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. 2007 May;4(5):e113.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0040113.

Using Clinical Evidence in a national continuing medical education program in Italy

Lorenzo Moja  1 , Ivan Moschetti, Alessandro Liberati, Roberto Manfrini, Christian Deligant, Roberto Satolli, Antonio Addis, Nello Martini, Pietro Dri
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Using Clinical Evidence in a national continuing medical education program in Italy

Lorenzo Moja et al. PLoS Med. 2007 May.

Abstract

In an effort to ensure that physicians have access to reliable evidence on drug effectiveness and safety, the Italian Drug Agency launched a program to disseminate independent information.

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing Interests: The Italian Cochrane Centre (ICC) was the recipient of grants from the Italian Drug Agency (AIFA) to carry out the translation of Clinical Evidence and to undertake the first survey following its dissemination. Zadig was the recipient of the contract to create and manage the ECCE program. The ICC and Zadig closely collaborated in the two projects. The ICC designed and carried out the surveys independently from AIFA and the BMJ Publishing Group. While in the contract the publication of the Italian version of Clinical Evidence was subject to approval from both Clinical Evidence (BMJ Publishing Group) and AIFA, they had no role in the collection, analysis, or interpretation of data; the writing of the report; or the decision to submit the paper for publication. Both the ICC and Zadig have scientific and cultural interests in the success of the dissemination of Clinical Evidence and ECCE, and this may have influenced its interpretation of the results.

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Figure 1
Figure 1. Doctors Using ECCE by Region Red: urban areas; green: rural areas.
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