title: Long-term effects of a cancer awareness program for community pharmacists.
abstract: A continuing education program resulted in a 52% improvement in the specified professional behaviors of community pharmacists within one month. However, surveyed effects were not permanent and decreased significantly within 18 months. Following a simple mailing of specially designed literature, desired behaviors again underwent significant improvement comparable to that attributed to the original continuing education program. A better understanding of professional behaviors as functions of time and different educational modes would be invaluable to educators in both academic and postgraduate programs.
mesh_terms: D004513:Education, Pharmacy, Continuing; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms; D004366:Nonprescription Drugs; D012651:Self Medication; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D004366:Nonprescription Drugs