Smartphone and Web 2.0 Tools for CPD Amongst General Practitioners in Wessex. A Qualitative Review
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This article was migrated. The article was marked as recommended. There is increasing ownership of smartphones in the UK. These provide a portable and convenient way to access the Internet and to run a variety of applications. Amongst under- and post-graduate students they are used increasingly for educational purposes. Despite widespread ownership, barriers may exist preventing General Practitioners from using their smartphones for education. This service evaluation confirmed there is high smartphone ownership amongst GPs with a sizeable cohort using them for medical education and CPD. There remains, however, a reluctance to use Web 2.0 tools for CPD.
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