Education, Medical, Continuing - Methods
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Global oximetry: an international anaesthesia quality improvement project.

29 Sep 2009 Pulse oximetry is mandatory during anaesthesia in many countries, a standard endorsed by the World Health Organization 'Safe Surgery Saves Lives' initiative. The Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland, the World Federation of ... Read more...

Association of an educational program in mindful communication with burnout, empathy, and attitudes among primary care physicians.

21 Sep 2009 CONTEXT: Primary care physicians report high levels of distress, which is linked to burnout, attrition, and poorer quality of care. Programs to reduce burnout before it results in impairment are rare; data on these programs are scarce. OBJECTIVE: To ... Read more...

Benefits of mock oral examinations in a multi-institutional consortium for board certification in general surgery training.

30 Aug 2009 The Southeast Michigan Center for Medical Education (SEMCME) is a consortium of teaching hospitals in the Greater Detroit metropolitan area. SEMCME pools its resources for several educational means, including mock oral board examinations. The ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Education, Medical, Continuing - Methods'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Global oximetry: an international anaesthesia quality improvement project. 29 Sep 2009
• JAMA patient page. Continuing medical education. 21 Sep 2009
• Clinical gist and medical education: connecting the dots. 21 Sep 2009
• Association of an educational program in mindful communication with burnout, empathy, and attitudes among primary care physicians. 21 Sep 2009
• Benefits of mock oral examinations in a multi-institutional consortium for board certification in general surgery training. 30 Aug 2009
• Difficult airway management--a glass half empty. 30 Aug 2009
• Simulation as a tool to improve the safety of pre-hospital anaesthesia--a pilot study. 30 Aug 2009
• Efficacy of high-fidelity simulation debriefing on the performance of practicing anaesthetists in simulated scenarios. 22 Aug 2009
• Bridging the gap: knowledge seeking and sharing in a virtual community of emergency practice. 18 Aug 2009
• [Internet-based continuing medical education: as effective as live continuing medical education] 10 Aug 2009
• Comparative reliability of 3 thoracolumbar fracture classification systems. 30 Jul 2009
• Addressing deficiencies in american healthcare education: a call for informed instructional design. 30 Jul 2009
• The first Clinics issue on cerebral palsy. 30 Jul 2009
• Internet communication and education. 30 Jul 2009
• 2009 Canadian Association of Gastroenterology educational needs assessment report. 30 Jul 2009
• A case study of medical grand rounds: are we using effective methods? 30 Jul 2009
• Maintenance of Certification: the role of the American Board of Pediatrics in improving children's health care. 30 Jul 2009
• Performance of Candida--fungal-induced atypia and proficiency testing: observations from the College of American Pathologists proficiency testing program. 30 Jul 2009
• Evaluation of an online Diabetes Needs Assessment Tool (DNAT) for health professionals: a randomised controlled trial. 28 Jul 2009
• Use of a battery-operated needle driver for intraosseous access by novice users: skill acquisition with cadavers. 27 Jul 2009

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Technical information about 'Education, Medical, Continuing'

Definition: Educational programs designed to inform physicians of recent advances in their field.

Descriptor UI: D004502

Alternative terms: Education, Medical, Continuing; Education, Continuing Medical; Medical Education, Continuing; Continuing Medical Education;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; history; legislation & jurisprudence; manpower; methods; organization & administration; standards; trends; statistics & numerical data; ethics;

Tree Number: I02.358.212.350; I02.358.399.250;

Online Note: use EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING & EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE to search EDUCATION, MEDICAL, POSTGRADUATE 1966-74

History Note: 66; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, POSTGRADUATE was see under EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING & EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE 1966-74, was heading 1963-65

Technical Notes: differentiate from EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE: see note on EDUCATION, CONTINUING; DF: EDUC MED CONTINUING