Comparative impact of two continuing education activities targeted at COPD educators on educational outcomes: protocol for a non-randomized controlled study using mixed methods

• Main Authors: Myriam Gagné (Author), Jocelyne Moisan (Author), Sophie Lauzier (Author), Christine Hamel (Author), Patricia Côté (Author), Jean Bourbeau (Author), Louis-Philippe Boulet (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Therapeutic patient education (TPE) improves quality of life and reduces health care utilization among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). However, benefits from TPE might depend on the performance of the educators and training is needed to ensure the effe...