?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Teaching+Physicians+Procedural+Skills+at+a+National+Professional+Meeting&rft.creator=Alguire+%2C+MD%2C+Patrick+C.&rft.subject=MEO+Peer+Reviewed&rft.description=Background%3A+Practicing+physicians+often+wish+to+improve+their+procedural+skills+but+have+limited+educational+opportunities+to+do+so.%0ADescription%3A+To+summarize+the+effects+of+two+procedural+workshops+on+participants%E2%80%99+confidence%2C+proficiency%2C+and+practice+patterns.%0AEvaluation%3A+Following+completion+of+a+skin+biopsy+or+arthrocentesis+workshop%2C+participants+completed+a+post-course+and+an+8-month+follow+up+evaluation.+Recipients+of+this+training+rated+it+highly+and+reported+that+following+training+they+performed+more+procedures%2C+referred+less%2C+and+noted+an+increase+in+their+confidence+that+was+still+evident+eight+months+after+the+workshop.%0AConclusion%3A+Skin+biopsy+and+arthrocentesis%2Fjoint+injection+skills+can+be+taught+to+practicing+physicians+in+a+workshop+setting+at+national+professional+meetings.+Key+Words%3A+clinical+competence%3B+internal+medicine%3B+teaching%3B+educational+measurement&rft.date=2004-01&rft.type=Journal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F3627%2F1%2Fres00077.pdf&rft.identifier=++Alguire+%2C+MD%2C+Patrick+C.++(2004)+Teaching+Physicians+Procedural+Skills+at+a+National+Professional+Meeting.++%5BJournal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F3627%2F