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Using electronic clinical practice audits as needs assessment to produce effective continuing medical education programming

Doug KleinUniversity of Alberta, Canada; DOUG KLEIN, MD, CCFP, MSc, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Family Medicine and the Assistant Director of the Continuous Professional Learning office at the University of Alberta.Correspondence[email protected]
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John StaplesUniversity of Alberta, Canada; JOHN STAPLES, BEng, is a medical student in the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry at the University of Alberta.
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Carmen PittmanUniversity of Alberta, Canada; CARMEN PITTMAN, BSc, is a medical student in the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry at the University of Alberta.
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Cheryl StepankoUniversity of Alberta, Canada; CHERYL STEPANKO, BA, was a Program Coordinator in the Continuous Professional Learning office at the University of Alberta.
Pages 151-154 | Published online: 30 Jan 2012

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