Once they pass this test, they have to invest in a certain amount of continuing education to stay abreast of evolving knowledge.
"While the monks need to keep themselves abreast of new knowledge, current events and technology, they are restrained to choose the appropriate tools".
Such complexity makes it challenging for clinicians to keep abreast of new knowledge and novel.
The proliferation of biomedical research makes it difficult to keep abreast of current knowledge, so clinical decision support technologies that are based on data mining techniques are knocking at our doors.
Continuing medical education (CME) provides a means for practicing health care providers to maintain competence by keeping abreast of new knowledge in an increasingly dynamic profession [ 10], provides opportunities to learn new skills and incorporate new perspectives on disease management in clinical practice [ 11], and is required to meet requirements for re-licensure and recertification.
They must stay abreast of new biological knowledge and reflect the changing knowledge base in their teaching.
To do so, teachers should keep themselves abreast of the latest knowledge and developments in the field.
It is especially useful for students from developing countries helping them to keep abreast of ever expanding knowledge bridging the gap resulting from scarcity of resources.
Although some physicians seem to be reluctant to move into social network applications, new models for staying abreast of and sharing medical knowledge with other physicians is needed due to the vast amount of medical knowledge required for patient care in PC fields [ 50].
Although productivity expectations, personnel issues, and keeping abreast of an expanding medical knowledge base are stresses for all career types, other challenges may vary by career category.
Health care organizations display information-intensive business processes wherein health professionals strive to keep abreast of the best possible medical knowledge [ 1].
