The impact of an online interprofessional course in disaster management competency and attitude towards interprofessional learning

Journal of Interprofessional Care

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 586-598

  Atack, Lynda ^a   Parker, Kathryn ^b   Rocchi, Marie ^c   Maher, Janet ^a   Dryden, Trish ^a  

^a Centennial College   (Canada)

^b The Michener Institute for Applied Health Sciences   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Competency; Disaster management; Interprofessional education; Online learning

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT; DISASTER MEDICINE; GAME; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; MASS MEDIUM; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; NURSING STUDENT; ONLINE SYSTEM; PARAMEDICAL DISCIPLINES; POLICE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; SIMULATION; VIDEORECORDING;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CURRICULUM; DATA COLLECTION; DISASTER MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; INTERNET; MALE; ONTARIO; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE;

EID: 70449134081     PISSN: 13561820     EISSN: 14699567     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13561820902886238     Document Type: Article

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