Assessing CME effectiveness: Its all about outcomes

First we need to measure outcomes so we can find out what approaches are most successful and demonstrate impact.. (Leong, 2010) measured practice change outcomes [from a 12 hour seminar required by the state]
  • immediate intention to change
  • longer term (4 month) actual change 
Reference
  1. Evaluating the impact of pain management (PM) education on physician practice patterns--a continuing medical education (CME) outcomes study. Leong L, Ninnis J, Slatkin N, Rhiner M, Schroeder L, Pritt B, Kagan J, Ball T, Morgan R. J Cancer Educ. 2010 Jun;25(2):224-8. Epub 2010 Mar 5. PMID: 20204577
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