Training experts in difficult airway management: Evaluation of a continuous professional development program

2016 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
pp. 115-121 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laurent Brisard ◽  
Didier Péan ◽  
Jean-Louis Bourgain ◽  
Arnaud Winer ◽  
Xavier Combes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Airway Management ◽  
Difficult Airway ◽  
Development Program ◽  
Continuous Professional Development ◽  
Professional Development Program ◽  
Difficult Airway Management ◽  
Management Evaluation

Increasing Technology Adoption through Certified Digital Educator Programme

2018 ◽  
pp. 17-34 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chee Leong Lim ◽  
Nurhanim Hassan
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Technology Adoption ◽  
Blended Learning ◽  
Development Program ◽  
Continuous Professional Development ◽  
Professional Development Program ◽  
Learning Skills ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Training Modules

In this chapter, the certified digital educator (CDE) programme is developed with the aim of providing the academics with an on-going training that will lead to the e-learning certification. Formulated as part of continuous professional development program for academics at Taylor's University, the CDE programme provides opportunities for the academics to equip themselves with related e-learning skills through the byte-sized training modules offered in addition to the existing blended learning and face-to-face session. Through CDE programme, all current e-learning-related training modules currently being offered to the academics have been re-categorized under four e-learning packages, which represent the four essential skill components required by the academics to effectively able to apply technology in their lessons. Upon completion of this program, the participants are awarded the certified digital educator certification that certify them as competent e-learning practitioners.

scholarly journals Critical Care Nurses’ Reasons for Poor Attendance at a Continuous Professional Development Program

2017 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 70-76 ◽  
Author(s):  
Myra Viljoen ◽  
Isabel Coetzee ◽  
Tanya Heyns
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Critical Care ◽  
Nurse Practitioners ◽  
Development Program ◽  
Critical Care Nurses ◽  
Continuous Professional Development ◽  
Professional Development Program ◽  
Nominal Group ◽  
Consensus Method ◽  
Critical Care Units

Background Society demands competent and safe health care, which obligates professionals to deliver quality patient care using current knowledge and skills. Participation in continuous professional development programs is a way to ensure quality nursing care. Despite the importance of continuous professional development, however, critical care nurse practitioners’ attendance rates at these programs is low. Objective To explore critical care nurses’ reasons for their unsatisfactory attendance at a continuous professional development program. Methods A nominal group technique was used as a consensus method to involve the critical care nurses and provide them the opportunity to reflect on their experiences and challenges related to the current continuous professional development program for the critical care units. Participants were 14 critical care nurses from 3 critical care units in 1 private hospital. Results The consensus was that the central theme relating to the unsatisfactory attendance at the continuous professional development program was attitude. In order of importance, the 4 contributing priorities influencing attitude were communication, continuous professional development, time constraints, and financial implications. Conclusion Attitude relating to attending a continuous professional development program can be changed if critical care nurses are aware of the program’s importance and are involved in the planning and implementation of a program that focuses on the nurses’ individual learning needs.

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