Use of a continuing medical education course to improve fellows' knowledge and skills in esophageal disorders

Diseases of the Esophagus

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 388-394

  Kim, H C ^a   Pandolfino, J E ^a   Komanduri, S ^a   Hirano, I ^a   Cohen, E R ^a   Wayne, D B ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Esophageal dilation; Fellowship education; High resolution manometry; Simulation based education

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BALLOON DILATATION; CHECKLIST; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ESOPHAGUS DISEASE; ESOPHAGUS STRICTURE; FEMALE; GASTROENTEROLOGY; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MALE; MANOMETRY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PERFORMANCE; PRETEST POSTTEST DESIGN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; SIMULATION; SKILL; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; BALLOON DILATION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; ESOPHAGEAL DISEASES; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; FEMALE; GASTROENTEROLOGY; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MANOMETRY;

EID: 80051699534     PISSN: 11208694     EISSN: 14422050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2050.2010.01161.x     Document Type: Article

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