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CURRENT ISSUE BACK ISSUES SUBSCRIBE ADVERTISE ABOUT JCEHP FOR AUTHORS JCEHP AWARD SEARCH		Volume 24 (2) Volume 24, Issue 2, Spring 2004 J Contin Educ Health Prof 2004; 24(2):119-123 INNOVATIONS IN CONTINUING EDUCATION The Contribution of Hospital Library Services to Continuing Medical Education Jeannine Cyr Gluck, MLS A b s t r a c t Much of the literature relating to continuing medical education programs laments the lack of effectiveness of traditional lecture-based format, the most often used method of presentation in hospitals. A gap exists between the content taught in lectures and the application of that knowledge in actual patient care. The services of the medical librarian, already employed in most hospitals, can help ameliorate this problem. Further, libraries help to support quality improvement efforts. These three functions (library services, continuing medical education, and quality improvement) are interdependent. Each lends strength to the other, and, ideally, all are coordinated within the hospital structure. Lessons for Practice Medical libraries complement CME programs in that they provide for the educational needs of individual clinicians. Collaboration between libraries and CME programs can take many forms, from simple referral to Web-based or other existing CME programs, to reference services in support of CME content development, to a partnership in the teaching of the habits of lifelong learning. There is evidence that use of medical libraries and the medical literature can alter physicians' practice patterns. To be most effective, hospital libraries, CME programs, and quality improvement functions must support each other. MeSH Terms: Accreditation; Cooperative Behavior; Education, Medical, Continuing; Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations; Libraries, Hospital
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