Electronic continuing education in the health professions: An update on evidence from RCTs

Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 44-51

  Lam Antoniades, Margarita ^a   Ratnapalan, Savithiri ^b   Tait, Gordon ^c  

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

CD ROM; Computer based education; Continuing; Education; Electronic continuing education; Internet; Medical

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER INTERFACE; EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTERNET; MEDICAL EDUCATION; METHODOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TEACHING;

COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INTERNET; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 67249166121     PISSN: 08941912     EISSN: 1554558X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/chp.20005     Document Type: Article

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