Continuing professional development and Irish hospital doctors: a survey of current use and future needs

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dc.contributor.authorMaher, Bridget M.
dc.contributor.authorFaruqui, Adnan
dc.contributor.authorHorgan, Mary
dc.contributor.authorBergin, Colm
dc.contributor.authorO'Tuathaigh, Colm M. P.
dc.contributor.authorBennett, Deirdre
dc.date.accessioned2018-09-06T10:39:33Z
dc.date.available2018-09-06T10:39:33Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.description.abstractDoctors rate clinical relevance and applicability as the most important determinants of continuing professional development (CPD) course selection. This study examined patterns of current CPD practice and perceived CPD needs among hospital doctors in Ireland across various clinical specialties. A cross-sectional survey was administered to doctors, focusing on the areas of training needs analysis, CPD course content and preferred course format. In total, 547 doctors identified doctor-patient communication as the skill ranked highest for importance and level of current performance. Workload/time organisation and stress management were areas where a skills deficiency was identified. Non-clinical CPD topics, including resilience training, management and communication skills, were preferred areas for future CPD offerings. All respondents favoured interactive, hands-on sessions. CPD course completion and preference patterns differed significantly across clinical specialties. These results highlight the importance of considering the individual needs and preferences of clinicians across clinical specialties to facilitate more effective CPD programmes.en
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden
dc.description.versionPublished Versionen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.citationMaher, B., Faruqui, A., Horgan, M., Bergin, C., Tuathaigh, C. O. and Bennett, D. (2017) 'Continuing professional development and Irish hospital doctors: a survey of current use and future needs', Clinical Medicine, 17(4), pp. 307-315. doi: 10.7861/clinmedicine.17-4-307en
dc.identifier.doi10.7861/clinmedicine.17-4-307
dc.identifier.endpage315
dc.identifier.issn1473-4893
dc.identifier.issued4
dc.identifier.journaltitleClinical Medicineen
dc.identifier.startpage307
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/6719
dc.identifier.volume17
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherRoyal College of Physiciansen
dc.relation.urihttp://www.clinmed.rcpjournal.org/content/17/4/307
dc.rights© 2017, Royal College of Physicians. All rights reserved.en
dc.subjectClinical specialtyen
dc.subjectContinuing professional developmenten
dc.subjectLearning environmenten
dc.subjectTraining needsen
dc.titleContinuing professional development and Irish hospital doctors: a survey of current use and future needsen
dc.typeReviewen
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