tailieunhanh - REDESIGNING CONTINUING EDUCATION IN THE HEALTH PROFESSIONS

Continuing education (CE) is the process by which health professionals keep up to date with the latest knowledge and advances in health care. However, the CE “system,” as it is structured today, is so deeply flawed that it cannot properly support the development of health professionals. CE has become structured around health professional participation instead of performance improvement. This has left health professionals unprepared to perform at the highest levels consistently, putting into question whether the public is receiving care of the highest possibly quality and safety | REDESIGNING CONTINUING EDUCATION IN THE HEALTH PROFESSIONS INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE Of fHi NAnONAl ACADiAWS REDESIGNING CONTINUING EDUCATION IN THE HEALTH PROFESSIONS Committee on Planning a Continuing Health Care Professional Education Institute Board on Health Care Services INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES PRESS Washington . THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES PRESS 500 Fifth Street . Washington DC 20001 NOTICE The project that is the subject of this report was approved by the Governing Board of the National Research Council whose members are drawn from the councils of the National Academy of Sciences the National Academy of Engineering and the Institute of Medicine. The members of the committee responsible for the report were chosen for their special competences and with regard for appropriate balance. This study was supported by Contract No. B08-03 between the National Academy of Sciences and the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation. Any opinions findings conclusions or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author s and do not necessarily reflect the view of the organizations or agencies that provided support for this project. International Standard Book Number-13 978-0-309-14078-2 International Standard Book Number-10 0-309-14078-1 Additional copies of this report are available from the National Academies Press 500 Fifth Street . Lockbox 285 Washington DC 20055 800 624-6242 or 202 334-3313 in the Washington metropolitan area Internet http . For more information about the Institute of Medicine visit the IOM home page at . Copyright 2010 by the National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America The serpent has been a symbol of long life healing and knowledge among almost all cultures and religions since the beginning of recorded history. The serpent adopted as a logotype by the Institute of Medicine is a relief carving from ancient Greece now .