J Korean Orthop Assoc.  2013 Apr;48(2):111-117. 10.4055/jkoa.2013.48.2.111.

Web-Based Continuing Medical Education in Korean and Foreign Orthopaedic Societies

• Choi DJ
• Jin MJ
• Lee YS
• Kang GW

• KMID: 1424098
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4055/jkoa.2013.48.2.111

Abstract

PURPOSE
The current states of web-contents for continuing medical education (CME) of domestic and foreign orthropaedic web sites were investigated.
MATERIALS AND METHODS
Korean Orthopaedic Association (KOA) and Korean Orthopaedic Cyber-Society (KOC) as domestic, and American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgerns (AAOS), Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (JBJS), AOSpine, and Arthroscopy as foreign web sites were searched in view of provided information technology (IT), including electrical paper (ePDF), lecture and surgical procedure video clips, case discussion, interactive content, and CME credit program.
RESULTS
KOA supplied 19 types of ePDFs, and KOC, 43 video clips, and 217 case discussions. However, only one video clip was updated from 2011 to 2012 and 20 video clips from 2008 were not accessible. AAOS provided one type of ePDF, 142 lecture and 570 surgical procedure video clips, five interactive CME programs and 107 CME credit programs. In JBJS, one kind of ePDF, 97 video clips, 24 case discussions, and 37 CME credit programs were provided. In AOSpine, 12 types of ePDFs, 994 video clips, one interactive content, and 347 case discussions were provided. In Arthroscopy, one type of ePDF and 126 video clips were supplied. All web-contents were available.
CONCLUSION
A large number of better quality web-contents and web-based CME credit programs should be implemented with standardized IT for Web-based CME in domestic orthropaedic societies.

Keyword

web-contents; information technology; web-based education; continuing medical education

MeSH Terms

Arthroscopy
Education, Medical, Continuing
Joints

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