TY - JOUR
T1 - Translating research into practice
T2 - The role of web-based education
AU - Weingardt, Kenneth R.
AU - Villafranca, Steven W.
PY - 2005/1/1
Y1 - 2005/1/1
N2 - Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPGs) constitute a major focus of recent efforts to narrow the gap between research and practice. However, CBGs cannot effectively change clinical practice unless they are effectively disseminated. The present article describes a web-based course designed to teach nurses about a CPG for the management of alcohol withdrawal. In it, we outline the details of our web-based course, including its technical characteristics, organization, structure, and clinical content. Next, we outline several adjunctive strategies that may improve the effectiveness of such web-based educational interventions. Finally, we discuss other ways that web-based education may prove useful in disseminating evidence-based practices in human service delivery settings.
AB - Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPGs) constitute a major focus of recent efforts to narrow the gap between research and practice. However, CBGs cannot effectively change clinical practice unless they are effectively disseminated. The present article describes a web-based course designed to teach nurses about a CPG for the management of alcohol withdrawal. In it, we outline the details of our web-based course, including its technical characteristics, organization, structure, and clinical content. Next, we outline several adjunctive strategies that may improve the effectiveness of such web-based educational interventions. Finally, we discuss other ways that web-based education may prove useful in disseminating evidence-based practices in human service delivery settings.
KW - Clinical practice guideline
KW - E-learning
KW - Web-based intervention
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U2 - 10.1300/J017v023n03_07
DO - 10.1300/J017v023n03_07
M3 - Review article
SN - 1522-8835
VL - 23
SP - 259
EP - 273
JO - Journal of Technology in Human Services
JF - Journal of Technology in Human Services
IS - 3-4
ER -