Consequences of a lack of standardization of continuing education terminology: The case of practice facilitation and educational outreach

Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 83-86

  Van Hoof, Thomas J ^a   Miller, Nicole E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic detailing; Continuing education; Educational outreach; Evaluation educational intervention; Interprofessional education; Practice facilitation; Quality improvement; Quality improvement six sigma TQM

Indexed keywords

CONTINUING EDUCATION; DOCUMENTATION; HUMAN; NOMENCLATURE; PUBLICATION; RESEARCH; STANDARDS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

DOCUMENTATION; EDUCATION, CONTINUING; HUMANS; PERIODICALS AS TOPIC; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; RESEARCH; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC;

EID: 84896521246     PISSN: 08941912     EISSN: 1554558X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/chp.21212     Document Type: Article

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