[Internet-based continuing medical education: as effective as live continuing medical education]

(L'Internet en formation médicale continue: aussi efficace que les formations dites présentielles.)

Full Abstract

E-learning consists in using new multimedia and Internet technologies to improve the quality of learning activities by facilitating access to resources and services, as well as exchanges and remote collaboration. The Internet is used for adult education in most professional domains, but its use for continuing medical education is less developed. Advantages are observed for teachers (e.g., permanent updating, interactive links, illustrations, archiving, and collective intelligence) and for the learners (e.g., accessibility, autonomy, flexibility, and adaptable pace). Research and meta-analyses have shown that e-CME is as effective as live events for immediate and retained learning. English-language educational medical websites that grant CME credits are numerous; few such French-language sites can currently grant credits. Accreditation of websites for CME, in its infancy in Europe, is common in North America.

Author information

Author/s: Maisonneuve, Hervé (H); Chabot, Olivier (O);

Affiliation: Santé publique, Université Paris Sud 11, F-91405 Cedex, France. hervemaisonneuve(-atsign-)gmail.com

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: English Abstract; Journal Article

Journal: Presse médicale (Paris, France : 1983) (Presse Med), published in France. (Language: fre)

Reference: 2009-Oct; vol 38 (issue 10) : pp 1434-42

Dates: Created 2009/10/05; Completed 2009/10/27;

PMID: 19679430, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 10/27/2009, IMS Date: )

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