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CURRENT ISSUE BACK ISSUES SUBSCRIBE ADVERTISE ABOUT JCEHP FOR AUTHORS JCEHP AWARD SEARCH		Volume 24 (Suppl 1) Volume 24, Supplement 1, Fall 2004 J Contin Educ Health Prof 2004; 24(Suppl 1):S9-S12 INVITED PAPER Epitaph for the Lone Ranger, MD: adapting continuing medical education to the twenty-first century Smith MD Schmitz TK A b s t r a c t Continuing medical education (CME) is plagued by outdated ideas about how physicians should use information in treating their patients. To maintain relevance, CME programs must develop a new approach to teaching that acknowledges the realities of twenty-first century health care and offers physicians a better way to learn. Lessons for Practice: In addition to presenting the latest medical research, CME providers and faculty should teach physicians: teamwork, behavioral research, and communication skills how to use information technology (particularly decision support tools) how to make cost-effective clinical decisions Learning should take place: in situ, at the everyday institutions where physicians work in functional settings with other health care professionals with the aid of technology that can simulate medical procedures and situations MeSH Terms: Decision Making; Education, Medical, Continuing; Patient Care Team; Physician's Role; Randomized Controlled Trials
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