Scenes from postgraduate life. Continuing education.

[From continuing medical education to continuing professional development].

Medicine is constantly changing due to new information and technology. As medical practitioners we need to keep abreast with these changes in order to deliver the best possible management to our patients. Traditionally, this was by Continuing Medical Education (CME) in the form of formal lectures or seminars with time based credits points awarded. Such methods have been used for over 20 years. ...

Improving continuing medical education by enhancing interactivity: lessons from Iran

Introduction: Continuing Medical Education (CME) has beenconsidered as a lifelong commitment for doctors to provide theoptimal care for patients. Despite a long history of creating CMEprograms, outcomes are far from ideal. The present qualitativestudy aims to clarify the barriers affecting effectiveness of the CMEprograms in Iran based on the experiences of general practitioners.Methods: Sixtee...

Experience from continuing education using e-learning

An e-learning approach for project management using the hybrid model has been developed, tested and improved. Two Norwegian universities have developed a continuing education programme at two levels. The client has been three industrial companies in the oil and gas sector. For delivery another two universities outside Norway has participated. The hybridmodel contains two plenary sessions using ...

Continuing education for general practice: a life long journey.

Postgraduate Medical Education.