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Assessing and enhancing quality through outcomes-based continuing professional development (CPD): a review of current
1Department of Biology, University of Iowa, 143 Biology Building, 129 E. Jefferson Street, Iowa City, IA 52242-1324, USA.
The Veterinary Record
|November 19, 2016
Summary
Traditional continuing professional development (CPD) methods show limited impact. Interactive, reflective, and outcome-focused CPD activities are more effective for improving practitioner skills and patient health outcomes.
Area of Science:
- Medical Education
- Healthcare Professional Development
Background:
- Traditional input-based continuing professional development (CPD) is widely questioned for its effectiveness in enhancing practice and patient outcomes.
- Common CPD formats like conferences and lectures have demonstrated limited impact on practitioner competence and patient health.
Purpose of the Study:
- To evaluate the effectiveness of different continuing professional development (CPD) approaches.
- To identify characteristics of CPD activities that lead to improved practice performance and patient health outcomes.
Main Methods:
- Review of existing literature on continuing professional development (CPD) effectiveness.
- Analysis of the impact of various CPD activity types on practitioner competence and patient health.
Main Results:
- Input-based CPD, including lectures and conferences, has minimal effect on improving practitioner performance and no significant effect on patient health.
- CPD activities that are interactive, promote reflection, skill practice, and outcome-focus are more effective.
Conclusions:
- Traditional, passive CPD methods are insufficient for genuine learning and practice improvement.
- Effective CPD should be structured, interactive, reflective, and outcome-oriented to enhance both practitioner performance and patient health.
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