TY - JOUR T1 - Effectiveness of a 3-hour breastfeeding course for family physicians JF - Canadian Family Physician JO - Can Fam Physician SP - e601 LP - e606 VL - 60 IS - 12 AU - Anjana Srinivasan AU - Lisa Graves AU - Vinita D’Souza Y1 - 2014/12/01 UR - http://www.cfp.ca/content/60/12/e601.abstract N2 - Objective To test the effectiveness of a 3-hour course on breastfeeding for family physicians.Design A previously validated questionnaire testing confidence in, attitudes toward, and knowledge of breastfeeding issues was administered to participants 1 week before and 2 months after taking the Breastfeeding Basics for the Practicing Physician course.Setting Canada.Participants Family physicians and residents who attended the Breastfeeding Basics for the Practicing Physician course between July 2008 and December 2010.Interventions Participants’ scores on the questionnaires that were filled out before and after the course were collected and analyzed.Main outcome measures Changes in participants’ confidence in, attitudes toward, and knowledge of breastfeeding issues before and after the course were examined.Results A total of 80 participants completed the questionnaire before the course, and 72 completed the questionnaire after the course. Of these, 40 participants completed questionnaires both before and after the course; data from these participants were used for paired analysis. Mean scores for attitudes increased significantly from 77.4 before the course to 83.0 after the course (P < .001). Mean scores for knowledge also increased significantly from 150.2 before the course to 159.2 after the course (P < .001). No significant difference in confidence was seen (P = .486).Conclusion This study demonstrated the effectiveness of a 3-hour breastfeeding course in improving participants’ attitudes toward and knowledge of breastfeeding issues. ER -