Continuing Medical Education and Its Management

Abstract

Discusses the importance of continuing medical education (CME) as a key means of improving the effectiveness of health care. Notes that CME must be integral to the health system and be centrally placed within that system if it is to have the required impact. CME methodology needs to be examined and to have the appropriate effect CME activities should be related to the problems experienced within the health system. Stresses that to date there is little hard evidence to show that CME equates with effective health care but that it is an act of faith to which sensible health managers and professionals have no hesitation in subscribing.

Citation

Vartanian, F. (1993), "Continuing Medical Education and Its Management", Journal of Management in Medicine, Vol. 7 No. 2, pp. 27-32. https://doi.org/10.1108/02689239310036927