A conference is a meeting of people who "confer" about a topic
Meeting of a, usually large, group of individuals and/or companies in a certain field
It is a formal event where researchers present results, workshops, and other activities.
Most CME’s are held as conferences and seminars
There is a large component of commercialized CME
Usually held at a large scale e.g. National, regional or State level
Duration may range from half day to one week
May cover a single topic or broadly comprehensive
Use of audio visual aids is frequent e.g. multimedia
Reference:
Park’s Textbook of Preventive and Social Medicine, 23rd ed
Channels of communication: http://www.ihatepsm.com/blog/channels-communication
Barriers of communication: http://www.ihatepsm.com/blog/barriers-communication
Types of communication: http://www.ihatepsm.com/blog/types-communication
Methods of communication: http://www.ihatepsm.com/blog/methods-communication
Methods of communication - Individual level approach: http://www.ihatepsm.com/blog/individual-level-approach-methods-communica...
Methods of communication- lecture (chalk and talk): http://www.ihatepsm.com/blog/methods-communication-chalk-and-talk-lectur...
Methods of communication- demonstration: http://www.ihatepsm.com/blog/demonstrations
Group Discussion: http://www.ihatepsm.com/blog/group-discussion
Panel Discussion: http://www.ihatepsm.com/blog/panel-discussion
Delphi method: http://www.ihatepsm.com/blog/delphi-method
Work shop: http://www.ihatepsm.com/blog/workshop
Role-play: http://www.ihatepsm.com/blog/role-playing-socio-%E2%80%93-drama
Conference: http://www.ihatepsm.com/blog/conferences-and-seminars
Methods of Communication - Mass Approach: http://www.ihatepsm.com/blog/methods-communication-mass-approach
Flannel graph: http://www.ihatepsm.com/blog/flannel-graph
Flip chart: http://www.ihatepsm.com/blog/flip-%E2%80%93-charts