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Acta Biomedica Scientia

Volume 4, Issue 3, 2017
Mcmed International
Acta Biomedica Scientia
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2348 - 215X (Print), 2348 - 2168 (Online)
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bi-annual
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Abstract
Title
THE LASTING CHANGES ON PEDIATRICIANS’ INVOLVEMENT IN CHILD HEALTH ACTIVITIES AFTER EFFECTIVE TARGETED TRAINING IN COMMUNITY PEDIATRICS
Author
Dr. Pallavi
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Growing the workforce in pediatrics, taking care of kids in their local environment, Training on how to support child health advocacy, public health pediatrics specializes in caring for children’s health, Community healthcare benefits when pediatricians
Abstract
To understand how much the Dyson Community Pediatrics Training Initiative (CPTI) affected community engagement among pediatricians, compared to the engagement of those with usual training. Surveys were given to CPTI alumni who graduated before 2008 and again five years after completing their residency, between 2008 and 2010. Their answers were measured against a group of children seen by pediatricians in 2010 that had similar demographics. Demographic information, details about their practice environment, how much time they spend on general pediatrics, community child health involvement over the year, the use of advocacy methods and confidence in six areas of community health were all collected by the survey. Careful testing of groups was done with chi-square methods, followed by logistic regression to control for other influences. Pediatricians working under CPTI took a more active role in community child health initiatives (43.6% versus 31.1%, P < .01) and they generally felt moderately or very skilled in five of six main advocacy functions (P < .05). Most groups used a similar amount of advocacy strategies (52.2% vs 47.3%, P > .05). Following adjustment for personal and work traits, CPTI-trained pediatricians continued to show higher odds of taking part in community activities (2.4, 95% confidence interval: 1.5–3.7). After finishing training, CPTI participants reported taking part in more community health activities, as well as showing greater skill, than did other pediatricians. From these findings, we can say that community pediatric residency programs might encourage more community-minded work by pediatricians
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