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Author: Brian S McGowan, PhD

MANUSCRIPT: General practitioners and online continuing medical education – which factors influence its use?

Abstract
Introduction: Although several online continuing medical education (CME) offers exist, the utilization of these by physicians is still low. In this study, we aimed to investigate the attitude towards and use of the Internet and online CME in German general practitioners (GPs) and to identify potential starting points to increase the use of online CME.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2733536/pdf/GMS-07-08.pdf

MANUSCRIPT: Using the Internet to Promote Health Behavior Change: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of the Impact of Theoretical Basis, Use of Behavior Change Techniques, and Mode of Delivery on Efficacy

Abstract
Background

The Internet is increasingly used as a medium for the delivery of interventions designed to promote health behavior change. However, reviews of these interventions to date have not systematically identified intervention characteristics and linked these to effectiveness.

Objectives

The present review sought to capitalize on recently published coding frames for assessing use of theory and behavior change techniques to investigate which characteristics of Internet-based interventions best promote health behavior change. In addition, we wanted to develop a novel coding scheme for assessing mode of delivery in Internet-based interventions and also to link different modes to effect sizes.

via Using the Internet to Promote Health Behavior Change: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of the Impact of Theoretical Basis, Use of Behavior Change Techniques, and Mode of Delivery on Efficacy.

MANUSCRIPT: Computer-assisted resilience training to prepare healthcare workers for pandemic influenza: a randomized trial of the optimal dose of training

Abstract
Background: Working in a hospital during an extraordinary infectious disease outbreak can cause significant stress and contribute to healthcare workers choosing to reduce patient contact. Psychological training of healthcare workers prior to an influenza pandemic may reduce stress-related absenteeism, however, established training methods that change behavior and attitudes are too resource-intensive for widespread use. This study tests the feasibility and effectiveness of a less expensive alternative – an interactive, computer-assisted training course designed to build resilience to the stresses of working during a pandemic.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2851711/pdf/1472-6963-10-72.pdf

MANUSCRIPT: How do we to improve medical education website design

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Background: The Internet provides a means of disseminating medical education curricula, allowing institutions to share educational resources. Much of what is published online is poorly planned, does not meet learners’ needs, or is out of date.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2868857/pdf/1472-6920-10-30.pdf

MANUSCRIPT: Is Physician Engagement With Web-Based CME Associated With Patients’ Baseline Hemoglobin A1c Levels? The Rural Diabetes Online Care Study

Abstract
Purpose—To investigate the association between physician participants’ levels of engagement in a Web-based educational intervention and their patients’ baseline diabetes measures.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3158730/pdf/nihms313983.pdf

MANUSCRIPT: An Interactive Internet-Based Continuing Education Course on Sexually Transmitted Diseases for Physicians and Midwives in Peru

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Background: Clinicians in developing countries have had limited access to continuing education (CE) outside major cities, and CE strategies have had limited impact on sustainable change in performance. New educational tools could improve CE accessibility and effectiveness.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3090386/pdf/pone.0019318.pdf

MANUSCRIPT: Effects of online palliative care training on knowledge, attitude and satisfaction of primary care physicians

Abstract
Background: The Spanish Palliative Care Strategy recommends an intermediate level of training for primary care physicians in order to provide them with knowledge and skills. Most of the training involves face-to-face courses but increasing pressures on physicians have resulted in fewer opportunities for provision of and attendance to this type of training. The effectiveness of on-line continuing medical education in terms of its impact on clinical practice has been scarcely studied. Its effect in relation to palliative care for primary care physicians is currently unknown, in terms of improvement in patient’s quality of life and main caregiver’s satisfaction. There is uncertainty
too in terms of any potential benefits of asynchronous communication and interaction among on-line education participants, as well as of the effect of the learning process.

 

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3123578/pdf/1471-2296-12-37.pdf

MANUSCRIPT: A Comparison of Online versus On-site Training in Health Research Methodology: A Randomized Study

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Background: Distance learning may be useful for building health research capacity. However, evidence that it can improve knowledge and skills in health research, particularly in resource-poor settings, is limited. We compared the impact and acceptability of teaching two distinct content areas, Biostatistics and Research Ethics, through either on-line distance learning format or traditional on-site training, in a randomized study in India. Our objective was to determine whether on-line courses in Biostatistics and Research Ethics could achieve similar improvements in knowledge, as traditional on-site, classroom-based courses.

 

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3141795/pdf/1472-6920-11-37.pdf

MANUSCRIPT: Trends in Physician Referrals in the United States, 1999-2009

Background  Physician referrals play a central role in ambulatory care in the United States; however, little is known about national trends in physician referrals over time. The objective of this study was to assess changes in the annual rate of referrals to other physicians from physician office visits in the United States from 1999 to 2009.

via JAMA Network | JAMA Internal Medicine | Trends in Physician Referrals in the United States, 1999-2009.