The effect of continuing professional education on health care outcomes: Lessons for dementia care

International Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 21, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2009, Pages

  Rampatige, Rasika ^a   Dunt, David ^a   Doyle, Colleen ^a   Day, Susan ^a   Van Dort, Pauline ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Continuing professional development; Dementia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COCHRANE LIBRARY; CONTINUING EDUCATION; DEMENTIA; EDUCATION PROGRAM; ELDERLY CARE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MEDLINE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; STAFF TRAINING;

DEMENTIA; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; EDUCATION, PROFESSIONAL; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT CARE;

EID: 70349490618     PISSN: 10416102     EISSN: 1741203X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1041610209008746     Document Type: Article

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