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Devising a competency-based continuing professional development programme to meet the needs of on-call consultant
Per Wekell1, Knut Aspegren, Daniel Holmgren
1The Department of Paediatrics, NU-Hospital Organisation, Uddevalla, Sweden; University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Aim:
To define the clinical competencies currently required by on-call consultant paediatricians in Sweden and to describe how these competencies can be acquired by using an outcome-based continuing professional development (CPD) programme.
Methods:
The overall aims and objectives of the programme were formulated to meet the current responsibilities of an on-call consultant. It was delineated during a precourse needs assessment of 26 consultants, before being implemented with 16 participants, using a variety of learning, assessment and evaluation methods.
Results:
The precourse needs assessment identified 217 clinical situations and 17 themes, and 139 subthemes were developed. During the programme evaluation, carried out using a reflective questionnaire, participants stated that they had improved their understanding of the role of, and demands on, the on-call consultant. They had also felt more confident on-call, had built a network of colleagues and updated their knowledge in relevant fields.
Conclusion:
We defined and implemented a competency-based CPD programme to meet the changing demands faced by on-call consultant paediatricians. The aims and objectives of the programme were formulated according to a needs assessment among consultant paediatricians active in on-call services. Evaluation of the programme indicates that participants moved in the direction of the overall objectives.
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