Professional continuing education is obligatory in France. Increase in adult education has led to increase in evaluation through research of adult education. (MF)

Anticipating possible future legislation that makes continuing education a requirement for relicensure, North Dakota Nurses Association committee studied ways to encourage continuous education. In fairness to rural nurses, recognition points" instead of course credits are to be accumulated, only half to be gained through formal study. (PD)

Paper presented at Annual Meeting of the Association of American Medical Colleges (79th, Houston, Texas, October 31, 1968).

Paper presented at the Council of Academic Societies Conference, Washington D.C., October 2-5, 1968.

The fundamental stages in the changes physicians make in their treatment of patients were identified as priming (coming to feel dissatisfaction with some aspect of practice behavior), focusing (learning of alternative practice behavior), and follow-up (obtaining further information). A model for continuing medical education is provided.…

Presents essential elements and reviews the concept of client-centered planning as an approach to program development for continuing education in public health. Client-centered planning is aimed at the identification of individual practitioner needs and the development of educational interventions tailored to improve competency in selected areas.…

Discusses three reasons for a master's degree in engineering technology. These include developing the body of knowledge unique to the field, providing continuing education for the practitioner through applied research, and providing advanced technical and pedagogical training for future engineering technology faculty. (JN)

Describes a software package called "Hi-Res Secrets," a programmer utility designed to teach how to create and manipulate block shapes, character graphics animation, character fonts, color fill, and multiple color graphics. Also describes the continuing education course at the University of California (San Diego) in which the package is used. (JN)

A survey to identify factors contributing to the low enrollment and subsequent cancellation of a continuing education program is described. The major element contributing to the low enrollment appeared to be the time of the year the program was scheduled. Consequences of program cancellation are discussed. (Author/MLW)

The American Medical Association has been exploring the capabilities of optical videodisc recordings and demonstrating pilot programs that use good principles of audiovisual and computer-assisted instruction in tutorial formats or presented as patient-management problems. Using interactive videodisc programs, we can solve some of medical…

Planning is the key to time management. Individuals and organizations should consider where they are now, where they want to be, and when and how they are going to get there. Goals must be set and priorities determined. (Author/SSH)

Recommendations are made for optimal procedures to assess individual physician's needs, emphasizing the role of learners and their perceived needs and the necessity for dynamic interaction of teachers, learners, and program planners. Suggestions are based on studies in Europe and the United States. Further research on assessment techniques is…

A computer-based needs assessment system used successfully in planning continuing dental education in South Carolina is described. It provides a general purpose system for collecting and analyzing needs data for large populations. Data from 489 practicing dentists in South Carolina are presented and analyzed. (Author/MSE)

Describes the establishment of two regional learning resource centers to provide educational support services for health professional students and practitioners. Presents an analysis of users of the center, clientele support, components of a successful center, and transferability of this model to other rural settings. (Author/SK)

The four most common techniques for assessing continuing education needs in the health professions are quality assessment, critical incident techniques, surveys, and literature searches. Each method tends to reflect different needs, real or felt. (SK)