A framework for outcome-level evaluation of in-service training of health care workers

Human Resources for Health

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  O'Malley, Gabrielle ^a   Perdue, Thomas ^a   Petracca, Frances ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Health worker training; Training evaluation framework and tools; Training outcomes

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; IN SERVICE TRAINING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PILOT STUDY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; STANDARD;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PILOT PROJECTS; PROGRAM EVALUATION;

EID: 84884739424     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14784491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1478-4491-11-50     Document Type: Article

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