Online CME: An effective alternative to face-to-face delivery

Medical Teacher

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 2007, Pages

  Ryan, Greg ^a   Lyon, Patricia ^b   Kumar, Koshila ^b   Bell, James ^c   Barnet, Stewart ^b   Shaw, Tim ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b University of Sydney   (Australia)

^c The Langton Centre   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; ARTICLE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL THEORY; FACE TO FACE CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION WORKSHOP; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LEARNING; LEARNING THEORY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; ONLINE CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION WORKSHOP; ONLINE SYSTEM; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PSYCHOPHARMACOTHERAPY; STUDENT ATTITUDE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSUMER; EDUCATION; EVALUATION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; OPIATE ADDICTION; STANDARD; TEACHING;

ACCREDITATION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; HUMANS; NEW SOUTH WALES; OPIOID-RELATED DISORDERS; PROGRAM EVALUATION;

EID: 45549087431     PISSN: 0142159X     EISSN: 1466187X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01421590701551698     Document Type: Article

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