We found statistically significant reductions in the intention to prescribe antibiotics for four of the six nonpneumonia RTI vignettes: acute bronchitis (-47.2%; 95% confidence interval [CI] -66.3 to -28.1%), common cold (-16.2%; 95% CI -30.8 to -1.6%), acute pharyngitis (-27.0%; 95% CI -49.0 to -5.0%), and acute rhinosinusitis (-33.3%; 95% CI -53.3 to -13.3%). The course seemed to be satisfactory for experienced doctors who were the relevant target population of such a workshop. CONCLUSIONS The refresher course was helpful for reducing the participants' intensions to prescribe antibiotics for nonpneumonia RTIs.
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- Shungo Yamamoto
- Department of Healthcare EpidemiologySchool of Public Health in the Graduate School of MedicineKyoto UniversityKyotoJapan
- Integrated Clinical Education CenterKyoto University HospitalKyotoJapan
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- AMR Clinical Reference CenterNational Center for Global Health and Medicine HospitalTokyoJapan
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- AMR Clinical Reference CenterNational Center for Global Health and Medicine HospitalTokyoJapan
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- Kanai HospitalKyotoJapan
- Kansai Center for Family MedicineShigaJapan
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- Department of Emergency MedicineKyoto Prefectural University of MedicineKyotoJapan
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- Department of General Medicine & Primary CareYamaguchi University HospitalYamaguchiJapan
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- Department of General Internal MedicineHashimoto Municipal HospitalWakayamaJapan
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- AMR Clinical Reference CenterNational Center for Global Health and Medicine HospitalTokyoJapan
- Disease Control and Prevention CenterNational Center for Global Health and MedicineTokyoJapan
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Willson ML, Vernooij RW, Gagliardi AR, Armstrong M, Bernhardsson S, Brouwers M, Bussières A, Fleuren M, Gali K, Huckson S, Jones S, Lewis SZ, James R, Marshall C, Mazza D. Questionnaires used to assess barriers of clinical guideline use among physicians are not comprehensive, reliable, or valid: a scoping review. J Clin Epidemiol 2017; 86:25-38. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2016.12.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2016] [Revised: 11/27/2016] [Accepted: 12/23/2016] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Magin PJ, Morgan S, Tapley A, Davis JS, McArthur L, Henderson KM, Mulquiney KJ, Dallas A, Davey AR, Scott J, van Driel ML. Reducing general practice trainees' antibiotic prescribing for respiratory tract infections: an evaluation of a combined face-to-face workshop and online educational intervention. EDUCATION FOR PRIMARY CARE 2015; 27:98-105. [PMID: 27005837 DOI: 10.1080/14739879.2015.1106085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Over-prescription of antibiotics for non-pneumonia respiratory tract infections (RTIs) is a major concern in general practice. Australian general practice registrars (trainees) have inappropriately high rates of prescription of antibiotics for RTIs. The 'apprenticeship' educational model and the trainee-trainer relationship are drivers of this inappropriate prescribing. We aimed to reduce registrars' non-pneumonia RTI antibiotic prescribing via an educational intervention (a 90-min face-to-face workshop supported by online modules), complemented by delivery of the same intervention, separately, to their trainers. We conducted a pre- and post-intervention comparison of the registrars' intention to prescribe antibiotics for common RTIs using McNemar's test. We similarly tested changes in supervisors' intended prescribing. Prescribing intentions were elicited by responses to six written clinical vignettes (upper respiratory tract infection, otitis media, sore throat and three acute bronchitis vignettes). We found that, for registrars, there were statistically significant reductions in antibiotic prescribing for the sore throat (24.0% absolute reduction), otitis media (17.5% absolute reduction) and two of the three acute bronchitis (12.0% and 18.0% absolute reduction) vignettes. There were significant reductions in supervisors' antibiotic prescribing intentions for the same four vignettes. We conclude that our intervention produced a significant change in registrars' intention to prescribe antibiotics for non-pneumonia RTIs.
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- Parker J Magin
- a General Practice Training Valley to Coast , Newcastle , Australia.,b School of Medicine and Public Health , University of Newcastle , Newcastle , Australia
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- a General Practice Training Valley to Coast , Newcastle , Australia
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- a General Practice Training Valley to Coast , Newcastle , Australia
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- b School of Medicine and Public Health , University of Newcastle , Newcastle , Australia.,c Menzies School of Health Research , Darwin , Australia.,d Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases , John Hunter Hospital , Newcastle , Australia
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- e Adelaide to Outback General Practice Training , Adelaide , Australia
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- a General Practice Training Valley to Coast , Newcastle , Australia
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- f Discipline of General Practice , University of Notre Dame , Sydney , Australia
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- b School of Medicine and Public Health , University of Newcastle , Newcastle , Australia
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- a General Practice Training Valley to Coast , Newcastle , Australia
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- g Discipline of General Practice , University of Queensland , Brisbane , Australia
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Forrest CB, Fiks AG, Bailey LC, Localio R, Grundmeier RW, Richards T, Karavite DJ, Elden L, Alessandrini EA. Improving adherence to otitis media guidelines with clinical decision support and physician feedback. Pediatrics 2013; 131:e1071-81. [PMID: 23478860 DOI: 10.1542/peds.2012-1988] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To assess the effects of electronic health record-based clinical decision support (CDS) and physician performance feedback on adherence to guidelines for acute otitis media (AOM) and otitis media with effusion (OME). METHODS We conducted a factorial-design cluster randomized trial with primary care practices (n = 24) as the unit of randomization and visits as the unit of analysis. Between December 2007 and September 2010, data were collected from 139,305 otitis media visits made by 55,779 children aged 2 months to 12 years. When activated, the CDS system provided guideline-based recommendations individualized to the patient's history and presentation. Monthly physician feedback reported adherence to guideline-based care, changes over time, and comparisons to others in the practice and network. RESULTS Comprehensive care (all recommended guidelines were adhered to) was accomplished for 15% of AOM and 5% of OME visits during the baseline period. The increase from baseline to intervention periods in adherence to guidelines was larger for CDS compared with non-CDS visits for comprehensive care, pain treatment, adequate diagnostic evaluation for OME, and amoxicillin as first-line therapy for AOM. Although performance feedback was associated with improved antibiotic prescribing for AOM and pain treatment, the joint effects of CDS and feedback on guideline adherence were not additive. There was marked variation in use of the CDS system, ranging from 5% to 45% visits across practices. CONCLUSIONS Clinical decision support and performance feedback are both effective strategies for improving adherence to otitis media guidelines. However, combining the 2 interventions is no better than either delivered alone.
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- Christopher B Forrest
- Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 34th St and Civic Center Blvd, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
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Haggard M. Poor adherence to antibiotic prescribing guidelines in acute otitis media--obstacles, implications, and possible solutions. Eur J Pediatr 2011; 170:323-32. [PMID: 20862492 PMCID: PMC3068524 DOI: 10.1007/s00431-010-1286-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2010] [Accepted: 08/19/2010] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Many countries now have guidelines on the clinical management of acute otitis media. In almost all, the public health goal of containing acquired resistance in bacteria through reduced antibiotic prescribing is the main aim and basis for recommendations. Despite some partial short-term successes, clinical activity databases and opinion surveys suggest that such restrictive guidelines are not followed closely, so this aim is not achieved. Radical new solutions are needed to tackle irrationalities in healthcare systems which set the short-term physician-patient relationship against long-term public health. Resolving this opposition will require comprehensive policy appraisal and co-ordinated actions at many levels, not just dissemination of evidence and promotion of guidelines. The inappropriate clinical rationales that underpin non-compliance with guidelines can be questioned by evidence, but also need specific developments promoting alternative solutions, within a framework of whole-system thinking. Promising developments would be (a) physician training modules on age-appropriate analgesia and on detection plus referral of rare complications like mastoiditis, and (b) vaccination against the most common and serious bacterial pathogens.
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- Mark Haggard
- Department of Experimental Psychology, MRC Multi-centre Otitis Media Study Group, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 3EB, UK.
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