Number and proportion of physicians with each composite score of satisfactory rating results for quality of practice: 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.
| GROUP | PROPORTION ACHIEVING COMPOSITE SCORE,* N (%) | MEAN (SD)COMPOSITE SCORE* | MEDIAN COMPOSITE SCORE* | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||
| Group 1 (n = 70) | 8 (11.4) | 5 (7.1) | 3 (4.4) | 55 (78.6) | 2.5 (1.1) | 3 |
| Group 2 (n = 77) | 16 (20.8) | 8 (10.4) | 10 (13.0) | 43 (55.8) | 2.0 (1.2) | 3 |
| Group 3 (n = 68) | 28 (41.2) | 8 (11.8) | 9 (13.2) | 23 (33.8) | 1.4 (1.3) | 1 |
CFPC—College of Family Physicians of Canada, CPD—continuing professional development.
↵* The composite score was obtained by adding 1 point for each of the 3 components of quality of clinical practice (investigation, diagnosis, and treatment plan) that was judged satisfactory.