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INQUIRY ON THE EDUCATIONAL NEEDS OF HCPs BRAZIL (n=126)


Percent of professional time devoted to diabetes care:	physician 30%, dietician 28%, nurse 31%, pedagogue 10%

Profession:	58 physicians, 57 nurses, 4 dieticians, 1 pedagogues.

How many years of experience do you have in therapeutic education of people with diabetes?

(no answers)

How do you rate the following, from 1 (lowest) to 5 (highest):

The value of the patient’s opinion in formulating a treatment plan

The quality of your past formal training in educational skills

The recognition for therapeutic education of diabetic patients within your practice

score	%
4	79
4	79
4	79


How do you rate, from 1 (lowest) to 5 (highest), your need for training/updating on the following subjects?

PEDAGOGIC SKILLS

1. Defining learning objectives

2. Evaluation as a teaching tool

3. Teaching groups to change behaviour

4. Teaching individuals to change behaviour

5. Directive vs. interactive teaching

score	%
3.5	76
3.4	69
4.4	87
4.3	87
4.1	82

COMMUNICATION SKILLS

6. Non-verbal communication

7. Active listening

8. Public speaking and lecturing

9. Preparing written materials

10. Use of computers as teaching aids

score	%
3.5	69
3.2	65
3.2	65
3.3	65
3.3	66

PSYCHOSOCIAL SKILLS

11. Acknowledge the impact that living with diabetes has on your patients

12. Identify the barriers to adherence to therapeutic regimens

13. Enable patients to cope with the diagnosis of diabetes complications

14. Facilitate the use of various resources available to patients and family

score	%
3.6	73
3.6	73
3.5	70
3.6	72

MANAGEMENT SKILLS

15. A clinical practice guideline

16. Working in a team

17. Organizing direct access to diabetes specialists

18. Individualizing treatment goals

score	%
3.2	64
3.4	67
3.5	71
3.5	71

BIOMEDICAL UPDATING

19. Diagnosis and classification of diabetes

20. Treatment modalities of diabetes

21. Screening and treatment of diabetes complications

22. Risk factors assessment and management

score	%
3.4	68
3.5	69
3.5	70
3.5	69

AVAILABILITY FOR TRAINING

23. How easily can you find time for updating/training
in patient education? (1=very difficult; 5=very easy)

24. How easily can you find financial support to attend
updating/training? (1=very difficult; 5=very easy)

25. How often do you attend updating/training sessions?

1-2/yr 94% 3-6/yr 6%

26. Which format of updating/training sessions do you prefer?
1 day 10% 1.5 day 44% 2-3 days 42% 4-5 days 4%

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