Continuing education meetings and workshops: effects on professional practice and healthcare outcomes
Louise Forsetlund, Mary Ann O’Brien, Lisa Forsén, Leah Mwai, Liv Merete Reinar, Mbah P Okwen, Tanya Horsley, Christopher James Rose
Abstract
Educational meetings are used widely by health personnel to provide continuing medical education and to promote implementation of innovations or translate new knowledge to change practice within healthcare systems. Previous reviews have concluded that educational meetings can result in small changes in behaviour, but that effects vary considerably. Investigations into which characteristics of educational meetings might lead to greater impact have yielded varying results, and factors that might explain heterogeneity in effects remain unclear. This is the second update of this Cochrane Review.
Topics & Concepts
CitationMEDLINEContinuing medical educationMeta-analysisHealth careMedicineMedical educationPsychologyFamily medicineContinuing educationPolitical scienceLawInternal medicineHealth Sciences Research and EducationDelphi Technique in ResearchPatient-Provider Communication in Healthcare