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Thomas J Van Hoof1, Rachel E Grant, Craig Campbell
1Dr. Van Hoof: Associate Professor, University of Connecticut School of Nursing, Storrs, and Associate Professor and Department of Community Medicine and Health Care, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, CT. Ms. Grant: Research Associate, Continuing Professional Development, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Dr. Campbell: Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Ottawa, and Director, Continuing Professional Development, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, Ottawa, Canada. Ms. Colburn: Executive Director, Center for Continuing Education, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NB. Dr. Davis: Senior Director, Continuing Education and Performance, Association of American Medical Colleges, Washington, DC. Dr. Dorman: Professor, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD. Dr. Fischer: Director, National Resource Center for Academic Detailing, Division of Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomics, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA and Associate Professor, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA. Dr. Horsley: Associate Director, Research Unit, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and Adjunct Faculty, Department of Epidemiology and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada. Dr. Jacobs-Halsey: Director, Office of Continuing Professional Development, Medical School, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN. Dr. Kane: Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Informatics and Medical Education and Associate Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA. Dr. LeBlanc: Associate Dean for Continuing Medical Education, and Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS. Dr. Moore: Professor of Medical Education and Administration, Director, Office for Continuing Professional Development, and Director of Evaluation, Medical Student Curriculum, Vanderbilt Universi
Abstract:
The Society for Academic Continuing Medical Education commissioned a study to clarify and, if possible, standardize the terminology for a set of important educational interventions. In the form of a guideline, this article describes one such intervention, practice facilitation, which is a common strategy in primary care to help practices develop capacity and infrastructure to support their ability to improve patient care. Based on a review of recent evidence and a facilitated discussion with US and Canadian experts, we describe practice facilitation, its terminology, and other important information about the intervention. We encourage leaders and researchers to consider and build on this guideline as they plan, implement, evaluate, and report practice facilitation efforts. Clear and consistent use of terminology is imperative, along with complete and accurate descriptions of interventions, to improve the use and study of practice facilitation.
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