Evaluating the effectiveness of online Continuing medical education during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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| Title: | Evaluating the effectiveness of online Continuing medical education during the COVID-19 pandemic. |
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| Authors: | Jang, Andrew1, Kim, Me-riong1, Lee, Seung Min Kathy1, Ha, In-Hyuk2, Shin, Ji-Yun1, McClain, Rance3, Lee, Jinho4 |
| Source: | Medical Teacher. Aug2023, Vol. 45 Issue 8, p852-858. 7p. |
| Subject Terms: | *Education of physicians, *Online education, *Teaching methods, *Evaluation research, *Continuing medical education, *Clinical competence, *Job performance, *Educational outcomes, *COVID-19 pandemic, *Longitudinal method, *Alternative education, Evaluation of medical care, Hospitals, T-test (Statistics), Questionnaires, Descriptive statistics, Scale analysis (Psychology) |
| Geographic Terms: | South Korea |
| Abstract: | The study determined the effects of online continuing medical education (CME) on the clinical competency, performance, and patient outcomes of physicians and other healthcare professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic regarding the topics of COVID-19 and back pain. Survey studies on six online CME activities were conducted from April 2020 to February 2021 at a South Korean hospital. Surveys were conducted immediately after and three months after the CME activity to measure the effectiveness of the CME activity regarding professional competence and performance, as well as patient outcomes. A total of 624 individuals participated in the six CME activities. Of the 2007 post-activity responses, a total of 1135 out of 1332 (85.21%) participants indicated that they were satisfied with the online education activities, and a total of 1752 out of 2007 (87.29%) participants responded that the content would influence their clinical practice. Upon a three-month follow-up, 477 out of 611 (78.07%) respondents indicated that they had made actual changes to their clinical practice. The online delivery method is effective for delivering CME. The results suggest that online CME ultimately influences physicians' clinical competency and performance, which leads to enforcing change in clinical practice. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Abstract: | The study determined the effects of online continuing medical education (CME) on the clinical competency, performance, and patient outcomes of physicians and other healthcare professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic regarding the topics of COVID-19 and back pain. Survey studies on six online CME activities were conducted from April 2020 to February 2021 at a South Korean hospital. Surveys were conducted immediately after and three months after the CME activity to measure the effectiveness of the CME activity regarding professional competence and performance, as well as patient outcomes. A total of 624 individuals participated in the six CME activities. Of the 2007 post-activity responses, a total of 1135 out of 1332 (85.21%) participants indicated that they were satisfied with the online education activities, and a total of 1752 out of 2007 (87.29%) participants responded that the content would influence their clinical practice. Upon a three-month follow-up, 477 out of 611 (78.07%) respondents indicated that they had made actual changes to their clinical practice. The online delivery method is effective for delivering CME. The results suggest that online CME ultimately influences physicians' clinical competency and performance, which leads to enforcing change in clinical practice. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| ISSN: | 0142159X |
| DOI: | 10.1080/0142159X.2023.2183787 |
