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Using a Predictive Model of Clinician Intention to Improve Continuing Health Professional Education on Cancer Survivorship
DiscussionBarriers to the delivery of survivorship care can influence clinicians’ intention to provide survivorship care, which varied by years of experience in this study. Interdisciplinary educational strategies featuring midcareer provider champions who have successfully incorporated survivorship care and can offer specific solutions to these barriers are recommended for future interventions. (Source: Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions)
Source: Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions - March 20, 2015 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: S. E. Buriak, J. Potter, M. Kathryn Bleckley Tags: Original Research Source Type: research

Outcomes and Participant Experience of an Online Train‐the‐Trainer Program for Bangladeshi Health Professionals: A Case Study Evaluation
This study aimed to determine whether an 8‐week online training program for developing skills in short‐course development and delivery was effective in establishing locally driven, sustainable, evidence‐based training for local occupational or physical therapists. MethodologyFive Bangladeshi therapists from a rehabilitation center participated in the course, which was facilitated online by an Australian university. They completed 8 prerecorded modules over a 3‐month period, and were assessed in situ on their ability to deliver a tutorial to their peers. A qualitative explanatory case study design was used to evalua...
Source: Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions - March 20, 2015 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Lisa O'Brien, Lisa Broom, Mohammad Mosayed Ullah Tags: Original Research Source Type: research

Enhancing Continuing Education Activities Using Audience Response Systems: A Single‐Blind Controlled Trial
DiscussionThere was no observed benefit of an ARS in relation to immediate or long‐term knowledge acquisition. The use of an ARS, however, appeared to facilitate enhanced interactivity and participant self‐reflection of knowledge, with strong participant desire to continue their use in future CE activities. (Source: Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions)
Source: Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions - March 20, 2015 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Luke E. Grzeskowiak, Alicia E. Thomas, Josephine To, Emily Reeve, Adam J. Phillips Tags: Original Research Source Type: research

Do Continuing Medical Education (CME) Events Cover the Content Physicians Want to Know? A Content Analysis of CME Offerings
DiscussionDifferences between questions asked by physicians at the point of care and the content of contemporaneous CME refresher courses can be analyzed to identify gaps in CME offerings. This knowledge could be used to develop CME curricula and highlight areas of need for inclusion in refresher courses. (Source: Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions)
Source: Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions - March 20, 2015 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Lise M. Bjerre, Nicholas R. Paterson, Jessie McGowan, William Hogg, Craig Campbell, Gary Viner, Douglas Archibald Tags: Original Research Source Type: research

Can Rasch Analysis Enhance the Abstract Ranking Process in Scientific Conferences? Issues of Interrater Variability and Abstract Rating Burden
This study examined the validity of a structured abstract rating instrument, evaluated interrater variability, and modeled the impact of interrater variability on abstract ranking decisions. Additionally, we examined whether a more efficient rating process (abstracts rated by two rather than three raters) supported valid abstract rankings. MethodsData were 4016 sets of abstract ratings from the 2011 and 2013 national scientific conferences for a health discipline. Many‐faceted Rasch analysis procedures were used to examine validity of the abstract rating instrument and to identify and adjust for the presence of interrate...
Source: Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions - March 20, 2015 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Justin Newton Scanlan, Natasha A. Lannin, Tammy Hoffmann Tags: Original Research Source Type: research

Role for Assessment in Maintenance of Certification: Physician Perceptions of Assessment
DiscussionPhysicians accepted the revised MOC program framework but perceived difficulty in accessing assessment programs, activities, and tools. As the framework changed again January 2014, requiring all fellows and MOC program participants to completion of at least 25 credits in each section of the MOC program (including assessment) during their new 5‐year MOC cycle, additional resources will be needed to support opportunities for physicians to engage in assessment. (Source: Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions)
Source: Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions - March 20, 2015 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Jocelyn Lockyer, Tanya Horsley, Jeanie Zeiter, Craig Campbell Tags: Original Research Source Type: research

Assessing Interprofessional Teamwork: Pilot Test of a New Assessment Module for Practicing Physicians
ConclusionsThe results suggest that a module combining self‐assessment, multisource feedback, and a guided process for interpreting these data can provide help practicing hospital physicians to understand and potentially improve their interprofessional teamwork skills and behaviors. (Source: Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions)
Source: Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions - March 20, 2015 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Benjamin J. Chesluk, Siddharta Reddy, Brian Hess, Elizabeth Bernabeo, Lorna Lynn, Eric Holmboe Tags: Original Research Source Type: research

In This Issue and a Comment on the Contradictions of the Preface
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Source: Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions - January 1, 2015 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Curtis A. Olson Tags: Editorial Source Type: research

Workplace‐Based Assessment for Vocational Registration of International Medical Graduates
DiscussionA WBA approach for assessing readiness of IMGs for vocational registration is feasible. The constructivist theoretical perspective of WBA has particular advantages in assessing the standard of practice for experienced practitioners working in narrow scopes than traditional methods of assessment. The majority of IMGs undertook both the clinical year and the assessment in provincial hospitals, thus providing a workforce for underserved areas. (Source: Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions)
Source: Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions - December 19, 2014 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Steven Lillis, Valencia Dyk Tags: Original Research Source Type: research

Facilitating Physician Reentry to Practice: Perceived Effects of Deployments on US Army Pediatricians’ Clinical and Procedural Skills
This study sought to identify which specific pediatric clinical skills were felt to be most affected by deployment. MethodsArmy pediatricians on active duty between January 2012 and March 2012 were surveyed via e‐mail to determine their comfort level and experience with clinical encounters and procedural skills prior to and after military deployment. ResultsEighty‐three pediatricians were eligible, and 75 responded (90% response rate). Of those received, 65 surveys (78%) were complete and included in the statistical analysis. Over half (54%) of the respondents were deployed longer than 6 months, and 32% were deployed f...
Source: Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions - December 19, 2014 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: LoRanée Braun, Taylor Sawyer, Laurie Kavanagh, Shad Deering Tags: Original Research Source Type: research

Effects of 2 Educational Interventions on the Management of Hypertensive Patients in Primary Health Care
This study investigated the effects of 2 educational interventions on the treatment of hypertensive patients in primary health care in Brazil. MethodsForty‐one physicians were randomly assigned either to an “active educational intervention” (21 physicians) or to a “passive educational intervention” (20 physicians). The former comprised 1 small group discussion of routine practices, 1 outreach visit, and 3 reminders. The latter consisted of delivery of printed guidelines. Measures of quality of treatment provided for hypertensive patients (181 patients of physicians from the active intervention; 136 patients of ph...
Source: Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions - December 19, 2014 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Henderson Barbosa Pimenta, Antonio Prates Caldeira, Sílvia Mamede Tags: Original Research Source Type: research

The Communication AssessmenT Checklist in Health (CATCH): A Tool for Assessing the Quality of Printed Educational Materials for Clinicians
DiscussionWith CATCH it is possible to categorize and understand the mechanisms that can trigger a change in behavior in health care providers. Additional research is needed to validate CATCH before it can be recommended for use. (Source: Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions)
Source: Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions - December 19, 2014 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Juliana Genova, Isaac Nahon‐Serfaty, Selma Chipenda Dansokho, Marie‐Pierre Gagnon, Jean‐Sébastien Renaud, Anik MC Giguère Tags: Original Research Source Type: research

Not Enough Time or a Low Priority? Barriers to Evidence‐Based Practice for Allied Health Clinicians
DiscussionAchieving higher uptake of EBP among allied health clinicians requires a cultural shift, placing higher value on these activities despite the challenging context of constant pressures to increase patient flow. Addressing EBP through small group projects rather than considering it to be an individual responsibility may be more acceptable to both clinicians and managers, with added benefits of peer support for both evaluating evidence and translation into practice. (Source: Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions)
Source: Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions - December 19, 2014 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Katherine E. Harding, Judi Porter, Anne Horne‐Thompson, Euan Donley, Nicholas F. Taylor Tags: Original Research Source Type: research

An Online Community of Practice to Support Evidence‐Based Physiotherapy Practice in Manual Therapy
DiscussionAn online longitudinal community of practice utilized as a continuing education approach to deliver an online course based on constructivist and social learning principles allowed geographically dispersed physiotherapists to be mutually engaged in a joint enterprise in evidence‐based manual therapy. Advantages included opportunity for reflection, modeling, and collaboration. Future studies should examine the impact of participation on clinical practice. (Source: Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions)
Source: Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions - December 19, 2014 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Cathy Evans, Euson Yeung, Roula Markoulakis, Sara Guilcher Tags: Original Research Source Type: research

Improving Asthma Care in Rural Primary Care Practices: A Performance Improvement Project
ConclusionThe asthma care–focused, multifaceted, complex, performance improvement intervention provided to rural primary health care teams lead to significant improvements in all indicators of quality asthma care provision to adults and children with asthma. However, significant barriers exist for rural practices to adopt evidence‐based asthma care practices. (Source: Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions)
Source: Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions - December 19, 2014 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Lisa Cicutto, Meg B. Dingae, Esther L. Langmack Tags: Original Research Source Type: research