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Sargeant, Joan; MacLeod, Tanya; Sinclair, Douglas; Power, Mary – Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions, 2011
Introduction: The Colleges of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta and Nova Scotia (CPSNS) use a standardized multisource feedback program, the Physician Achievement Review (PAR/NSPAR), to provide physicians with performance assessment data via questionnaires from medical colleagues, coworkers, and patients on 5 practice domains: consultation…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Physicians, Performance Based Assessment, Focus Groups
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Klein, Douglas; Allan, G. Michael; Manca, Donna; Sargeant, Joan; Barnett, Carly – Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions, 2009
Introduction: Considerable time and money are invested in continuing medical education (CME) for family physicians (FPs) but the effectiveness is uncertain. The participation of FPs as coordinators and teachers is not well known. The goal of this project was to describe the role of FPs in organizing and teaching CME events that are accredited for…
Descriptors: Medical Education, Professional Continuing Education, Family Practice (Medicine), Physicians
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Sargeant, Joan; Mann, Karen; Sinclair, Douglas; Van der Vleuten, Cees; Metsemakers, Job – Advances in Health Sciences Education, 2008
Introduction: Receiving negative performance feedback can elicit negative emotional reactions which can interfere with feedback acceptance and use. This study investigated emotional responses of family physicians' participating in a multi-source feedback (MSF) program, sources of these emotions, and their influence upon feedback acceptance and…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Emotional Response, Physicians, Family Practice (Medicine)
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Silver, Ivan; Campbell, Craig; Marlow, Bernard; Sargeant, Joan – Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions, 2008
Introduction: Several recent studies highlight that physicians are not very accurate at assessing their competence in clinical domains when compared to objective measures of knowledge and performance. Instead of continuing to try to train physicians to be more accurate self-assessors, the research suggests that physicians will benefit from…
Descriptors: Medical Education, Physicians, Family Practice (Medicine), Program Effectiveness
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Sargeant, Joan; Mann, Karen; van der Vleuten, Cees; Metsemakers, Job – Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions, 2008
Introduction: Accurate self-assessment appears to be difficult and, some would propose, even impossible. Recent reviews suggest that peer assessment may be more accurate and that multisource feedback (MSF) may inform self-assessment. We had conducted a series of studies of family physicians in an MSF program including assessments from patients,…
Descriptors: Self Evaluation (Individuals), Physicians, Teacher Role, Family Practice (Medicine)
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Allen, Michael; Ferrier, Suzanne; Sargeant, Joan; Loney, Elaine; Bethune, Graeme; Murphy, Gerard – Educational Gerontology, 2005
Caring for patients with dementia is complex and demanding. Since family physicians (FPs) provide much of this care, we examined their practices, learning needs, and barriers to care concerning Alzheimer's disease and other dementias. We surveyed 392 (approximately 50%) Nova Scotia FPs and conducted focus groups and interviews with: FPs; staff of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Patients, Physicians, Focus Groups