scholarly journals The Canadian Association of Gastroenteroloy - Are You a Member Yet?

2003 ◽  
Vol 17 (9) ◽  
pp. 563-566
Author(s):  
Pierre Paré ◽  
David Pearson ◽  
Nathalie Vergnolle
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Patient Care ◽  
Digestive Tract ◽  
Continuing Professional Development ◽  
Care Research ◽  
Canadian Association ◽  
Health And Disease ◽  
Common Goals ◽  
The Common

Since its inception in 1962, the Canadian Association of Gastroenterology (CAG) has grown from a handful of physicians into an impressive and diverse membership of almost 1000 (Figure 1). Remaining true to the philosophy of its founders, the Association is a multidisciplinary organization comprised of gastroenterologists, hepatologists, pediatricians, surgeons, radiologists, internists, clinical and basic scientists, nurses, research coordinators, residents, medical students and representatives of industry. Members share the common goals of supporting and engaging in the study of the digestive tract in health and disease, and promoting the advancement of gastroenterology by providing leadership in patient care, research, teaching and continuing professional development.

scholarly journals Advancing the Adoption of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) in the United States

Pharmacy ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 157
Author(s):  
James A. Owen ◽  
Jann B. Skelton ◽  
Lucinda L. Maine
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
United States ◽  
Patient Care ◽  
Professional Competence ◽  
Care Delivery ◽  
Continuing Professional Development ◽  
The United States ◽  
Pharmacy Education ◽  
Development Plans ◽  
Patient Care Delivery

Over the last four decades, the expanded patient care roles of pharmacists in the United States (U.S.) have increased focus on ensuring the implementation of processes to enhance continuing professional development within the profession. The transition from a model of continuing pharmacy education (CPE) to a model of continuing professional development (CPD) is still evolving. As pharmacists assume more complex roles in patient care delivery, particularly in community-based settings, the need to demonstrate and maintain professional competence becomes more critical. In addition, long-held processes for post-graduate education and licensure must also continue to adapt to meet these changing needs. Members of the pharmacy profession in the U.S. must adopt the concept of CPD and implement processes to support the thoughtful completion of professional development plans. Comprehensive, state-of-the-art technology solutions are available to assist pharmacists with understanding, implementing and applying CPD to their professional lives.

scholarly journals Continuing professional development for staff and associate specialist grade doctors: the final frontier?

2010 ◽  
Vol 34 (12) ◽  
pp. 533-536 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rahul Rao
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Patient Care ◽  
Clinical Care ◽  
Continuing Professional Development ◽  
Training Needs ◽  
Educational Resources ◽  
Front Line ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Improving Patient Care

SummaryThe staff and associated specialist grade in psychiatry represents a large proportion of the non-consultant career grade workforce in some areas of the UK, with no direct equivalent worldwide. The advent of separate funding for continuing professional development (CPD) in England offers an opportunity to commission bespoke educational resources for a group of doctors who deliver front-line clinical care. This article details the background to the UK staff and associated specialist grade workforce and describes a model of CPD delivery that has attempted to meet training needs, with a view to improving patient care. Also at the heart of this model is the acquisition of consultant-level competencies through personal and professional development.

CPD is the key

2007 ◽  
Vol 89 (9) ◽  
pp. 308-309
Author(s):  
Chris Chilton ◽  
Dave Clark
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Patient Care ◽  
Royal College ◽  
Social Care ◽  
Medical Profession ◽  
Continuing Professional Development ◽  
White Paper ◽  
Natural Process ◽  
Health And Social Care

The Queen's speech later this year is expected to include a new health and social care bill, which will bring into legislation the recommendations of the white paper, Trust, Assurance And Safety, including plans to introduce a system of revalidation across the medical profession, comprising relicensure by the GMC and specialist recertification by the relevant medical royal college and specialty association. It is important that the process of revalidation does not become a burden on the profession, but that it facilitates higher standards of patient care through supporting professional development. Continuing professional development (CPD) is key for a natural process of planning, recording and reflecting on professional development, rather than merely a tick-box exercise.

scholarly journals Bringing the dental team together

2007 ◽  
Vol 89 (3) ◽  
pp. 105-109
Author(s):  
Dave O'Malley
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Continuing Education ◽  
Patient Care ◽  
Dental Care ◽  
Continuing Professional Development ◽  
Team Training ◽  
Educational Journal ◽  
Continued Learning

The FGDP(UK) has long recognised that it is not sufficient only to provide continuing education for dentists, but that modern dentistry requires continued learning for the whole dental team to provide the best standard of patient care. To this end, in 2004 the Faculty launched Team in Practice (TiP), a quarterly educational journal for dental care professionals (DCPs). Its aim is to provide team training and continuing professional development (CPD) for DCPs, and this April marks its third anniversary.

scholarly journals Improving patient care through CPD: revised guidance from the Royal College of Psychiatrists

2016 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 269-276
Author(s):  
Guy Brookes
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Patient Care ◽  
Royal College ◽  
Current Practice ◽  
Continuing Professional Development ◽  
Effective Practice ◽  
Knowledge And Skills ◽  
New Knowledge ◽  
Continued Learning ◽  
Improving Patient Care

SummaryContinued learning is essential to doctors' safe and effective practice throughout their careers. To improve the care they provide, they need not only to acquire new knowledge and skills but also to consider how their current practice compares and what they need to change. Such reflection is not usually automatic; time, and often help from peers, is needed to make it effective; formalised, this is continuing professional development (CPD). Revised guidance from the Royal College of Psychiatrists emphasises the importance of linking learning to improved practice through reflection and promotes the CPD peer group's role in supporting psychiatrists to do this.

Twin Goals: Continuing Professional Development and Improved Patient Care

2007 ◽  
Vol 109 (2, Part 1) ◽  
pp. 435-440 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert L. Barbieri ◽  
Michael Tesoro ◽  
Fredric D. Frigoletto
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Patient Care ◽  
Continuing Professional Development

scholarly journals Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in Mexican residency programs: Implications and Experiences for the Continuing Professional Development of Residents

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Irving Armando Domínguez-Varela ◽  
Alejandra Celina Esparza-Sandoval ◽  
Irving Augusto Palomares-Ramos ◽  
María José García-Madrigal ◽  
Jorge Eugenio Valdez-García
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Residency Program ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Continuing Professional Development ◽  
Routine Activities ◽  
Residency Programs ◽  
Medical Specialists ◽  
Learning Modalities ◽  
The World

Abstract Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic has forever changed the way to evaluate and teach residents, fellows, and medical students by means of new demanding learning modalities and alternatives to leverage from this new lifestyle without affecting our training as medical specialists. As of January, 24 2021, the number of confirmed cases and deaths by COVID-19 both in Mexico and around the world have been continuously growing (1,752,347 and 149,084 vs. 99,596,451 and 2,135,068, respectively). Mexico registers the world’s highest number of deaths from coronavirus among health workers, with 1,320 deaths confirmed. Methods: Four residents of different specialties analyzed and described how the pandemic affected and benefited the ongoing residency program and exposed some recommendations for each specialty. Results/Discussion: In Mexico, residents from all specialties are rotating in the COVID-designated area working as general practitioners exclusively for hospitalized COVID-19 patients. Our residency program has had to put a stop to routine activities such as academic sessions, specialty consultations, practices, and surgeries. Conclusion: Nothing will replace the insights of the training from real surgical practices, but new and forgotten resources can be used to help assess surgical proficiency.

scholarly journals A Narrative Review of Continuing Professional Development Needs for Pharmacists with Respect to Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) for Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)

Pharmacy ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 84 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kyle J. Wilby ◽  
Alesha J. Smith
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Human Immunodeficiency Virus ◽  
Patient Care ◽  
Treatment Guidelines ◽  
Continuing Professional Development ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Manual Search ◽  
Immunodeficiency Virus ◽  
High Risk Populations ◽  
Exposure Prophylaxis

Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is rapidly increasing in use worldwide, with many countries now publicly funding use for high risk populations. Pharmacists, as front-line care providers, must have the necessary knowledge, skills and attitudes to effectively provide care to PrEP patients. The aim of this review was to identify priority areas and key gaps for continuing professional development (CPD) needs relating to PrEP for practicing pharmacists. An electronic search of PubMed, EMBASE, International Pharmaceutical Abstracts and CPD-related journals was supplemented with a manual search of references to identify articles describing pharmacists’ knowledge, perceptions and experience with PrEP. A total of eight articles were identified across four countries. Pharmacists were consistently found to lack knowledge and awareness of PrEP, express low confidence/comfort with patient care practices, report a lack of experience and/or intentions to provide patient care, but overall had positive perceptions of PrEP therapy. Older pharmacists with more experience commonly reported greater knowledge gaps than recently trained pharmacists. CPD should therefore aim to increase pharmacists’ baseline knowledge and awareness of PrEP and treatment guidelines, as well as be directed towards older pharmacists with more experience.

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