MANUSCRIPT: Selecting educational interventions for knowledge translation
Key points
• The effectiveness of large-group sessions in continuing medical education can be enhanced by using rigorous
needs assessments and increasing interactivity and engagement in the learning process.
• Other interventions that show promise include small-group learning, communities of practice and distance-based education.
• Self-directed learning may be enhanced by the addition of portfolio-based learning and self-assessment exercises.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2817343/pdf/1820e89.pdf
Written by Brian S McGowan, PhD
Dr. McGowan has served in leadership positions in numerous medical educational organizations and commercial supporters and is a Fellow of the Alliance (FACEhp). He founded the Outcomes Standardization Project, launched and hosted the Alliance Podcast, and most recently launched and hosts the JCEHP Emerging Best Practices in CPD podcast. In 2012 he Co-Founded ArcheMedX, Inc, a healthcare informatics and e-learning company to apply his research in practice.
