Background: Physicians with more experience are generally believed to have accumulated
knowledge and skills during years in practice and therefore to deliver high-quality care …

The body of knowledge in medicine is growing at a phenomenal pace. Clinicians rely on
many sources of medical information--journal articles and reviews, textbooks, colleagues …

OBJECTIVE: To compare how well graduates of a self-directed, problem-based
undergraduate curriculum (at McMaster University [MU], Hamilton, Ont.) and those of a …

Three experiments are reported showing that diagnosis of skin disorders by medical
residents and general practitioners was facilitated by similar cases previously seen in the …

Study Objective: We introduced self-service access to the medical literature database,
MEDLINE, into clinical settings to assess the frequency, patterns, purposes, and success of …

A framework for organizing health services data is presented that subdivides the spectrum of
health information into subgroups that constitute a logical progression from quantifying the …

ìThis book is a treasure trove of practical suggestions for promoting reflections and feedback
that is based upon sound educational theory and research. I recommend it highly. î-David M …

Patient care is often outmoded because physicians lack awareness about important
advances in medical knowledge. According to physicians, reading journals is the most …

A drug choice model which includes the physician's attitudes, norms and personal
experiences with drugs, was tested. One hundred and sixty-nine physicians were asked the …

Evidence is sparse concerning the value of the" educational" materials that physicians
receive in the mail. We conducted a randomized trial of a mailed continuing education …