Presents the transcript of an interview with Roger Schank that focused on the use of goal-based scenarios (GBS) for business training. Highlights include traditional approaches to business training and education; human memory models; advantages of GBS; and the value of computers in a GBS learning environment. (eight references) (LRW)

Professions take different approaches to competency-based continuing education: (1) pharmacy and nursing analyze competence in terms of roles and tasks (performance); (2) law analyzes professional knowledge, skills, and attitudes (attributes); and (3) medicine analyzes attributes in the context of performance of professional tasks, an integrated…

Searches of ERIC, Medline, and Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature found 22 studies on allied health continuing education (eliminating nursing and medicine). Allied health appeared to be a catchall term. Most studies assessed knowledge acquired but not satisfaction, performance, or patient effects; 17 evaluated only 1 outcome.…

Reviews the 1992 annual conference of the Medical Library Association (MLA). Highlights include elevating the professional authority of medical librarians; continuing education programs; the credentialing process; the proposed Code of Ethics; and a keynote address by Patricia Aburdene that discussed leadership traits for women. (LRW)

A survey of 1 percent of United States pharmacists found the most feasible systems for delivery of continuing professional education were audio and video cassette recordings, cable television, and computers, in descending order. Access to each hardware system was evaluated for selected demographic variables. (Author/MSE)

The ways in which in which collaborative learning was used in a recent study, "Changing and Learning in the Lives of Physicians," are reviewed, and some advantages and disadvantages of collaborative research in continuing medical education and physician performance are discussed. Cross-disciplinary sharing is seen as effective in increasing…

Several features of a two-day national nephrology continuing medical education conference were analyzed using commitments for change and subsequent self-reports of implementation of change as the dependent variables. Subjects were those physician participants (N=84) who completed demographic information forms and agreed to participate in the…

At the University of Alberta (Canada), the Amazon Project is identifying and mapping continuing-professional-development activities and resources available through the University. The project has met challenges related to definitions of terms, lack of relevant information and statistics, and faculty suspicion and resistance. (SV)

Illustrates one way in which the process of reflection can be operationalized in the context of continuing professional development in the field of early education. Examines the perceived value of this approach to practitioners themselves. Focuses on the way practitioners perceive the children in their care, using the "Repertory Grid"…

Instruments were developed to test the following elements of Cervero's model of continuing professional-education effectiveness in achieving behavior change: motivation, social system, perceptions of the nature of change, and satisfaction with continuing professional education. Four studies and an expert panel confirmed the validity and…

A survey of 1,120 physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants identified their top preferences for continuing education delivery methods: in-person conferences, print-based self-study, and CD-ROM. Least favored were interactive audioconferences. Although most had computer access, traditional methods were more frequently used; lack of…

Responses from 112 general practitioners in Quebec who organize continuing medical education and interviews with 18 identified their skill and knowledge needs in the areas of needs assessment, adult education principles, and group leadership techniques. Their primary problems included motivating and maintaining physicians' interest in formal…

Rural Australian doctors (n=525, 15% response) identified their highest-priority continuing education needs as skills in emergency care and acute procedures and business skills for practice management. Because rural medical practice differs from urban, their priorities were different. (SK)

Describes the development of the design and technology component of the National Curriculum of England and Wales from its inception in 1988 to its current form and the influence of the Nuffield Design and Technology Project. The role of the teacher and the need for continuing professional development are discussed. (Author/LRW)

Health care providers who attended a continuing education program on type 2 diabetes (n=315) completed pre/post assessments; 146 completed 3-month follow-ups. Physicians had significantly more positive attitude changes than physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and nurses. All groups had more positive attitudes toward treating diabetes, but…