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Peer reviewedYoung, Charlene; Chart, Pamela; Franssen, Edmee; Tipping, Jane; Morris, Brian; Davis, David – Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions, 1998
Pretests and posttests of 25 physicians who took a home-study course on breast disease and 25 who attended a workshop showed that both groups significantly increased knowledge and were more comfortable dealing with patient-care issues. Both formats were equally effective. (SK)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Home Study, Medical Education, Physicians
Peer reviewedMazmanian, Paul E.; And Others – Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions, 1990
Two surveys of 120 North American medical schools obtained 63 responses in 1986 and 58 in 1988, finding that the number and types of continuing medical education (CME) programs, enrollments, and fees increased; self-study offerings increased; and documentation of resource allocation and the cost effectiveness of various CME methods assumed greater…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Cost Effectiveness, Enrollment Trends, Fees
Peer reviewedDe Muth, James E. – Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions, 1990
Responses from a random sampling of 435 (of 1,000) pharmacists who used articles in the "U.S. Pharmacist" that have been accredited for continuing education credit determined that more than 90 percent consider them a relevant, convenient, time-saving method for professional continuing education. (SK)
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Adult Education, Continuing Education Units, Home Study
