Durability of the effect of online diabetes training for medical residents on knowledge, confidence, and inpatient glycemia

Journal of Diabetes

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 281-290

  Tamler, Ronald ^a   Green, Dina E ^b   Skamagas, Maria ^a   Breen, Tracy L ^a   Lu, Kevin ^a   Looker, Helen C ^c   Babyatsky, Mark ^a   Leroith, Derek ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Phoenixville Medical Associates   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hypoglycemia; Inpatient diabetes; Inpatient glycemia; Online learning; Resident education

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIA; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; ONLINE SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; REFRESHER COURSE; RESIDENT; SPRING; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; DIABETES MELLITUS; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; HUMANS; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INPATIENTS; INTERNET; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 84865321562     PISSN: 17530393     EISSN: 17530407     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1753-0407.2012.00189.x     Document Type: Article

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