Continuing Competence in the Health Professions.
The health professions are confronted with external pressures to assure the public of the continuing competence of health care providers and internal pressures for self regulation. This article describes the forces driving continuing competence, the difficulty defining the scope of professional comp...
| Publicado en: | American Journal of Occupational Therapy Vol. 52; no. 9; pp. 709 - 716 |
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| Formato: | Journal Article |
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American Occupational Therapy Association
Oct1998
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