Describes reasons for developing combined text and computer assisted instruction (CAI) teaching programs for delivery of continuing education to laboratory professionals, and mechanisms used for developing a CAI program on method evaluation in the clinical laboratory. Results of an evaluation of the software's cost effectiveness and instructional…

The author reviews studies on the relationship between continuing medical education and its impact on physician behavior. These studies have supported the positive impact of education on physician behavior. The author calls for research on the effect of continuing medical education on patient outcomes. (Author/CH)

A nationwide study that examined continuing medical education (CME) "programmatic linkages" between medical schools and community hospitals is reported. Data indicated that a majority of medical schools have positive and beneficial CME programmatic linkages with community hospitals. (Author/MLW)

The Council for Basic Education has received enthusiastic feedback from teachers who have accepted its summer stipends for self-directed, indepth study in their subject areas. These efforts will not realize their full potential unless school districts recognize and use the professional expertise of these re-inspired teachers. (PGD)

The teaching performance of faculty who taught a 63-hour family medicine review course providing continuing medical education credit was evaluated, along with syllabus material. The relationship between the quality of teaching and subsequent changes in the physicians' patient-management plans was assessed. (SW)

Discusses training of specialized personnel for libraries in USSR, highlighting principles of librarianship, unified curricula approved by USSR Ministry of Culture and USSR Ministry of Higher and Secondary Special Education, training librarians for work at public libraries serving rural populations, continuous education of library workers, and…

Results of a survey of state optometry licensing requirements for coursework in pharmacology, intended as a tool for optometry curriculum development, suggest a need for training in pharmacology in both the college curriculum and continuing education. (MSE)

Discusses highlights of a survey undertaken to determine practitioner attitudes toward specific courses in the present M.L.S. program. Topics highlighted include training and/or education, elective courses suggested by respondents, professional competency, American Library Association and Office of Personnel Management viewpoints, and continuing…

Testing, staffing, and educational objectives of performance-based teacher education programs are discussed. (GW)

Discusses continuing education as an organizing and cohering force within nursing, with the potential of providing a framework for integrating clinical research findings with nursing care, promoting the rapprochement of nursing education and service, and bringing nursing and other health fields closer together. (TA)

Data derived from a six-page questionnaire focus on the interrelationships of participation in continuing education programs, professional attitudes, and competence to practice pharmacy. The relationships are complex, but the data tend to support the argument for mandatory continuing education. (LBH)

There is presently a great diversity of objectives within the concept of inservice teacher education; definite standards and guidelines are needed to give a better perspective on the basic goals of this kind of continuing education. (JD)

Describes a series of 10 courses, funded by the National Science Foundation, that are aimed at individualized teaching of chemists or chemical engineers working in industry through the use of multimedia instruction. (MLH)

Described is the American Institute of Chemical Engineers' program of continuing education. Included are comparisons between continuing education programs as offered by universities, industry, and professional societies. (SL)

Presented is the view that professional societies should not sponsor professional continuing education courses. (SL)