Table 1.
Sociodemographic data: Group 1 comprised CFPC members reporting 250 hours of CPD over 5 years, group 2 comprised physicians reporting 50 hours of CPD yearly, and group 3 comprised physicians reporting little or no CPD activity.
| CHARACTERISTICS | GROUP 1, N (%) (N = 70) | GROUP 2, N (%) (N = 77) | GROUP 3, N (%) (N = 68) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age group, y*†‡ | |||
| • < 40 | 12 (17.1) | 4 (5.2) | 2 (2.9) |
| • 40–49 | 25 (35.7) | 26 (33.8) | 16 (23.5) |
| • 50–59 | 18 (25.7) | 23 (29.9) | 12 (17.6) |
| • 60–69 | 7 (10.0) | 22 (28.6) | 28 (41.2) |
| • ≥ 70 | 8 (11.4) | 2 (2.6) | 10 (14.7) |
| Sex*† | |||
| • Male | 49 (70.0) | 65 (84.4) | 58 (85.3) |
| • Female | 21 (30.0) | 12 (15.6) | 10 (14.7) |
| PIV program | |||
| • Age > 65 y | 12 (17.1) | 13 (16.9) | 19 (27.9) |
| • Subject of complaint | 15 (21.4) | 19 (24.7) | 16 (23.5) |
| • Concerning information received | 8 (11.4) | 10 (13.0) | 12 (17.6) |
| • Office practice (no privileges) | 4 (5.7) | 5 (6.5) | 8 (11.8) |
| • Methadone | 16 (22.9) | 14 (18.2) | 2 (2.9) |
| • Examination failures or randomly selected | 3 (4.3) | 3 (3.9) | 0 (0.0) |
| • Other§ | 12 (17.1) | 13 (16.9) | 11 (16.2) |
| Physician’s country of graduation | |||
| • Canada | 50 (71.4) | 58 (75.3) | 57 (83.8) |
| • Other | 20 (28.6) | 19 (24.7) | 11 (16.2) |
| Principal place of practice*† | |||
| • Institution | 38 (54.3) | 21 (27.3) | 17 (25.0) |
| • Private practice | 32 (45.7) | 56 (72.7) | 51 (75.0) |
| Residency in family medicine*†‡ | |||
| • No | 17 (24.3) | 49 (63.6) | 57 (83.8) |
| • Yes | 53 (75.7) | 28 (36.4) | 11 (16.2) |
CFPC—College of Family Physicians of Canada, CPD—continuing professional development, PIV—professional inspection visit.
Significant difference (P < .05) was observed between groups 1 and 2.
Significant difference (P < .05) was observed between groups 1 and 3.
Significant difference (P < .05) was observed between groups 2 and 3.
Other included physicians who had changed their professional addresses more than twice, those who had acted as replacement physicians in remote regions, those who had changed their fields of practice, those who had renewed their restrictive licences, those referred by the review committee, those practising cosmetic medicine, and those practising psychotherapy more than 25% of the time, performing therapeutic acts more than 60% of the time, or practising outside of their specialties more than 30% of the time.