title: [E-learning and the continuing professional development in medicine].
abstract: E-learning is widely used in continuing medical education but three main problems still face health decision makers: the substantial heterogeneity among the characteristics of the web-based educational projects; the concerns about the e-learning effectiveness; the variety of outcomes used to evaluate the effectiveness. Systematic reviews suggest e-learning has effectiveness similar to traditional educational methods.The attention should now be given to how and when can we use e-learning to improve the health workers' performance and better healthcare.
authors.affiliation: Direttore de Il Pensiero Scientifico Editore s.r.l., Roma. luca.defiore@pensiero.it
authors.forename: Luca
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: De Fiore
mesh_terms: D003194:Computer-Assisted Instruction / Q000592:standards; D020375:Education, Distance / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D004502:Education, Medical, Continuing / Q000379:methods*; D004521:Educational Measurement; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D007558:Italy; D015397:Program Evaluation