Using standardized patients in continuing medical education courses on proper prescribing of controlled substances

Substance Abuse

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 182-185

  Swiggart, William H ^a   Ghulyan, Marine V ^a   Dewey, Charlene M ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Continuing medical education; controlled prescription drugs; proper prescribing practices; Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT); standardized patient

Indexed keywords

PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT SAFETY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TEACHING;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SAFETY; PATIENT SIMULATION; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRESCRIPTION DRUGS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SUBSTANCE ABUSE DETECTION;

EID: 84859723474     PISSN: 08897077     EISSN: 15470164     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08897077.2011.640217     Document Type: Article

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