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What allied health professionals want from continuing education programs: a study of five disciplines. 1979

D C Broski, and S C Upp

The purpose of this study was to determine what allied health professionals want from continuing education programs. Both the content desired and the format of such programs were investigated. The results from five allied health disciplines are reported, including: Medical Dietetics, Medical Technology, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy and Radiologic Technology.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D009788	Occupational Therapy	Skilled treatment that helps individuals achieve independence in all facets of their lives. It assists in the development of skills needed for independent living.	Ergotherapy,Therapy, Occupational,Ergotherapies,Occupational Therapies,Therapies, Occupational
D009820	Ohio	State bounded on the north by Michigan and Lake Erie, on the east by Ohio River and Pennsylvania, on the south by Ohio River, and on the west by Indiana.
D004046	Dietetics	The application of nutritional principles to regulation of the diet and feeding persons or groups of persons.
D004496	Education, Continuing	Educational programs designed to inform individuals of recent advances in their particular field of interest. They do not lead to any formal advanced standing.	Continuous Learning,Life-Long Learning,Lifelong Learning,Continuing Education,Learning, Continuous,Learning, Life-Long,Learning, Lifelong,Learnings, Life-Long,Life Long Learning,Life-Long Learnings
D006281	Health Occupations	Professions or other business activities directed to the cure and prevention of disease. For occupations of medical personnel who are not physicians but who are working in the fields of medical technology, physical therapy, etc., ALLIED HEALTH OCCUPATIONS is available.	Health Professions,Health Occupation,Health Profession,Profession, Health,Professions, Health
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D001291	Attitude of Health Personnel	Attitudes of personnel toward their patients, other professionals, toward the medical care system, etc.	Staff Attitude,Attitude, Staff,Attitudes, Staff,Health Personnel Attitude,Health Personnel Attitudes,Staff Attitudes
D013677	Medical Laboratory Science	The specialty related to the performance of techniques in clinical pathology such as those in hematology, microbiology, and other general clinical laboratory applications.	Medical Laboratory Technology,Technology, Medical Laboratory,Clinical Laboratory Science,Clinical Laboratory Sciences,Laboratory Science, Clinical,Laboratory Science, Medical,Laboratory Sciences, Clinical,Laboratory Sciences, Medical,Laboratory Technologies, Medical,Laboratory Technology, Medical,Medical Laboratory Sciences,Medical Laboratory Technologies,Science, Clinical Laboratory,Science, Medical Laboratory,Sciences, Clinical Laboratory,Sciences, Medical Laboratory,Technologies, Medical Laboratory
D013679	Technology, Radiologic	The application of scientific knowledge or technology to the field of radiology. The applications center mostly around x-ray or radioisotopes for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes but the technological applications of any radiation or radiologic procedure is within the scope of radiologic technology.	Radiologic Technology,Technology, Radiological,Radiological Technology
D026741	Physical Therapy Modalities	Therapeutic modalities frequently used in PHYSICAL THERAPY SPECIALTY by PHYSICAL THERAPISTS or physiotherapists to promote, maintain, or restore the physical and physiological well-being of an individual.	Physical Therapy,Physiotherapy (Techniques),Group Physiotherapy,Neurological Physiotherapy,Neurophysiotherapy,Physical Therapy Techniques,Group Physiotherapies,Modalities, Physical Therapy,Modality, Physical Therapy,Physical Therapies,Physical Therapy Modality,Physical Therapy Technique,Physiotherapies (Techniques),Physiotherapies, Group,Physiotherapy, Group,Physiotherapy, Neurological,Techniques, Physical Therapy,Therapy, Physical