Enhancing Continuing Education Activities Using Audience Response Systems: A Single-Blind Controlled Trial

Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 38-45

  Grzeskowiak, Luke E ^a,b   Thomas, Alicia E ^c   To, Josephine ^d   Reeve, Emily ^d   Phillips, Adam J ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b FLINDERS MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

^c REPATRIATION GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^e Chemplus Pty Ltd   (Australia)

Author keywords

Audience response system; Clickers; Continuing education; Interactive learning; Maintenance of Certification; Profession pharmacist; Theory learning; Workplace learning

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CERTIFICATION; CONTINUING EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHARMACIST; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TRENDS;

ADULT; CERTIFICATION; EDUCATION, CONTINUING; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHARMACISTS; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD;

EID: 84924989690     PISSN: 08941912     EISSN: 1554558X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/chp.21269     Document Type: Article

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