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The development, description, and implementation of continuing medical education programs that utilize patient outcome measures were studied. The Practice Integrated Learning Sequence (PILS) described consists of three essential features. They are: needs assessment, the educational prescription, and application to medical practice by means of a patient report form which can evaluate the effectiveness of the process. The process has been applied to the following clinical problems: Management of hypertension by a single beta blocker, management of refractory congestive heart failure by a single Angiotensin Converting Enzyme inhibitor, drug prescribing for the elderly, management of atrial fibrillation in a primary care setting, and malpractice prevention. This process can be used by practically all CME providers and is not intrusive on medical practice.
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Finestone, A.J., Smedley, R.R., Meyer, A.I. (1997). Can the Effect of Continuing Medical Education on Physician Performance Be Measured?. In: Scherpbier, A.J.J.A., van der Vleuten, C.P.M., Rethans, J.J., van der Steeg, A.F.W. (eds) Advances in Medical Education. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-4886-3_17
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