Paving the Way Forward for Evidence-Based Continuing Professional Development

Tharshini Jeyakumar1, Inaara Karsan, Betsy Williams

  • 1Ms. Jeyakumar: Education Specialist, Digital Education, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Ms. Karsan: Digital Education Analyst, Digital Education, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Dr. Williams: Clinical Program Director, Professional Renewal Center, Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of Kansas, and Director of Education, Wales Behavioral Assessment, Lawrence, KS. Ms. Fried: Chair of the Strategic Affairs Committee, a Member of the Board of Directors and the Executive Committee, Society for Academic Continuing Medical Education, Los Angeles, CA. Dr. Kane: Professor Emeritus, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA. Ms. Ambata-Villanueva: Manager, Digital Education, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.Ms. Bennett: Public Health Teaching Faculty and Student Outreach Coordinator at Nova Southeastern University's Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine, Ft.Lauderdale, FL. Dr. McMahon: President and CEO, Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education, Chicago, IL. Dr. Paton: Education Research Coordinator for Continuing Professional Development, Temerty Faculty of Medicine and a PhD Candidate in the Department of Leadership, Higher, and Adult Education, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Mr. Williams: Practice Manager, Professional Renewal Center® and CME Administrator for Wales Behavioral Assessment, Lawrence, KS. Ms. Younus: Research Associate, Digital Education, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Dr. Wiljer: Executive Director, Education Technology and Innovation, University Health Network, and Professor, Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation & Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

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