Online Education Improves Knowledge and Confidence Related to CGM and the AGP

We sought to determine if online continuing medical education (CME) could improve the knowledge and confidence of primary care physicians (PCPs) and diabetologists/endocrinologists (D/Es) related to CGM and AGP. The CME activity was a 30-minute online video panel discussion with synchronized slides. A repeated pairs pre-/post-assessment study design and chi-square test (P <.05 is considered significant) assessed educational effect. The activity launched March 23, 2020 and data were collected through May 19, 2020. In total, 338 PCPs and 189 D/Es were included in the analysis. Overall, there were knowledge and confidence improvements seen among all groups from pre- to post-assessment: • 14% of PCPs (P=.NS) 14% of D/Es (P<.05) improved at identifying benefits of an AGP report • 20% of PCPs (P<.01) 11% of D/Es (P=.NS) improved at recognizing importance of time in range in diabetes management • 13% of PCPs (P<.05) 3% of D/Es (P=.NS) improved at recognizing target blood glucose levels for time in range • 43% of PCPs and 36% of D/Es had a measurable increase in confidence in ability to explain results from an AGP to patients Continued educational gaps: • 60% of PCPs and 47% of D/Es failed to identify benefits of an AGP report • 35% of PCPs and 12% of D/Es failed to recognize importance of time in range in diabetes management This study demonstrates the success of online 30-minute video panel discussion CME on improving knowledge and confidence of PCPs and D/Es related to CGM and the AGP. Continued gaps were identified for future educational targets.