title: An improved model for professional conferences and workshops.
abstract: A cooperative learning method designed to increase learning and other benefits to participants is presented. Small group problem-solving from case studies or story narratives provides a way to overcome the limitations of conventional lecture presentations. An example that used a case study in small groups during a breakout session at a scientific conference to improve skills in intervention design and research evaluation is described.
authors.affiliation: Neurology Department, University of Wisconsin Medical School, Madison, USA.
authors.forename: L J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Chapman
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Murphy
authors.forename: N E
authors.initials: NE
authors.lastname: Kiernan
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Goldenhar
mesh_terms: D003226:Congresses as Topic; D006801:Humans; D007858:Learning; D017145:Models, Educational; D009316:National Institutes of Health (U.S.); D016272:Occupational Health; D011340:Problem Solving; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011996:Records; D012107:Research Design; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods; D014481:United States