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Volume 16 (2)
Volume 16, Issue 2, Spring 1996
J Contin Educ Health Prof 1996; 16(2):117-124
INNOVATIONS IN CONTINUING EDUCATION
We Audit Our Own Charts, Thank You!
Russell Knaus, MD, CCFP
V. R. Ramsden, RN, BSN
A. Shuaib, MD, FRCPC
G. Pancyr, PhD
Y. Ding, MSc
Saskatchewan Clinical Stroke Prevention Project Research Group
A b s t r a c t
No one continuing medical education (CME) method is inherently effective in changing
physicians’ behavior, particularly when it is used in isolation; thus, combinations of methods
are superior. It was for this reason that CME, practice guidelines, and chart auditing skills
were combined in developing the concept of self-documented chart audit. The objectives of
the self-documented chart audit relate to two areas: evaluation as a diffusion innovation using
CME and clinical practice. Self-directed chart audit is an innovation that encompasses many
of the parameters of the new paradigm for CME and facilitates introducing clinical guide-lines
into an evolving clinical setting. Further work with self-documented chart audit is required.
Keywords: Continuing medical education; medical audit; physician’s practice patterns
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