BACKGROUND Educational meetings and printed educational materials are the two most common types of continuing education for health professionals. An important aim of continuing education is to improve professional practice so that patients can receive improved health care. OBJECTIVES To assess the effects of educational meetings on professional practice and health care outcomes. SEARCH STRA...

INTRODUCTION Educational meetings are one of the most frequently used strategies to change doctors' professional behavior; however, their effectiveness as a single intervention is limited. This study evaluated the effect of a multifactorial intervention, based on interactive workshops, on the GPs' knowledge and the delivery rates of preventive procedures in primary care. MATERIAL AND METHODS ...

BACKGROUND Emergency care in South Africa is both complex and complicated which is further compromised by inadequately trained healthcare workers. Academic disciplines at the University of KwaZulu-Natal have run emergency care workshops for doctors and nurses providing primary emergency care, in the province for the last 14 years. This delivery of such training has evolved over time. OBJECTIV...

OBJECTIVES Goals and objectives of the APA/HRSA National Faculty Development Scholars Program are described in a companion article in this supplement. Program objectives of the Community-Based Teaching Track were to 1) identify individuals with faculty development skills to serve as regional leaders, conducting local and regional workshops; 2) create a national network of leaders, thereby promo...

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Australian universities are challenged to provide training programs in the use of learning management systems (LMS) that assist staff both understand the software environment and use it effectively in their teaching practice. In this paper, we describe the development of an integrated professional development program designed for staff who want to use WebCT in their teaching. The program was pa...

Professional development workshops are one of the primary mechanisms used to help faculty improve their teaching, and draw in many STEM instructors every year. Although workshops serve a critical role in changing instructional practices within our community, we rarely assess workshops through careful consideration of how they engage faculty. Initial evidence suggests that workshop leaders often...

objective: the purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of life skills workshops on marital satisfaction. methods: eighteen female counselors, psychologists and social workers working at welfare organizations of khozestan participated in life skills workshops. the program focused on communication skills training, assertiveness training, anger management and negative mood management. da...