Continuing Medical Education Methodology: Current Trends and Applications in Wound Care

Abstract

Abbreviations: (CME) continuing medical education, (COPD) chronic obstructive pulmonary disease AbstractThe 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 when the learner is ready to learn. Interaction greatly enhances retention and the tendency for the learner to later apply the learning in actual clinical encounters. There are a growing number of online continuing medical education (CME) Web sites that combine on-demand didactic presentations with the ability to discuss the content with peers. The easy access and interaction potential of this new CME media promises to improve the effectiveness of future CME.

Effect of online diabetes training for hospitalists on inpatient glycaemia

“…The online software used was based on the MENTOR ® platform by PRESENT e‐Learning, a Web 2.0 platform integrating narrated PowerPoint slides and interactive embedded didactic quizzes . The hospitalists viewed all content and received a modest financial incentive upon their completion of training.…”

Durability of the effect of online diabetes training for medical residents on knowledge, confidence, and inpatient glycemia

“…The topics included the following: hypoglycemia, oral medications, titration of basal–bolus insulin, and interpretation of hemoglobin A 1c . All online education was based on the MENTOR platform by PRESENT e‐Learning Systems (PRESENT e‐Learning Systems, Boca Raton, Florida, USA), a Web 2.0 platform integrating narrated PowerPoint slides and interactive embedded didactic quizzes that had to be completed in order to progress through the modules 21 . The residents could not fast‐forward through the narration.…”

“…All online education was based on the MENTOR platform by PRESENT e-Learning Systems (PRESENT e-Learning Systems, Boca Raton, Florida, USA), a Web 2.0 platform integrating narrated PowerPoint slides and interactive embedded didactic quizzes that had to be completed in order to progress through the modules. 21 The residents could not fast-forward through the narration. A demonstration module is available at: http://presentelearning.com/demo/RT/GCI/ player.html; participants were given a financial incentive of $500 for completing the training in its entirety.…”

Effect of Case-Based Training for Medical Residents on Confidence, Knowledge, and Management of Inpatient Glycemia

“…All online education was based on the MENTOR ® platform by PRESENT e-learning, a Web 2.0 platform integrating narrated PowerPoint slides and interactive embedded didactic quizzes that had to be completed to progress through the modules. 16 The residents could not fast-forward through the narration. A demonstration module from the initial intervention and the refresher course is available at http:// presentelearning.com/demo/RT/nutrition/player.html, and http://presentelearning.com/demo/RT/insulin/player.html.…”