Structured Summary
Abstract
Educational programs designed to inform individuals of recent advances in their particular field of interest. They do not lead to any formal advanced standing.
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Synonyms
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- Continuous Learning
- Education, Continuing
- Life-Long Learning
- Lifelong Learning
- Learning, Continuous
- Learning, Life-Long
- Learning, Lifelong
- Learnings, Life-Long
- Life Long Learning
- Life-Long Learnings
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Aspects Covered
10 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, ethics, history, legislation & jurisprudence, methods, organization & administration, standards, statistics & numerical data, trends.
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Indexing Annotation
formal or informal courses to advance or update knowledge: differentiate from EDUCATION, GRADUATE: formal prep for specialty training or advanced study leading to official certification or degree; includes refresher courses
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Continuing Education. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D004496. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D004496
- Continuing Education. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continuing_education
- Continuing Education. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q828748