The birth of 'MidPLUS': Australia's new national continuing professional development program for midwives

Women and Birth

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 55-64

  Monaghan, Julia ^a   Shorten, Allison ^a,b  

^a Australian College of Midwives   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

CPD; MidPLUS; Midwifery; Professional development

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; AUSTRALIA; CONTINUING EDUCATION; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HUMAN; MIDWIFERY EDUCATION; MOTIVATION; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW;

AUSTRALIA; CURRICULUM; DECISION MAKING, ORGANIZATIONAL; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; HUMANS; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; MODELS, NURSING; MOTIVATION; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSE MIDWIVES; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 43849101458     PISSN: 18715192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wombi.2008.03.005     Document Type: Review

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