Informal continuing interprofessional education (CIPE) can be traced back decades in the United States; however, interest in formal CIPE is recent. Interprofessional education (IPE) now is recognized as an important component of new approaches to continuing education (CE) that are needed to increase health professionals' ability to improve…

The Practice Audit Model, a direct outgrowth of the Pennsylvania Pharmacists' Professional Development Program, provides a systematic framework in which to assess occupational and professional practitioners' continuing education needs and develop programs to meet those needs. The ultimate objective of the Practice Audit Model is to assist…

This document is a report of a study that was conducted to provide a comprehensive, up-to-date compilation of data regarding professional and occupational practice requirements in Pennsylvania, focusing on the role of continuing professional education in the various credentialing processes. Following a discussion of the methodology and results of…

This monograph treats collaboration between the university and the professions, both conceived as organizations that interact to achieve specified goals. It is part of the Continuing Professional Education Development Project, a five-year research effort to develop practice-oriented continuing professional education programs through collaboration…

While the library profession shares several common elements in continuing education with other professional fields, it has its own distinctive characteristics as well. The article explores several aspects of continuing professional education as they relate to the library profession, keeping those similarities and differences in mind. (AG)

Ten trends in marketing adult and continuing education are long-range planning, targeted programs, seasonality, better brochure design, spinoff brochures, tracking, database marketing, alternatives to direct mail, retention, and teachers' image or reputation. (SK)

Presents essential elements and reviews the concept of client-centered planning as an approach to program development for continuing education in public health. Client-centered planning is aimed at the identification of individual practitioner needs and the development of educational interventions tailored to improve competency in selected areas.…

Cites the advantages of implementing formal planning strategies for community colleges and continuing education. Warns that goal setting for the enhancement of institutional quality must not be overlooked in favor of quantifiable emphases. Describes five phases of the planning process: preplanning, strategic planning, operational planning,…

Develops a general model of needs assessment, objective setting, and program development processes in continuing medical education (CME). Examines the coordinative, administrative, and consultative behaviors of CME program planners in their role as facilitators of decision making. (Author/SK)

Effective administrators demonstrate three areas of proficiency--administration, program development, and planning and the use of research. (Editor)

Interviews with four continuing education program planners and analysis of critical incident reports supported the notion that planning is a social activity guided by a process of negotiating interests. In the planning process, different levels of power exist in relationship to different audiences. (SK)

This book describes and analyzes program planning and development in the field of continuing education. The book contains seven chapters. Building on the phases of program development and the role of the program planner in chapter 1, the book draws attention in chapter 2 to some of the many challenges that are common when programs are planned. The…

These three documents offer an overview of the efforts of the University of North Carolina to implement the Continuing Education Unit (CEU) in its constituent institutions. Included are a preliminary statement, defining and offering general information regarding the CEU; a speech examining its development, applications, and future; and a guide…

Reports that strategic planning is as important to continuing education as it is to business. Discusses planning for continuing education as it relates to modifying programs and markets to reach organizational goals.

This document provides an overview of the needs assessment literature related to continuing professional education and guidelines for designing needs assessment procedures for a given project or professional group. Section 1 reviews the literature. It considers key concepts and definitions, reviews factors that may influence the development of a…