Ali Koosha; Nahid Kazemizanjani; Abass ali Nourian; Nouredin Mousavinasab
Volume 7, Issue 1 , July 2010, , Pages 70-74
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Background & Objective : Need assessment is can be applied as a tool for a better usage by managers and designers of Continuous Medical Education (CME) programs Hence this study was conducted to assess general practitioners viewpoints about Continuous Medical Education Programs held in Zanjan University ...
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Background & Objective : Need assessment is can be applied as a tool for a better usage by managers and designers of Continuous Medical Education (CME) programs Hence this study was conducted to assess general practitioners viewpoints about Continuous Medical Education Programs held in Zanjan University of Medical Education Methods : This descriptive study was conducted on all general practitioners of Zanjan province (450 persons) but only 260 ones participated by filling in the questionnaires Results : The motive to participate in CME programs in 462% of the participants was gaining credit points while updating scientific information was reported in 388% of them 588 percent of the physicians believed that the effect of CME programs was moderate to high 565% wanted 5 to 10 CME programs a year The influence of CME programs place was high to very high according to 642% of the participants 512 percent preferred weekends whereas 407% preferred daily fourhour programs 588 percent were in favor of holding pretests and posttests to determine the qualitative effect of the program Conclusion : According to general practitioners CME programs could be more effective So it is recommended to hold these programs at the weekends one day a week and four hours a day Five to ten programs are also suggested in a year
Mohsen Shams; Arash Rashidian
Volume 3, Issue 1 , July 2006, , Pages 58-68
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Background: The aim of continuous medical education is to improve physicians performance Unfortunately most of the efforts which have been done in recent years for achieving this goal have been ineffective Using ineffective educational methods and techniques are probably the major cause of this deficiency ...
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Background: The aim of continuous medical education is to improve physicians performance Unfortunately most of the efforts which have been done in recent years for achieving this goal have been ineffective Using ineffective educational methods and techniques are probably the major cause of this deficiency Consumerbased models such as social marketing model can be used efficiently in the field of medical education Social marketing is “the use of commercial marketing concepts and tools in programs designed to influence individuals behavior to improve their well being and that of the society” In this paper the main concepts and principles of social marketing model have been explained Consumer analysis market analysis and channel analysis are the main concepts of social marketing that can be used in the field of continuous medical education Conclusion: Although planning educational programs based on the mentioned principles seems to impose more expenses it increases the probability of success and can affect physicians behavior more than other applied programs
Esmat Nouhi; Hamed Reihani; Nozar Nakheii
Volume 1, Issue 1 , July 2004, , Pages 10-16
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Background: Learning needs assessment is the first step in educational program development Objective: The aims of this study were to identify the priorities of educational needs and to clarify the correspondence between educational needs and contents of two retraining programs held in Kerman Medical ...
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Background: Learning needs assessment is the first step in educational program development Objective: The aims of this study were to identify the priorities of educational needs and to clarify the correspondence between educational needs and contents of two retraining programs held in Kerman Medical Educational development center from the point of view participating physiciansMethods: This crosssectional study was carried out on 100 physicians (50 pediatricians & 50 psychiatrists) participating in psychiatry and pediatric retraining programs Subjects were asked about their learning needs on more than 20 clinical topics and the correspondence between learning needs and retraining program content before and after the program respectively Results: In both groups 22% were female and 78% were male Mean age and work experience were 34 and 7 years respectively In psychiatrists group the maximum mean scores were attained for “substance abuse related disorders” (443) in learning needs and “addiction definitions factors and prevention” (436) in correspondence between needs and program content The minimum mean scores were related to “stress disorders” (348) in learning needs and “etiology” (307) in correspondence between needs and program content In pediatricians group the maximum mean score was attained for “acute respiratory infection” in both learning needs (432) and correspondence between needs and program content (443) The minimum mean scores were related to “leishmaniosis” (316) in learning needs and “metabolic disorders” (324) in correspondence between needs and program content In both groups there was a significant correlation between learning needs and correspondence of needs and program content (P
