[Creation of self-assessment tools for on-line continuing medical education. Modelization of a training session].
BACKGROUND
For several years, the sessions of continuing medical education organized within the framework of the Société française de neurochirurgie have been recorded on the "campus de neurochirurgie" website, accessible in a form called in "videostreaming" which structures the training session.


OBJECTIVE
Using modern educational methods, how can we transform the scientific productions of our meetings into effective tools for on-line continuing education?


METHODS
The article describes the experience gained while creating self-assessment tools starting from the teaching material transmitted by the person in charge of a continuing medical education session, selected and an example for demonstration.


RESULTS
We present the various written tools for self-assessment: multiple-choice test and script concordance test (SC). These SC were based partly on a clinical case with various test formats: units of diagnosis, investigation and therapeutics. In connection with the example chosen, we propose a model for constructing on-line continuing medical education sessions, which could be used by persons in charge of such training sessions in neurosurgery and in other specialties.


CONCLUSIONS
With the availability of on-line self-assessment tests round-tables videostreaming, this teaching method can be used to fulfil mandatory continuing medical education requirements.
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Service de neurochirurgie, hôpital Beaujon, AP-HP, faculté de médecine Paris-7, 100, boulevard Général-Leclerc, 92110 Clichy, France. michel.kalamarides@bjn.aphp.fr
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Dauger
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D001296:Audiovisual Aids; D002568:Certification; D004502:Education, Medical, Continuing / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D005602:France; D020407:Internet; D009493:Neurosurgery / Q000193:education*; D012647:Self-Assessment; D012984:Software