Formal and Informal Continuing Education Activities and Athletic Training Professional Practice

Professional Development for Special Librarians: Formal Education and Continuing Education for Excellence

THISARTICLE EXPLORES recent developments and future prospects in the area of professional development for special librarians/ information service professionals. Both formal education programs and continuing education are discussed. A review of the factors in the case studies presented in Corporate Library Excellence provides the basis for emphasizing the importance of continuous education for l...

Current Continuing Professional Education Practice among Malaysian Nurses

Nurses need to participate in CPE to update their knowledge and increase their competencies. This research was carried out to explore their current practice and the future general needs for CPE. This cross-sectional descriptive study involved registered nurses from government hospitals and health clinics from Peninsular Malaysia. Multistage cluster sampling was used to recruit 1000 nurses from ...

Continuing education and maintaining professional competence.

The credentials of new graduates in occupational therapy are determined by the degrees earned, the completion of fieldwork education, and the result of a national certification examination. Professional competence beyond graduation or after entry into the field is not formally or routinely assessed. Maintaining professional competence is a continual process, which combines cognitive knowledge, ...

Continuing medical education and continuing professional development: international comparisons.

Theory and practice in continuing medical education.

INTRODUCTION Continuing medical education (CME) represents the final and often most poorly understood stage of physician education. The understanding of contemporary theories of physician education and characteristics of effective CME interventions will help CME providers and physician learners to plan productive CME activities and improve learning. This article aims to provide readers with eme...