Society for Academic Continuing Medical Education Intervention Guideline Series: Guideline 4, Interprofessional

Thomas J Van Hoof1, Rachel E Grant, Joanna Sajdlowska

  • 1Dr. Van Hoof: Associate Professor, University of Connecticut School of Nursing, Storrs, and Associate Professor, Department of Community Medicine and Health Care, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington. Ms. Grant: Research Associate, Continuing Professional Development, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto. Ms. Sajdlowska: Research Assistant, School of Nursing, University of Connecticut, Storrs. Dr. Bell: Associate Scientist, Sunnybrook Research Institute; Associate Professor, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto. Dr. Campbell: Director of Continuing Professional Development, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, Ottawa. Ms. Colburn: Executive Director, Center for Continuing Education, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha. Dr. Davis: Senior Director, Continuing Education and Performance Improvement, Association of American Medical Colleges, Washington DC. Dr. Dorman: Professor, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD. Dr. Fischer: Director, National Resource Center for Academic Detailing, Division of Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomics, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, and Associate Professor, Harvard Medical School, Boston. Dr. Horsley: Associate Director, Research Unit, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and Adjunct Faculty, Department of Epidemiology and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa. Dr. Jacobs-Halsey: Director, Office of Continuing Professional Development, Medical School, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis. Dr. Kane: Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Informatics and Medical Education, and Associate Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Washington, Seattle. Dr. LeBlanc: Professor of Emergency Medicine, and Associate Dean for Continuing Professional Development, Dalhousie University, Halifax. Dr. Lockyer: Professor, Department of Commu

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