title: [The role of distance education in continuing medical education: a critical review].
abstract: This paper reviews findings of recent literature which have systematically evaluated outcomes of continuing medical education programs worldwide, methods for measuring especific demands in medical areas, and quality and reliability of contents related to such programs. Particular features of the Brazilian health context and internet technologies are described, as well as possible directions towards life-long medical education development in Brazil for the next few years.
authors.affiliation: Laboratório de Ensino a Distância do Departamento de Informática em Saúde da Unifesp, São Paulo, SP, Brasil. luciana@dis.epm.br
authors.forename: Luciana
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Christante
authors.forename: Monica Parente
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Ramos
authors.forename: Ricardo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bessa
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sigulem
mesh_terms: D001938:Brazil; D003479:Curriculum / Q000592:standards; D020375:Education, Distance; D004502:Education, Medical, Continuing / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011786:Quality Control