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Assessing Knowledge, Competence, and Performance Following Web-Based Education on Early Breast Cancer Management:
Michael Gnant1, Khatijah Lim Abdullah2, Frances Boyle3
1Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
JMIR Formative Research
|March 21, 2024
Summary
Web-based continuing medical education (CME) activities for early breast cancer (EBC) improved health care professionals' (HCPs) knowledge and self-reported performance. These interventions also highlighted educational gaps in shared decision-making and genetic testing for EBC management.
Area of Science:
- Oncology
- Medical Education
- Health Services Research
Background:
- Continuing medical education (CME) is vital for health care professionals (HCPs).
- Limited published outcomes exist for web-based educational interventions focused on early breast cancer (EBC).
Purpose of the Study:
- To objectively assess knowledge, competence, and performance in HCPs after participating in two EBC-focused CME activities.
- To identify remaining educational gaps in EBC management.
Main Methods:
- Two CME-accredited web-based activities were developed: touchMDT (shared decision-making) and touchPANEL DISCUSSION (risk stratification and novel treatments).
- Knowledge, competence, and performance were evaluated pre- and post-activity using questionnaires and patient record analysis.
- An expanded outcomes framework (levels 1-5) was utilized for assessment.
Main Results:
- High participant engagement: 7047 for touchMDT and 8989 for touchPANEL DISCUSSION.
- Significant improvements in knowledge and competence (P<.001) and self-reported performance (P<.001) were observed post-activity.
- Patient record analysis showed no significant differences in adjuvant therapies used, indicating areas for further education.
Conclusions:
- Brief, web-based CME activities effectively enhance HCP knowledge, competence, and self-reported performance in EBC.
- These activities are valuable for identifying unmet educational needs to guide future CME development.
- Gaps remain in implementing shared decision-making and utilizing genetic/biomarker testing in EBC clinical practice.
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