Practice-based Small Group Learning: How health professionals view their intention to change and the process of implementing change in practice

Medical Teacher

Volumn 31, Issue 11, 2009, Pages

  Overton, Githa Kanisin ^a   McCalister, Peter ^b   Kelly, Diane ^b   MacVicar, Ronald ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b NHS EDUCATION FOR SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; DECISION MAKING; E-MAIL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; LEARNING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REVIEW; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW;

EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; FEMALE; GROUP PRACTICE; GROUP PROCESSES; HUMANS; INTENTION; MALE; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; SCOTLAND; TEACHING;

EID: 70450210590     PISSN: 0142159X     EISSN: 1466187X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/01421590902842425     Document Type: Review

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