Measuring the impact of a live, case-based, multiformat, interactive continuing medical education program on improving clinician knowledge and competency in evidence-based COPD care

International Journal of COPD

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 297-307

  Drexel, Carole ^a   Jacobson, Anne ^b   Hanania, Nicola A ^c   Whitfield, Ben ^d   Katz, Jay ^e   Sullivan, Thomas ^e  

^a Potomac Center for Medical Education   (United States)

^b Potomac Center for Medical education   (United States)

^c BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d CE Outcomes LLC   (United States)

^e Rockpointe   (United States)

Author keywords

Case vignettes; Continuing medical education; COPD; Effect size; Outcomes measurement; Practice patterns

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DYSPNEA; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GOOD CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKILL RETENTION; SMOKING HABIT; SPIROMETRY; TREATMENT PLANNING; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; METHODOLOGY; STANDARD;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICIANS, PRIMARY CARE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE;

EID: 80054040941     PISSN: 11769106     EISSN: 11782005     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/COPD.S18257     Document Type: Article

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