Mohammad Reza Shakibii - Assistant Professor of Rheumatology, Kerman University of Medical Sciences and Health Services
Nouhi Esmat - Faculty Member of Medical and Nursing Education, Kerman University of Medical Sciences and Health Services
Aliakbar Haghdoost - Kerman University of Medical Sciences
Shahrzad Moemenaii Kermani - General Physician, Kerman University of Medical Sciences and Health Services

Background: Continuous medical education has been accepted throughout the world as one of the most efficient strategies for upto dating physicians knowledge and information Objective: The aim of the present study was to evaluate the efficacy of three held workshops on “The best prescription” Methods: Sample consisted of ۸۲ general physicians participating in three held workshops on “The best prescription” Data collection was done by a questionnaire consisting of two parts of “demographic features” and “the assessment of prescription” The questionnaire administered before and after the workshops Results: From all participants ۴۹% were female and ۴۴% of subjects had been graduated from Kerman and ۹۷% from Rafsanjan Medical Schools Mean score before workshop was ۵۹۵۱۴ with the minimum of zero and maximum of ۹ and it increased to ۷۶۲۱۹۵ with the minimum of zero and maximum of ۱۰ after workshop In whole there was a significant difference between the mean scores before and after the workshop (P۰۰۵) Conclusion: According to the findings the held workshops on “the best prescription” have been efficient in increasing participants level of information Therefore continuous medical educational programs along with improving their quality is highly necessary

Continuous education, Drug prescription, General physician, workshop