Evaluating learning and knowledge retention after a continuing medical education course on total mesorectal excision for surgeons

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 191, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 687-690

  Cheifetz, Rona E ^a   Phang, P Terry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Continuing medical education; Evaluation; Learning; Rectal cancer; Total mesorectal excision

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CONTINUING EDUCATION; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EVALUATION; GENERAL SURGERY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LEARNING; LONG TERM MEMORY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PELVIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM CANCER; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGEON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; HUMANS; LEARNING; PROCTOCOLECTOMY, RESTORATIVE; RECTAL NEOPLASMS; RECTUM; RETENTION (PSYCHOLOGY); SURGERY;

EID: 33646114537     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2006.01.043     Document Type: Article

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