Preferences of Turkish ENT specialists about academical meetings: a survey study

Abstract

ÖzetAmaç: Bu çal›flman›n amac› Türkiye'de Kulak Burun Bo¤az uzman› hekimler ile Kulak Burun Bo¤az hastal›klar›nda asistanl›k e¤itimi alan hekimlerin bilgi edinebilme çabalar›n› ve kan›ta dayal› becerilerini kazanma isteklerini araflt›rmakt›r.Yöntem: Ekim 2010'da Türk Ulusal Kulak Burun Bo¤az kongresine kat›lan 740 KBB hekimine kesitsel bir anket uyguland›. Befl yüz k›rk üç tamamlanm›fl anket de¤erlendirmeye al›narak çal›flmaya dahil edildi. Bu anket hekimlerin akademik olarak Kulak Burun Bo¤az toplant›lar›ndan beklentilerini içeren dört sorudan olufluyordu. Bu dört soru için birden befle kadar olan 'de¤er tespiti' puanlama sistemi kullan›ld›. Bulgular:Bilgiye hakim olma isteklili¤i ile meslekte y›l deneyimi aras›nda istatistiksel olarak anlaml› bir korelasyon saptand›. "Toplant›-lardan size en yararl› gelece¤ine inand›klar›n›z hangileridir?" sorusuna verilen cevaplar incelendi¤inde canl› interaktif cerrahi seyretmek ya da tek konulu sempozyuma kat›lmak yerine, yurt d›fl›nda ameliyat izlemek ve kurslara kat›lmak, "Hangi toplant›ya ya da uygulamal› kursa kat›lmak cazip geliyor?" sorusuna da yine canl› cerrahi izlenebilen toplant› yerine, "Öncelikle kadavra diseksiyon kurslar›na kat›lmak" cevaplar› al›nd›.Sonuç: Çal›flma sonucumuz, ülkemizde çal›flan KBB hekimlerinin e¤itim amaçl› spesifik interaktif bilginin sadece toplant›lardan elde edilmesinden çok; kadavralardan elde edilen kan›ta dayal› pratikle olaca¤›na inand›¤›n› ve ço¤unlu¤unun bilgi ve becerilerini artt›rmaya istekli oldu¤unu göstermektedir. Makalemizin sonuçlar› KBB uzmanlar›n›n e¤itim sürecinde dikkat edilmesi gereken noktalara ›fl›k tutmaktad›r.Anahtar sözcükler: Bilimsel toplant›, Kulak Burun Bo¤az, uzman. AbstractObjective: The objective of this study was to investigate the current information-seeking behaviors of ENT physicians and ENT trainees in Turkey and their willingness to learn and acquire evidence-based practice skills. Methods:A cross-sectional survey was carried out by distribution of a questionnaire to 740 otolaryngologists employed in Turkey who attended a national otolaryngology meeting in October 2010. Five-hundred forty-three completed questionnaires were gathered. The questionnaire was created as four questions including expectations from academical meetings valuation scoring from one to five points was used to evaluate these four questions in the questionnaire. Results:There was a statistical correlation between the number of years of experience and willingness to acquire information mastery skills. When the responses to the question "Which meetings do you believe that you will benefit mostly?" were analyzed, they preferred to watch surgical operations in international workshops or participate in courses abroad, instead of attending interactive surgical operations or symposiums on a single topic. Based on the responses to the question 'Which meetings or applied courses do you find attractive to participate?" they preferred to attend "courses of cadaver dissection" in lieu of live-interactive surgical operations. Conclusion:Most oto...