PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Tetyana Pertseva AU - Roman Bontsevich AU - Ruslan Bontsevych TI - The general practitioners knowledge and educational programs efficiency in antibiotic use DP - 2012 Sep 01 TA - European Respiratory Journal PG - P1285 VI - 40 IP - Suppl 56 4099 - http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/40/Suppl_56/P1285.short 4100 - http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/40/Suppl_56/P1285.full SO - Eur Respir J2012 Sep 01; 40 AB - Aim: To study and compare the level of general practitioners (GPs) knowledge in questions covered problems of rationale antibiotic (AB) use in pulmonology in different regions. To estimate the importance of rational AB use educational and control programs (ECP).Methods: During 2006-2012 ECP were developed and carried out among 58 GPs in Dnipropetrovs'k region (DN), 35 – in Labytnangi (LA) and 31 – in Belgorod (BE). Special questionnaire included 10 complex tasks with a set of questions has been created to estimate an initial and final levels of medical staff awareness (LMSA). The knowledge of AB groups, dosage, frequency and indications of usage, combinations, timing of therapy, cancellation and replace of AB was assessed.Results: After GPs completed questionnaire at the first time, the level of correct answers (LCA) has totaled 48.6%., in DN – 51.6%, LA – 39.8% (p<0.05), BE – 53.1%. Taking into account the results of received data there have been developed and carried out special ECP. Comparative exercise was repeated year later. Summary LCA was statistically (p<0.05) increased to 62.5 % (in DN – 62.7%, LA – 60.1%, BE – 64.9%) without statistically differences between regions. The validity of AB prescribing, quality of treatment was statistically increasing, and on the opposite, quantity of GPs mistakes was statistically decreasing (p<0.05). The most difficult questions were the following: rationale combinations, empirical therapy, pneumonia therapy and MO sensitivity.Conclusions: There is a necessity to carry out the rationale AB use ECP among GPs to increase LSMA and quality of treatment, and to decrease mistakes. Therefore, the most difficult questions are to be studied more deeply.