Effectiveness of a sonography distance-learning event for continuing medical education credit

Abstract

Continuing education for sonographers is a requirement for them to maintain their national registry. Satellite teleconferences are an example of a distance-learning activity that provides access and information to sonographers regardless of the location of the participant. The difficulty with this type of continuing medical education activity is that it is unmeasured for satisfaction, relevance, and knowledge gain for sonographers. Using previous research into effective physician continuing medical education, a study was designed as an investigation of the effectiveness of a commercially sponsored distance-learning event. The results of this study suggest that a more structured study is necessary to validate satisfaction and relevance scores for this type of continuing medical education activity for all job titles. It is also important to begin to describe the effectiveness of continuing education distance-learning events for sonographers and other allied medical professionals.