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Advancing public health through continuing education of health care professionals†

  1. Karen Suchanek Hudmon DrPH, MS, RPh1,
  2. Robert L. Addleton EdD2,
  3. Frank M. Vitale MA3,
  4. Bruce A. Christiansen PhD4,
  5. George C. Mejicano MD, MS5,*

Article first published online: 21 DEC 2011

DOI: 10.1002/chp.20149

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Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions

Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions

Volume 31, Issue S1, pages S60–S66, Autumn (Fall) 2011

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Hudmon, K. S., Addleton, R. L., Vitale, F. M., Christiansen, B. A. and Mejicano, G. C. (2011), Advancing public health through continuing education of health care professionals. J. Contin. Educ. Health Prof., 31: S60–S66. doi: 10.1002/chp.20149

Author Information

  1. 1

    Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice, College of Pharmacy, Purdue University

  2. 2

    Executive Vice President, Physicians Institute for Excellence in Medicine

  3. 3

    Senior Lecturer, Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Pittsburgh

  4. 4

    Senior Scientist, Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin–Madison

  5. 5

    Professor, Department of Medicine, Associate Dean for Continuing Professional Development, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin–Madison

*Mejicano, 2701 International Lane, Suite 208, Madison, WI 53704

  1. †

    Disclosures: The authors report that the conduct of the presently reported study was funded by Pfizer, Inc. Dr. Hudmon's effort was voluntary and unpaid.

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 21 DEC 2011
  2. Article first published online: 21 DEC 2011

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Keywords:

  • public health;
  • smoking cessation;
  • continuing education;
  • translation science

Abstract

This article describes how the CS2day (Cease Smoking Today) initiative positioned continuing education (CE) in the intersection between medicine and public health. The authors suggest that most CE activities address the medical challenges that clinicians confront, often to the neglect of the public health issues that are key risk factors for the onset and exacerbation of diseases. The authors further suggest that the educational activities of the CS2day initiative functioned as Type III translational science in that it facilitated the use of research-derived practice guidelines in clinical practice and in the community. The article concludes by stating that the successful results of the CS2day initiative illustrate what can happen when continuing education efforts develop from a public health problem rather than just a practice gap identified in a clinical practice setting.

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