Surgeons' participation in continuing medical education: Is it evidence-based?

Medical Education

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 423-429

  Young, J M ^a,c   Hollands, M J ^b   Solomon, M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

*staff development; Attitude of health personnel; Clinical competence *standards; Education, medical, continuing *methods; Evidence based medicine; New South Wales; Surgery *education

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURGEON;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEW SOUTH WALES; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; STAFF DEVELOPMENT; SURGERY;

EID: 33646000315     PISSN: 03080110     EISSN: 13652923     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2929.2006.02443.x     Document Type: Article

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