Confidence-based learning CME: Overcoming barriers in irritable bowel syndrome with constipation

Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 157-164

  Cash, Brooks ^a   Mitchner, Natasha A ^b   Ravyn, Dana ^b  

^a Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences   (United States)

^b DIME   (United States)

Author keywords

Confidence based learning; Continuing medical education; Irritable bowel syndrome

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CONSTIPATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INTERNET; IRRITABLE COLON; LEARNING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; METHODOLOGY; SELF EVALUATION; TEACHING;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; CONSTIPATION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; HUMANS; INTERNET; IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME; LEARNING; SELF-ASSESSMENT;

EID: 80053162123     PISSN: 08941912     EISSN: 1554558X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/chp.20121     Document Type: Article

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