Table 2

Frequencies of general practitioners’ opinions regarding the usefulness of different continuing medical education approaches for genetics (n=397)

Educational approach [missing data]Useful (%)Neither useful nor unuseful (%)Not useful (%)
[Missing] refers to the number of missing cases rather than the percentage.
Meeting [13]267 (70)101 (26)16 (4)
Whole day course [11]139 (36)155 (40)92 (24)
Educational outreach visiting [11]194 (50)143 (37)49 (13)
Hospital drawn up guidelines [12]225 (58)125 (33)35 (9)
Joint GP and hospital guidelines [11]304 (79) 74 (19) 8 (2)
Educational material [13]212 (55)143 (37)29 (8)