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Thursday, 26 June 2003 |
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| 9:00 AM-11:00 AM Svenska Massan R02, Hands-On Workshop |
| Continuing Professional Development: Perspectives from Around the World |
| * Poster files available online |
Sponsored by: Education Research |
| Description: The systems for continuing professional development vary around the world. The objectives of this workshop are to identify organisational issues for continuing professional development, including accessibility, funding issues and regulatory frameworks. Needs, demands and participation patterns for different types of activities will be discussed together with the evidence for their effectiveness in improving the performance of the dental team and relevance to patients being treated. Perspectives will be provided for countries within Europe and Asia, as well as for the United States of America and Australia. The workshop is directed to researchers at all levels. An interactive component will follow the speakers’ presentations, during which collaborative research opportunities will be discussed |
| Chairperson: A. PLASSCHAERT |
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9:00 AM | Chair's Opening Remarks |
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9:05 AM | Continuing Professional Development: A perspective from the United States of America
S.K. GRAYDEN, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, USA |
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9:15 AM | Continuing Professional Development: A perspective from Malaysia, Singapore and India
C.G. TOH, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
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9:25 AM | Continuing Professional Development: A perspective from the United Kingdom
K.A. EATON, Eastman Dental Institute for Oral Health Care Sciences, London, United Kingdom |
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9:35 AM | Continuing Professional Development: A perspective from Australia and New Zealand
H. BEST, Eastman Dental Institute for Oral Health Care Sciences, London, United Kingdom |
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9:45 AM | Continuing Professional Development: A perspective from the Netherlands
F. PLASSCHAERT, Nijmegen Dental School, Netherlands |
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9:55 AM | Continuing Professional Development: A perspective from Latvia
E. SENAKOLA, Medical Academy of Latvia, Riga, Latvia |
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10:05 AM | Interactive Workshop |
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10:50 AM | Concluding Remarks |
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