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Goins, R. Turner; Gainor, Sara Jane; Pollard, Cecil; Spencer, S. Melinda – Educational Gerontology, 2003
In a needs assessment of 84 rural health care professionals (44.1% physicians, 15.5% pharmacists, 14.3% nurses, 26.1% other), 39% considered their geriatrics knowledge above average. They were interested in learning more about Alzheimer's/dementia, medication use, and adverse effects. Preferred methods were videotapes, CD-ROM, and an…
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Geriatrics, Health Personnel, Knowledge Level
Robinson, Betsy C. – Mobius: A Journal for Continuing Education Professionals in Health Sciences, 1981
Describes a needs assessment model that offers practical suggestions to program planners in a multidisciplinary area of inquiry that is relatively new to continuing education in health sciences. (Available from University of California Press, Berkeley, CA 94720.) (Author/CT)
Descriptors: Geriatrics, Gerontology, Health Personnel, Medical Education