Open AccessAdherence to Practice Guidelines Based on American Board of Plastic Surgery Maintenance of Certification Data
Author(s) -
Kevin C. Chung,
Melissa J. Shauver,
Jae W. Song,
R. Barrett Noone
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
plastic and reconstructive surgery/psef cd journals
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.841
H-Index - 179
eISSN - 1076-5751
pISSN - 0032-1052
DOI - 10.1097/prs.0b013e31820e91ca
Subject(s) - medicine , maintenance of certification , certification , plastic surgery , board certification , surgery , medical education , management , residency training , continuing education , economics
The American Board of Plastic Surgery Maintenance of Certification program includes the submission of 10 consecutive cases in one of 20 tracer modules for Performance in Practice evaluation. This has resulted in a wealth of data on the practice patterns of Board diplomates. The specific aim of this project was to examine these data to determine whether diplomates are adhering to evidence-based practice guidelines.