Comprehensive evaluation of an online tobacco control continuing education course in Canada

Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 235-240

  Sears, Kirsten E ^a   Cohen, Joanna E ^b,c   Drope, Jacqui ^d  

^a Program Training and Consultation Centre (PTCC)   (Canada)

^b Ontario Tobacco Research Unit

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d ONTARIO TOBACCO RESEARCH UNIT   (Canada)

Author keywords

Continuing; Distance learning; Education; Evaluation; Internet; Knowledge transfer; Learning object; Online; Public health; Tobacco control

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; CONTINUING EDUCATION; EDUCATION; EVALUATION; INTERNET; MEDICAL EDUCATION; METHODOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SMOKING CESSATION;

CANADA; EDUCATION, CONTINUING; EDUCATION, DISTANCE; EDUCATION, PUBLIC HEALTH PROFESSIONAL; INTERNET; QUESTIONNAIRES; SMOKING CESSATION;

EID: 57349113315     PISSN: 08941912     EISSN: 1554558X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/chp.190     Document Type: Article

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