Pratiques Cliniques Préventives et Besoins Pour Leur Intégration Chez Des Médecins D'un Centre Hospitalier Universitaire À Montréal

Objectives: Present a picture of physicians’ preventive clinical practices (PCP) at a university medical centre, and identify the obstacles that hinder their implementation. Method: Self-administered questionnaire survey addressed to 367 general practitioners and specialists working at the Centre hospitalier de l’Universite de Montreal (CHUM) in 2006. Results: Respondents claim to be recommending PCP (often or very often) in approximately 60-82% of cases. Women physicians report a larger integration for screening and vaccination (p Conclusion: Despite observed encouraging results, actions must be taken to improve the integration of PCP to general and specialized health care and to bring physicians around to adopting healthy lifestyle habits themselves. Key words: Clinical prevention; preventive clinical practices; preventive clinical practice guidelines; preventive practice obstacles