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Medical Directions, Inc.

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Medical Directions, Inc. is committed to ongoing research in professional education. We believe this makes good sense for health professionals and for our clients.

We have completed several studies funded by the US National Institutes of Health to create and evaluate online CME programs for physicians. This work has led to multiple publications in the peer-reviewed medical literature:

Article/Journal Date
The Physicians' Competence in Substance Abuse Test (P-CSAT): a multidimensional educational measurement tool for substance abuse training programs.
Drug and Alcohol Dependence

A reliable and valid self-administered survey to assess physician substance abuse knowledge and clinical decision-making skills.

May 2012
The growth, characteristics, and future of online CME
Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions

Online CME use is growing rapidly and is likely to be half of all CME consumed by practicing physicians within a few years.

March 2010
Promoting Free Online CME for Intimate Partner Violence: What Works at What Cost?
Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions

What are the promotional costs of attracting physicians to a free online CME program?

September 2009
Teaching culturally effective diabetes care: results of a randomized controlled trial
Family Medicine

Skills-based course on cultural competence, delivered via the Internet, is shown to be an effective educational strategy.

March 2009
Educating generalist physicians about chronic pain: live experts and online education can provide durable benefits
Pain Medicine

Online CME program can significantly improve physician pain management education. Results comparable to lectures by national experts.

February 2008
KnowPain-50: a tool for assessing physician pain management education
Pain Medicine

Self-administered survey to measure physician education in chronic pain reliably measures knowledge and attitudes.

February 2008
A community-based trial of an online intimate partner violence CME program
American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Randomized trial shows online CME program is effective in improving long-term IPV educational outcomes.

February 2006
A tool for measuring physician readiness to manage intimate partner violence
American Journal of Preventive Medicine

A 15-minute survey provides a comprehensive and reliable measure of physician preparedness to manage IPV patients.

February 2006
Women physicians are early adopters of on-line continuing medical education
Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions

Younger and female physicians are adopting online CME more rapidly than others.

October 2003
Can internet-based education improve physician confidence in dealing with domestic violence?
Family Medicine

2-credit CME program improves physician confidence in managing domestic violence.

April 2002
The internet and the globalisation of medical education
British Medical Journal

Skin cancer CME program provides effective, popular education for UK physicians.

November 2001
Can internet-based continuing medical education improve physicians' skin cancer knowledge and skills?
Journal of General Internal Medicine

Skin cancer CME program increases physician knowledge and confidence in skin cancer management.

January 2001
Using the internet to teach melanoma management guidelines to primary care physicians
Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice

Online CME can improve physicians' ability to apply the ABCD rule to pigmented skin lesions.

May 1999

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