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Occupational Medicine Advance Access originally published online on May 20, 2008
Occupational Medicine 2008 58(5):370-372; doi:10.1093/occmed/kqn053
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© 2008 The Author(s).
This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/uk/) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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Effectiveness of e-learning in continuing medical education for occupational physicians

Nathalie I. R. Hugenholtz, Einar M. de Croon, Paul B. Smits, Frank J. H. van Dijk and Karen Nieuwenhuijsen

Coronel Institute of Occupational Health, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Background Within a clinical context e-learning is comparable to traditional approaches of continuing medical education (CME). However, the occupational health context differs and until now the effect of postgraduate e-learning among occupational physicians (OPs) has not been evaluated.

Aim To evaluate the effect of e-learning on knowledge on mental health issues as compared to lecture-based learning in a CME programme for OPs.

Methods Within the context of a postgraduate meeting for 74 OPs, a randomized controlled trial was conducted. Test assessments of knowledge were made before and immediately after an educational session with either e-learning or lecture-based learning.

Results In both groups, a significant gain in knowledge on mental health care was found (P < 0.05). However, there was no significant difference between the two educational approaches.

Conclusion The effect of e-learning on OPs' mental health care knowledge is comparable to a lecture-based approach. Therefore, e-learning can be beneficial for the CME of OPs.

Keywords      Continuing medical education; e-learning; mental health; occupational medicine; randomized controlled trial

Correspondence to: Nathalie I. R. Hugenholtz, Coronel Institute of Occupational Health, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, PO Box 22700, 1100 DE Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Tel: +31 20 566 5325; fax +31 20 697 7161; e-mail: n.i.hugenholtz{at}amc.uva.nl


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