De Muth James E, Bruskiewitz Ruth H
University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA.
Am J Pharm Educ. 2006 Feb 15;70(1):11. doi: 10.5688/aj700111.
To fulfill a need for convenient and effective continuing education for pharmacists throughout Wisconsin by developing a pharmacy continuing education program using 2 different methods for distance education: audio teleconferencing and CD-ROM.
Eighty pharmacists were recruited from a 2003 University of Wisconsin distance education program, 47 of whom participated in the course using the traditional audio teleconference method, and 33 of whom participated using a home study CD-ROM containing the same material presented in the teleconference. Volunteers were required to complete a pretest, a first posttest immediately following completion of the continuing education course, a second posttest 1 month following the conclusion of the course, and an evaluation.
The CD-ROMs were a more acceptable method for distance education than audio teleconferencing and resulted in better retention of the course information.
These study results can help coordinators of continuing pharmaceutical education programs to determine the most effective and acceptable method for future distance-education opportunities.
通过开发一个使用两种不同远程教育方法的药学继续教育项目,即音频电话会议和光盘只读存储器(CD-ROM),来满足威斯康星州各地药剂师对方便且有效的继续教育的需求。
从2003年威斯康星大学远程教育项目中招募了80名药剂师,其中47名使用传统音频电话会议方法参加课程,33名使用包含电话会议中相同材料的家庭学习CD-ROM参加课程。志愿者需要完成一项预测试、继续教育课程结束后立即进行的第一次后测试、课程结束后1个月进行的第二次后测试以及一项评估。
与音频电话会议相比,CD-ROM是一种更易接受的远程教育方法,并且能更好地保留课程信息。
这些研究结果可以帮助药学继续教育项目的协调人员确定未来远程教育机会的最有效且最易接受的方法。