INSTRUCTIONS The following case study, “Diagnosis and Management of Hereditary Hemochromatosis,” is accompanied by a continuing medical education (CME) evaluation that consists of 5 multiple-choice questions. After reading the case study, carefully consider each of the questions in the CME evaluation on page 51. Then, circle your selected answer to each question on the CME evaluation form on pa...

INSTRUCTIONS The following case study, “An Evidence-Based Approach to Management of Early Parkinson’s Disease,” is accompanied by a continuing medical education (CME) evaluation that consists of 5 multiple-choice questions. After reading the case study, carefully consider each of the questions in the CME evaluation on page 75. Then, circle your selected answer to each question on the CME evalua...

I n medicine, good professional training and education are pivotal, and these include initial medical studies and, even more importantly, continuing medical education (CME). Learning on the job is an important and indisputable part of continuing medical education but, in itself, it is not enough. Attending meetings, reading journals and books, seeking expert advice and, in recent years, getting...

Background: Traditional approaches in Continuing Medical Education (CME) appear to be ineffective in any improvement of the patients' care, reducing the medical errors, and/or altering physicians' behaviors. However, they are still executed by the CME providers, and are popular among the majority of the physicians. In this study, we aimed to explore the parameters involved in the degree of effe...

INSTRUCTIONS The following case study, “The Role of Infection and Antibiotic Selection in Patients with Acute Exacerbation of Chronic Bronchitis,” is accompanied by a continuing medical education (CME) evaluation that consists of 5 multiple-choice questions. After reading the case study, carefully consider each of the questions in the CME evaluation on page 75. Then, circle your selected answer...

F ormal under-graduate and post-graduate education prepares us with the basic “potential” to implement health care. Actual medical practice and responsibilities place demands on the individual to maintain a relevant level of knowledge, skills, attitudes and even behaviour, to improve standards of practice and patient care. The tensions that arise at a personal level are knowing what to learn, w...

The field of professional medical continuing education is changing rapidly. The traditional format for continuing education for health care professionals has long been classroom learning. This form of learning has been found to be relatively ineffective in changing learners' practice patterns. The reasons most often cited are that there is little interaction and that the learning does not occur...

It is the position of the National Association of EMS Educators (NAEMSE) that continuing medical education (CME) is a valuable and essential component of assuring competent, efficacious, and contemporary patient care. This position is based on our belief that emergency medical services (EMS) professionals benefit by their involvement in CME because it provides exposure to the latest technologie...