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Web-based continuing medical education (ii): evaluation study of computer-mediated continuing medical education.

BACKGROUND: Over the years, various distance learning technologies and methods have been applied to the continuing medical education needs of rural and remote physicians. They have included audio teleconferencing, slow scan imaging, correspondence study, and compressed videoconferencing. The recent...

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Published in:Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions Vol. 20; no. 2; pp. 106 - 120
Main Authors: Curran VR, Hoekman T, Gulliver W, Landells I, Hatcher L
Format: research Journal Article
Published: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Mar2000
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          Education, Medical, Continuing
          Educational Technology Trends
          Internet
          Adult
          Attitude of Health Personnel
          Computer-Assisted Instruction
          Education, Non-Traditional
          Female
          Male
          Physicians Psychosocial Factors
          United States
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          Adult: 19-44 years
          Female
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      ab: BACKGROUND: Over the years, various distance learning technologies and methods have been applied to the continuing medical education needs of rural and remote physicians. They have included audio teleconferencing, slow scan imaging, correspondence study, and compressed videoconferencing. The recent emergence and growth of Internet, World Wide Web (Web), and compact disk read-only-memory (CD-ROM) technologies have introduced new opportunities for providing continuing education to the rural medical practitioner. This evaluation study assessed the instructional effectiveness of a hybrid computer-mediated courseware delivery system on dermatologic office procedures. METHODS: A hybrid delivery system merges Web documents, multimedia, computer-mediated communications, and CD-ROMs to enable self-paced instruction and collaborative learning. Using a modified pretest to post-test control group study design, several evaluative criteria (participant reaction, learning achievement, self-reported performance change, and instructional transactions) were assessed by various qualitative and quantitative data collection methods. RESULTS: This evaluation revealed that a hybrid computer-mediated courseware system was an effective means for increasing knowledge (p < .05) and improving self-reported competency (p < .05) in dermatologic office procedures, and that participants were very satisfied with the self-paced instruction and use of asynchronous computer conferencing for collaborative information sharing among colleagues.
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