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How do I effectively use electronic continuing medical education?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 May 2015

Stuart P. Swadron  and
Mel Herbert
Stuart P. Swadron*
Affiliation:
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
Mel Herbert
Affiliation:
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
*
Department of Emergency Medicine, Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center, GH1011, 1200 North State Street, Los Angeles, CA 90033; swadron@usc.edu

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Keywords

continuing medical educationelectronic continuing medical education (CME)emergency medicineInternet-based learning
Type
Education • Enseignement
Information
Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine , Volume 13 , Issue 1 , January 2011 , pp. 40 - 43
Copyright
Copyright © Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians 2011

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