The presentation of a short adapted questionnaire to measure asthma knowledge of parents.

Background: The aim of this study is to establish asthma knowledge of parents of children (0-18 years) with asthma at the outpatient clinic.

Methods: A translated and adapted a 21 item Likert type 5 point scale questionnaire (Cronbach's α-coefficient 0.73) was completed by 291 parents of children with asthma.

Toward a definition of competency-based education in medicine: a systematic review of published definitions.

Background: Competency-based education (CBE) has emerged in the health professions to address criticisms of contemporary approaches to training. However, the literature has no clear, widely accepted definition of CBE that furthers innovation, debate, and scholarship in this area.

Aim: To systematically review CBE-related literature in order to identify key terms and constructs to inform the development of a useful working definition of CBE for medical education.