رفتار اطلاع يابي متخصصان ارتوپدي ايران در بهره گيري از دانش به روز ارتوپدي

Information Seeking Behavior of Iranian Orthopaedic Surgeons in Acquiring Updated Orthopaedic Knowledge

Background: Delivery of high quality services to the patients requires continuous refreshment with up-to-date information. This study was aimed at investigating the search behavior of Iranian orthopaedic surgeons in obtaining new information in their fields. Methods: During the 16th Annual Iranian Orthopaedic Association Meeting, questionnaires related to study were distributed among the participants. The questions were mainly related to: What source is commonly used for solving clinical problems? How often new journals of the field are utilized? What scientific route is used to increase personal information on subjects of specific interest? 178 orthopaedic surgeons completed the form. Results: The orthopaedic textbooks were the most common source on information used by the clinical problem cases. Orthopaedic seminars and conferences were the next common source followed by the journals. Direct one to one information seeking form colleagues were a very usual practice for specific clinical problem solving. 45% would use internet for new orthopaeic knowledge updating. Conclusion: Internet and online services are not commonly used for knowledge updating by the orthopaedic group that we studied.