title: Trapped in the net? What to look for in a web based CPD program.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Increasing numbers of general practitioners access web based education programs for continuing professional development (CPD). Web based programs vary in style, content, relevance, reliability, authorship and sponsorship, and hence educational quality.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  This article outlines how to choose a web based CPD program.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Busy GPs need to maximise their time by enrolling in effective CPD programs. Effective web based education programs implement educational theory on adult learning and the development of clinical competence.
authors.affiliation: Flinders University Rural Clinical School, Alice Springs, Northern Territory. susan.wearne@flinders.edu.au
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wearne
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D004502:Education, Medical, Continuing / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D010821:Physicians, Family / Q000193:education*