Specialist Feedback requested RE: Saskatchewan based Clinical Practice Guidelines

SURVEY - Clinical practice guideline (CPG) use in Saskatchewan

Thank you for taking the time to participate in this survey. Our objective is to learn about the use of CPGs in Saskatchewan.

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* 1. Please identify your area of specialty.

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* 2. How often do you receive referrals from physicians that could be managed within the primary care setting?

Once a week or more

Once a month or more

Once a year or more

Never

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* 3. How often do you direct the referring physician to CPGs to enable them to manage the patient within the primary care setting?

Once a week or more

Once a month or more

Once a year or more

Never

Other (please specify)

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* 4. What sources do you use to find current CPGs? (Indicate the source):

Public search engines

Medical websites (e.g. UpToDate.com, DynaMed)

Professional medical journals

Guidelines distributed by institutions (e.g.Diabetes Canada)

Colleague (e.g. Specialist )

Conference materials (e.g. CME)

Other

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* 5. What are some challenges you think primary care practitioners face in using CPGs? (Check all that apply)

Lack of Canadian CPGs

Lack of agreement on which CPGs to use locally

Lack of easy access to CPGs

Workflow restrictions and no time to read CPGs

Lack of training on how to use CPGs

Other (please specify)

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* 6. If you believe there is a need to increase the use of CPGs in your specialty how would you recommend proceeding? (Check all that apply)

Develop more CPGs for local practice

Promote existing locally endorsed CPGs

Other (please specify)

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* 7. Please suggest three conditions you would like to see CPG developed or promoted to prevent unnecessary referrals or support referral pre-work. (Please reference the promotional source if required.)