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Peering inside the Clock: Using Success Case Method to Determine How and Why Practice-Based Educational Interventions Succeed
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Olson, Curtis A.; Shershneva, Marianna B.; Brownstein, Michelle Horowitz – Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions, 2011
Introduction: No educational method or combination of methods will facilitate implementation of clinical practice guidelines in all clinical contexts. To develop an empirical basis for aligning methods to contexts, we need to move beyond "Does it work?" to also ask "What works for whom and under what conditions?" This study employed Success Case…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Guidelines, Case Method (Teaching Technique), Intervention
The Cease Smoking Today (CS2day) Initiative: A Guide to Pursue the 2010 IOM Report Vision for CPD
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Cervero, Ronald M.; Moore, Donald E., Jr. – Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions, 2011
This article reviews the articles in this supplement that describe a smoking cessation project, Cease Smoking Today (CS2day) that demonstrated successful outcomes: physician adoption of a smoking cessation guideline and an increase in smoking quit rates. The authors examine how the activities of the CS2day project compared to the principles and…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Smoking, Professional Continuing Education, Medical Education
A Framework for Assessing Continuing Professional Development Activities for Satisfying Pharmacy Revalidation Requirements
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Donyai, Parastou; Alexander, Angela M.; Denicolo, Pam M. – Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions, 2013
Introduction: The United Kingdom's pharmacy regulator contemplated using continuing professional development (CPD) in pharmacy revalidation in 2009, simultaneously asking pharmacy professionals to demonstrate the value of their CPD by showing its relevance and impact. The idea of linking new CPD requirements with revalidation was yet to be…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Pharmaceutical Education, Professional Continuing Education, Certification
Educating Doctors on Evaluation of Fitness to Drive: Impact of a Case-Based Workshop
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Dow, Jamie; Jacques, Andre – Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions, 2012
Introduction: In 2004, faced with demographic data predicting large increases in the number of older drivers within a relatively short period combined with the realization that screening for driver fitness was largely dependent on health professionals, principally physicians, the Societe de l'assurance automobile du Quebec (SAAQ) initiated…
Descriptors: Medical Education, Physicians, Program Effectiveness, Workshops
Developing Memory Clinics in Primary Care: An Evidence-Based Interprofessional Program of Continuing Professional Development
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Lee, Linda; Weston, W. Wayne; Hillier, Loretta M. – Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions, 2013
Introduction: Primary care is challenged to meet the needs of patients with dementia. A training program was developed to increase capacity for dementia care through the development of Family Health Team (FHT)-based interprofessional memory clinics. The interprofessional training program consisted of a 2-day workshop, 1-day observership, and 2-day…
Descriptors: Memory, Evidence, Teaching Methods, Dementia
The Relevance of the Alliance for CME Competencies for Planning, Organizing, and Sustaining an Interorganizational Educational Collaborative
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Balmer, Jann T.; Bellande, Bruce J.; Addleton, Robert L.; Havens, Carol S. – Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions, 2011
The heightened demand for accountability, access, and quality performance from health care professionals has resulted in linkages between continuing education (CE), performance improvement (PI), and outcomes. CE health professionals must also expand their skills and abilities to design, implement, and measure CE activities consistent with these…
Descriptors: Health Occupations, Health Personnel, Professional Continuing Education, Medical Education
Exploratory Evaluation of Surgical Skills Mentorship Program Design and Outcomes
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Gagliardi, Anna R.; Wright, Frances C. – Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions, 2010
Introduction: There are few opportunities for mentorship of practicing surgeons and no evidence to guide the design of such programs. This study explored outcomes and barriers associated with the design of surgical mentorship programs. Methods: Interviews were held with organizers, mentors, and proteges of 2 programs. Data from 23 participant…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Program Design, Surgery, Mentors
Can Outcome-Based Continuing Medical Education Improve Performance of Immigrant Physicians?
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Castel, Orit Cohen; Ezra, Vered; Alperin, Mordechai; Nave, Rachel; Porat, Tamar; Golan, Avivit Cohen; Vinker, Shlomo; Karkabi, Khaled – Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions, 2011
Introduction: Immigrant physicians are a valued resource for physician workforces in many countries. Few studies have explored the education and training needs of immigrant physicians and ways to facilitate their integration into the health care system in which they work. Using an educational program developed for immigrant civilian physicians…
Descriptors: Professional Continuing Education, Medical Education, Educational Needs, Needs Assessment
Integrating the Science of Team Training: Guidelines for Continuing Education
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Weaver, Sallie J.; Rosen, Michael A.; Salas, Eduardo; Baum, Karyn D.; King, Heidi B. – Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions, 2010
The provision of high-quality, efficient care results from the coordinated, cooperative efforts of multiple technically competent health care providers working in concert over time, spanning disciplinary and professional boundaries. Accordingly, the role of medical education must include the development of providers who are both expert clinicians…
Descriptors: Medical Education, Professional Continuing Education, Role, Team Training
Impact on Clinical Behavior of Face-to-Face Continuing Medical Education Blended with Online Spaced Education: A Randomized Controlled Trial
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Shaw, Timothy; Long, Andrea; Chopra, Sanjiv; Kerfoot, B. Price – Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions, 2011
Background: Spaced education (SE) is a novel, evidence-based form of online learning. We investigated whether an SE program following a face-to-face continuing medical education (CME) course could enhance the course's impact on providers' clinical behaviors. Methods: This randomized controlled trial was conducted from March 2009 to April 2010,…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Medical Education, Online Courses, Intervals
Feasibility of a Knowledge Translation CME Program: "Courriels Cochrane"
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Pluye, Pierre; Grad, Roland; Granikov, Vera; Theriault, Guylene; Fremont, Pierre; Burnand, Bernard; Mercer, Jay; Marlow, Bernard; Arroll, Bruce; Luconi, Francesca; Legare, France; Labrecque, Michel; Ladouceur, Roger; Bouthillier, France; Sridhar, Soumya Bindiganavile; Moscovici, Jonathan – Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions, 2012
Introduction: Systematic literature reviews provide best evidence, but are underused by clinicians. Thus, integrating Cochrane reviews into continuing medical education (CME) is challenging. We designed a pilot CME program where summaries of Cochrane reviews ("Courriels Cochrane") were disseminated by e-mail. Program participants…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Evidence, Medical Education, Physicians
Pharmacist Web-Based Training Program on Medication Use in Chronic Kidney Disease Patients: Impact on Knowledge, Skills, and Satisfaction
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Legris, Marie-eve; Seguin, Noemie Charbonneau; Desforges, Katherine; Sauve, Patricia; Lord, Anne; Bell, Robert; Berbiche, Djamal; Desrochers, Jean-Francois; Lemieux, Jean-Philippe; Morin-Belanger, Claudia; Paradis, Francois Ste-Marie; Lalonde, Lyne – Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions, 2011
Introduction: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients are multimorbid elderly at high risk of drug-related problems. A Web-based training program was developed based on a list of significant drug-related problems in CKD patients requiring a pharmaceutical intervention. The objectives were to evaluate the impact of the program on community…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Continuing Education, Patients, Measures (Individuals)
Internet Point of Care Learning at a Community Hospital
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Sinusas, Keith – Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions, 2009
Introduction: Internet point of care (PoC) learning is a relatively new method for obtaining continuing medical education credits. Few data are available to describe physician utilization of this CME activity. Methods: We describe the Internet point of care system we developed at a medium-sized community hospital and report on its first year of…
Descriptors: Internet, Professional Continuing Education, Medical Education, Physicians
Theory in Practice: Helping Providers Address Depression in Diabetes Care
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Osborn, Chandra Y.; Kozak, Cindy; Wagner, Julie – Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions, 2010
Introduction: A continuing education (CE) program based on the theory of planned behavior was designed to understand and improve health care providers' practice patterns in screening, assessing, and treating and/or referring patients with diabetes for depression treatment. Methods: Participants completed assessments of attitudes, confidence,…
Descriptors: Negative Attitudes, Diabetes, Continuing Education, Intention
Tailoring Interventions: Examining the Evidence and Identifying Gaps
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Gagliardi, Anna R. – Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions, 2011
Introduction: Numerous population-based studies highlight the need to improve health care delivery and outcomes. Many single and combined interventions are available but their impact is limited and inconsistent. Tailoring may enhance their impact, but the best way to do so remains unclear. The purpose of this exploratory analysis was to identify…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Health Services, Delivery Systems, Access to Health Care
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