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Category : Learning Models & Theory

ABSTRACT: Exploring the validity of assessment in anatomy: do images influence cognitive processes used in answering extended matching questions?

Assessment is an important aspect of medical education because it tests students' competence and motivates them to study. Various assessment methods, with and without images, are used in the study of anatomy. In this study, we investigated the use of extended matching questions (EMQs). To gain insight into the influence

ABSTRACT: Motivational interviewing workshop in a virtual world: learning as avatars

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Limited research has been done to understand outcomes of continuing medical education offered in three-dimensional, immersive virtual worlds. We studied a case of a virtual world workshop on motivational interviewing (MI) applied to smoking cessation counseling and its educational impact. METHODS: To facilitate content development and evaluation, we specified desired

ABSTRACT: Feasibility of a knowledge translation CME program: Courriels Cochrane

INTRODUCTION: Systematic literature reviews provide best evidence, but are underused by clinicians. Thus, integrating Cochrane reviews into continuing medical education (CME) is challenging. We designed a pilot CME program where summaries of Cochrane reviews (Courriels Cochrane) were disseminated by e-mail. Program participants automatically received CME credit for each Courriel Cochrane they

ABSTRACT: Physician assessments of the value of therapeutic information delivered via e-mail

PROBLEM ADDRESSED: Although e-learning programs are popular and access to electronic knowledge resources has improved, raising awareness about updated therapeutic recommendations in practice continues to be a challenge. OBJECTIVE OF PROGRAM: To raise awareness about and document the use of therapeutic recommendations. PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: In 2010, family physicians evaluated e-Therapeutics (e-T) Highlights with a Web-based

ABSTRACT: Impact of a Performance Improvement CME activity on the care and treatment of patients with psoriasis

BACKGROUND: The Performance Improvement (PI) CME format improves physician performance in other specialties but data are lacking in dermatology. OBJECTIVE: We sought to assess the impact of a PI CME activity on physician practice patterns for patients with psoriasis, which was developed, implemented, and evaluated by the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD), in

ABSTRACT: Smoking cessation: a community-based approach to continuing medical education.

Continuing medical education can help close the gaps between current and desired tobacco cessation practices. This paper reports a case of an innovative community-based continuing education approach implemented by a multi-organizational initiative aimed at increasing smoking cessation rates among adults in the USA. The approach involved collaborative partnerships with healthcare

ABSTRACT: The positive effect of immediate feedback on medical student education during the surgical clerkship

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Feedback from faculty to medical students is vital in medical education. The objective of this study was to assess the feasibility and educational benefits of a program that incorporates seeking immediate feedback by students from their faculty during the third-year medical student core surgery clerkship. METHODS: Using a crossover model,

ABSTRACT: Feasibility of a virtual learning collaborative to implement an obesity QI project in 29 pediatric practices.

BACKGROUND: Quality improvement (QI) activities are required to maintain board certification in pediatrics. However, because of lack of training and resources, pediatricians may feel overwhelmed by the need to implement QI activities. Pediatricians also face challenges when caring for overweight and obese children. OBJECTIVE: To create a virtual (online) QI learning collaborative through

MANUSCRIPT: Mobile tablet use among academic physicians and trainees.

The rapid adoption rate and integration of mobile technology (tablet computing devices and smartphones) by physicians is reshaping the current clinical landscape. These devices have sparked an evolution in a variety of arenas, including educational media dissemination, remote patient data access and point of care applications. Quantifying usage patterns of