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Volume 16 (4)
Volume 16, Issue 4, Fall 1996 
J Contin Educ Health Prof 1996; 16(3):250-253
INNOVATIONS IN CONTINUING EDUCATION
Elliot F. Gellman, MD Thomas C. Franke A b s t r a c t Four years of experience at St. Louis Children’s Hospital (SLCH) teleconferencing to five remote sites has reinforced this as an effective method of delivering continuing medical education (CME). The program Early Bird Rounds (EBR) for Practitioners is teleconferenced weekly. It focuses on primary care subjects that can be applied immediately to ambulatory care practice. Its agenda is set by the Medical Education and Activities Committee (MEAC) of SLCH, using need assessments and speaker evaluations. Speakers follow a protocol for preparation and meet with the program coordinator. Slides are computer generated. The programs are interactive, and attendees complete evaluations. Educationally influential physicians at all sites have been helpful in maintaining attendance and in stimulating participation. There appears to be a positive effect on referral patterns from teleconferencing areas. The development of additional site-specific Keywords: Continuing medical education; early birds; educationally influential; evaluations; interactive; Medical Education Activities Committee(MEAC); needs assessment; protocol; site specific; teleconferencing |
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