Defining quality criteria for online continuing medical education modules using modified nominal group technique

Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 246-250

  Shortt, S E D ^a   Guillemette, Jean Marc ^a   Duncan, Anne Marie ^b   Kirby, Frances ^c  

^a Canadian Medical Association   (China)

^b Canadian Medical Association   (China)

^c MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

Consensus method; Continuing; Education; Medical; Online learning; Quality

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; ARTICLE; CANADA; CONSENSUS; GROUP PROCESS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTERNET; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL SOCIETY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; STANDARD; TEACHING;

ACCREDITATION; CANADA; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; CONSENSUS; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; GROUP PROCESSES; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; INTERNET; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RESEARCH PERSONNEL; SCHOOLS, MEDICAL; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL;

EID: 78650283675     PISSN: 08941912     EISSN: 1554558X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/chp.20089     Document Type: Article

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