Evaluating online continuing medical education seminars: Evidence for improving clinical practices

American Journal of Medical Quality

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 475-483

  Weston, Christine M ^a   Sciamanna, Christopher N ^b   Nash, David B ^c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PENN STATE MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Continuing medical education; Internet; Quality of care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEART FAILURE; INTERNET; MEDICAL EDUCATION; METHODOLOGY; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; EVALUATION STUDIES AS TOPIC; HEART FAILURE; INTERNET; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 55649095534     PISSN: 10628606     EISSN: 1555824X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1062860608325266     Document Type: Article

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