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Research ArticleOriginal Research

Publication of Research Presented at STFM and NAPCRG Conferences

Robert E. Post, Arch G. Mainous, Kendal E. O’Hare, Dana E. King and Mario S. Maffei
The Annals of Family Medicine May 2013, 11 (3) 258-261; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.1503
Robert E. Post
1Virtua Family Medicine Residency, Voorhees, New Jersey
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Arch G. Mainous III
2Department of Family Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina
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Kendal E. O’Hare
1Virtua Family Medicine Residency, Voorhees, New Jersey
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Dana E. King
2Department of Family Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina
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Mario S. Maffei
1Virtua Family Medicine Residency, Voorhees, New Jersey
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    Proportion of Presentations at NAPCRG and STFM Conferences Later Published as Articles in Peer-Reviewed Journals

    Presentation CharacteristicPresentations No.Published % (No.)P ValueMonths to Publication Mean (SE)P Value
    Overall1,32934.4 (457)15.4 (0.6)
    At NAPCRG1,00036.7 (367).00216.0 (0.6).039
    At STFM32927.4 (90)13.1 (1.2)
    In 200761636.4% (224)NS15.4 (0.8)NS
    In 200871332.7% (233)15.5 (0.8)
    Completed project96142.7 (410)<.00114.6 (0.6)<.001
    Work in progress36812.8 (47)22.7 (1.9)
    Oral presentation68842.9 (295)<.00113.7 (0.6)<.001
    Poster presentation64125.3 (162)18.6 (1.0)
    • NAPCRG = North American Primary Care Research Group; NS = not significant; STFM = Society of Teachers of Family Medicine.

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    Comparison of Publication Rates of Various Types of Presentations

    Presentation TypeCompleteWork in ProgressP Value
    Oral, %47.311.8<.001
    Poster, %34.913.1<.001
    P Value<.001NS
    • NS=not significant.

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    Comparison of Time to Publication by Type of Presentation

    Presentation TypeComplete No. (%)Work in Progress No. (%)P Value
    Oral13.6 (0.6)16.7 (3.8)NS
    Poster16.9 (1.1)24.4 (2.2).002
    P Value.007NS
    • NS=not significant.

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    Table 4

    Characteristics of Presentations at NAPCRG and STFM Conferences

    CharacteristicNAPCRGSTFMP Value
    Presentations that became publications, %
     Oral45.635.5.019
     Poster27.716.8.009
     Work in progress15.320.2NS
     Completed41.747.7NS
    Time to publication, mean (SE), months
     Oral14.2 (0.7)12.0 (1.3)NS
     Poster19.0 (1.1)16.1 (2.5)NS
     Work in progress25.1 (2.4)18.9 (3.1)NS
     Completed15.2 (0.6)11.6 (1.2).017
    • NAPCRG = North American Primary Care Research Group; NS = not significant; STFM = Society of Teachers of Family Medicine.

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    Table 5

    Distribution of Articles (N = 457) Published by Journal Type

    Journal TypePublications, No. (%)
    Family medicine167 (36.5)
    Other general medicine155 (33.9)
    Specialty118 (25.8)
    Medical education17 (3.7)
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    Table 6

    Most Common Journals in Which Published Articles (N = 457) Appeared

    JournalNo. (%)
    Annals of Family Medicine50 (10.9)
    The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine44 (9.6)
    Family Medicine31 (6.8)
    Canadian Family Physician21 (4.6)
    British Journal of General Practice11 (2.4)
    American Journal of Preventive Medicine10 (2.2)
    Family Practice10 (2.2)
    Patient Education and Counseling10 (2.2)
    BMC Family Practice9 (2.0)
    Journal of General Internal Medicine8 (1.8)

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    Publication of Research Presented at STFM and NAPCRG Conferences

    Robert E. Post , and colleagues

    Background Presentations of original research are a key strategy in disseminating new knowledge in academic medicine. To help the knowledge base move forward, it is important that presentations of original research be published in peer-reviewed journals. This study evaluates the proportion of presentations at recent primary care research conferences that have become publications.

    What This Study Found More than one-third of all original research presentations from the meetings of the North American Primary Care Research Group and Society of Teachers of Family Medicine eventually become publications, according to an analysis of 1,329 oral and poster presentations from the 2007 and 2008 annual conferences. A mean time of about 15 months from presentation to publication for family medicine is comparable to that of other fields. Less than two out of every five publications were in a family medicine journal, indicating breadth in family medicine research.

    Implications

    • That two-thirds of research presentations at major academic family medicine meetings appear not to transition to peer-reviewed publications, the authors assert, suggests room for improvement in developing and disseminating scholarship.
    • Barriers to the discipline's promotion of research development include lack of faculty protected time, lack of mentorship, and lack of specific funding for family medicine research.
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