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标题：Massive open online courses (MOOCs) for continuing medical education – why and how?
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作者：Sajita Setia ; Jam Chin Tay ; Yook Chin Chia 等
期刊名称：Advances in Medical Education and Practice
电子版ISSN：1179-7258
出版年度：2019
卷号：10
页码：805-812
DOI：10.2147/AMEP.S219104
出版社：Dove Medical Press Ltd
摘要：Continuing medical education (CME) is meant to not only improve clinicians’ knowledge and skills but also lead to better patient care processes and outcomes. The delivery of CME should be able to encourage the health providers to accept new evidence-based practices, and discard or discontinue less effective care. However, continuing use of expensive yet least effective and inappropriate tools and techniques predominates for CME delivery. Hence, the evidence shows a disconnect between evidence-based recommendations and real-world practice – borne out by less than optimal patient outcomes or treatment targets not being met especially in low- to middle-income countries. There is an ethical and professional obligation on CME-providers and decision-makers to safeguard that CME interventions are appraised not only for their quality and effectiveness but also for cost-effectiveness. The process of learning needs to be engaging, convenient, user-friendly and of minimal cost, especially where it is most needed. Today’s technology permits these characteristics to be integrated, along with further enhancement of the engagement process. We review the literature on the mechanics of CME learning that utilizes today’s technology tools and propose a framework for more engaging, efficient and cost-effective approach that implements massive open online courses for CME, adapted for the twenty-first century.
关键词：continuing medical education; health care; learning management system; massive open online courses; non-communicable diseases