Continuing Medical Education Program Course Outlines
| Course Element | Intervention State-of-the-Art Course | Control Traditional Course |
|---|---|---|
| Length, hr | 6 | 2 |
| Literature on the benefits of patient- physician communication | ✓ | ✓ |
| Physicians’ perspective | ✓ | × |
| Patients’ perspective | ✓ | × |
| Video demonstration and discussion | ✓ | ✓ |
| Two interviews with standardized patients and subsequent video- tape review and feedback | ✓ | × |