Targeting Continuing Medical Education on Decision Makers: Who Decides to Transfuse Blood?

Staff communication patterns were observed during 13 open-heart surgeries to identify the transfusion decision makers. It was determined that targeting decision makers for continuing medical education would improve the quality of transfusion practice and increase the efficiency of continuing educati...

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Published inThe Journal of continuing education in the health professions Vol. 12; no. 3; p. 163
Main Author Goodnough, Lawrence T
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 1992
Subjects
Blood Transfusion
Communication Research
Decision Making
Efficiency
Medical Education
Professional Continuing Education
Surgery
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Summary:Staff communication patterns were observed during 13 open-heart surgeries to identify the transfusion decision makers. It was determined that targeting decision makers for continuing medical education would improve the quality of transfusion practice and increase the efficiency of continuing education. (SK)
ISSN:0894-1912
DOI:10.1002/chp.4750120308