期刊
JOURNAL OF CONTINUING EDUCATION IN THE HEALTH PROFESSIONS
卷 35, 期 2, 页码 131-138出版社
LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
DOI: 10.1002/chp.21290
关键词
evaluation-educational intervention; performance Improvement CE; program planning; curriculum development; problem-based; case-based learning; review-Cochrane; meta-analysis; strategic issues in CME; CPD
资金
- Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education
IntroductionSince 1977, many systematic reviews have asked 2 fundamental questions: (1) Does CME improve physician performance and patient health outcomes? and (2) What are the mechanisms of action that lead to positive changes in these outcomes? The article's purpose is to synthesize the systematic review literature about CME effectiveness published since 2003. MethodsWe identified 8 systematic reviews of CME effectiveness published since 2003 in which primary research studies in CME were reviewed and physicians' performance and/or patient health outcomes were included as outcome measures. ResultsFive systematic reviews addressed the question of Is CME Effective? using primary studies employing randomized controlled trials (RCTs) or experimental design methods and concluded: (1) CME does improve physician performance and patient health outcomes, and (2) CME has a more reliably positive impact on physician performance than on patient health outcomes. The 8 systematic reviews support previous research showing CME activities that are more interactive, use more methods, involve multiple exposures, are longer, and are focused on outcomes that are considered important by physicians lead to more positive outcomes. DiscussionFuture research on CME effectiveness must take account of the wider social, political, and organizational factors that play a role in physician performance and patient health outcomes. We now have 39 systematic reviews that present an evidence-based approach to designing CME that is more likely to improve physician performance and patient health outcomes. These insights from the scientific study of CME effectiveness should be incorporated in ongoing efforts to reform systems of CME and health care delivery.
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