A Survey on the Current Evaluation and Treatment of Gout in Buenos Aires, Argentina

A survey on the beliefs and knowledge of gout management in new medical graduates ‐ New South Wales, Australia

“…While other studies have been conducted on rheumatologists, medical officers and GPs concordance with appropriate gout management, [7][8][9][10][11][12][13][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36] this is the first to assess the beliefs and knowledge of gout management in new graduates, and therefore, as a tool for evaluating university teaching.…”

“…It is unclear if this concept is being taught appropriately during medical training. However, given that the majority of participants felt their education on chronic gout management to be inadequate, combined with several reviews highlighting poor practice, [7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36] it can be assumed that this is an area in need of more attention. Appropriate teaching on this subject may better prepare and inform medical graduates for managing chronic gout, hopefully leading to better patient care and outcomes.…”

A survey of the assessment and management of gout in general practitioners and medical officers within the Illawarra Network, Australia

“…Previous reviews have been conducted on the management of gout by rheumatologists and GPs, as well as comparing MOs, GPs and consultant rheumatologists . However, this study is unique as the scope of the survey differed significantly to cover both acute assessment and ongoing assessment and management, both in hospital‐based MOs and community‐based GPs.…”