Investigating non-medical prescribers' awareness of compliance

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (9) ◽  
pp. 504-510
Author(s):  
Sonia Boulton ◽  
Alison White
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Study Data ◽  
Continuous Professional Development ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Survey Technique ◽  
Recommendations For Practice ◽  
Purposive Sample ◽  
Personal Formulary ◽  
Descriptive Statistical Analysis

This paper sought to investigate non-medical prescribers' awareness of compliance and what is required for them to be compliant when prescribing in an acute NHS trust. This was a quantitative pilot study using a survey technique with an online questionnaire. A purposive sample from 85 registered non-medical prescribers who were actively prescribing were invited to participate. Data analysis was restricted because of the limited number of respondents (n=14), making this a pilot study. Data were analysed using descriptive statistical analysis IBM SPSS 25 software. The majority (85.7%) of non-medical prescribers were shown to be compliant, highlighting 14.3% as non-compliant. Furthermore, 28% prescribed outside of their personal formulary, which is in breach of the non-medical prescribers' trust policy. A further 85% participated in continuous professional development and 72% requested regular continuous professional development. Despite the majority being compliant with the non-medical prescribers' policy, 14.3% were not. This clearly has implications for patient safety and practitioner professionalism, in terms of responsibility and accountability. Although limited by small respondent size, the findings highlight the need for further research to inform recommendations for practice.

scholarly journals Professional Development via Facebook Group: Perception of School Librarians

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zakir Hossain
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Professional Learning ◽  
School Library ◽  
Study Data ◽  
School Librarians ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Teaching Resources ◽  
Development Tool ◽  
Complex Process ◽  
School Librarianship

Facebook offers the ability to its users to create a group on a specific subject or interest and ask friends and acquaintances to join and share information which is entirely driven by them. This study seeks to explore whether and how Facebook group adds value to the complex process of school librarians’ professional development. The successive objectives are to understand the current and future professional learning trends in school librarianship through Facebook group posts. An online questionnaire was posted to selected Facebook groups and sent to two school librarians’ listservs, and 404 usable responses were received. Study findings indicate that with the Facebook group, School Library Professionals (SLPs) are able to stay informed with new knowledge in their field by exchanging information, opportunities and ideas. The findings also confirm that more and more SLPs are using, or at the very least, experiencing Facebook groups as a Professional Development Tool (PDT). Study data shows that 78.4 percent of SLPs desire to see posts related to ‘teaching resources’ and 63.8 percent ‘how to use technology’ on the Facebook group and are also indicative of the current professional learning trends of SLPs. Research skills tips (67.9%), makerspace ideas (57%) and how to collaborate with classroom teachers (51.6%) are found to be the top future professional learning aspirations of SLPs. This paper provides valid empirical evidence and highlights that many SLPs are using Facebook groups and 38.4 percent regarded it as a ‘very useful tool’ for professional development. The discussions that take place on Facebook groups empower and enhance librarians’ professional practice and networking.

Use of Web 2.0 tools and social media for continuous professional development among primary healthcare practitioners within the Defence Primary Healthcare: a qualitative review

2019 ◽  
pp. jramc-2018-001098
Author(s):  
Antony Sean Willman
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Web 2.0 ◽  
Primary Healthcare ◽  
Continuous Professional Development ◽  
Free Text ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Web 2.0 Tools ◽  
Protected Time ◽  
Free Text Response

IntroductionAlongside traditional attendance at learning, general practitioners use social media and Web 2.0 tools in the UK for continuous professional development (CPD). Research has demonstrated, however, barriers to their uptake and use, as well as a requirement for training. Primary care doctors working for the Defence Primary Healthcare (DPHC) use similar technologies, but it is not known what factors affect the uptake. This qualitative research aimed to explore the knowledge and attitudes of this demographic further.MethodsAn online questionnaire was distributed to DPHC doctors via email and a social networking service (SNS) tool. Questions included demographic and open free-text response boxes. These were subjected to thematic analysis to identify initial concepts subsequently grouped into categories.ResultsDPHC doctors are already using Web 2.0 and social media for education. The benefits of convenience are recognised, but protected time is required to maximise impact. They also identified attendance at learning events, better quality information technology (IT) and further training as important enablers for their CPD.ConclusionsThe results reaffirmed previous findings that while there is engagement with online learning and Web 2.0 technologies, training in Web 2.0 use and substandard IT infrastructure were barriers to greater uptake. Attended learning events are also popular due to the peer-to-peer networking that takes place, but also as they allow protected time out of the office. The use of Web 2.0 for CPD and of SNS should be given equal status to allow the development of a DPHC doctors’ ‘communityof practice’.

scholarly journals Algerian University Teachers’ Disposition and Experiences in Using MOOCs for their Continuous Professional Development

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Selma SIA ◽  
Imane CHERIET
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Online Courses ◽  
Teaching Experience ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Continuous Professional Development ◽  
Pedagogical Practices ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
University Teachers ◽  
Ministry Of Higher Education ◽  
Training Opportunities

The professional development (PD) programmes initiated by the Algerian ministry of higher education for newly recruited teachers: “ICT and Pedagogical Practices” and “Pedagogical Accompaniment” cannot prepare the novice teachers for all the challenges they may face along their career. Accordingly, teachers need to look out for additional training opportunities. One of these opportunities is found in Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs). Nevertheless, research on applying MOOCs for continuous professional development (CPD) with regard to Algeria is overlooked. Hence, this study aims at filling in this gap by exploring Algerian university teachers’ familiarity, disposition, and experiences of using MOOCs for CPD. To reach this end, an online questionnaire is administered and a semi-structured interview is conducted with university teachers. The results of the study evinced that: 1) Teachers have low familiarity and weak interaction with MOOCs in general and, 2) teachers acknowledge the importance of CPD and are aware that the initial training and the teaching experience are not sufficient to maintain career advancement. Yet, 3) they do not have the disposition to engage in a CPD, 4) teachers consider this study as an eye opener on MOOCs and show a positive attitude for leveraging MOOCs for their CPD in the future. In the light of these findings, urgent plans to implement and value the culture of informal CPD are recommended, in addition to creating centres at the level of the universities devoted exclusively to CPD and related research. Most importantly, MOOCs that address the Algerian teachers’ CPD needs should be developed.

scholarly journals Living with Chronic Heart Disease: A Pilot Study

1997 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charlene Winters
Keyword(s):  
Heart Disease ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Study Data ◽  
Qualitative Inquiry ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Chronic Heart Disease ◽  
Client Care ◽  
Acute Cardiac Event ◽  
Purposive Sample ◽  
Over Time

Few studies have addressed the experience of living with chronic heart disease. Understanding how persons appraise and respond to heart disease will foster nurses' ability to provide holistic client care. The purpose of this pilot study was to extend understanding of the experience of living with chronic heart disease and to identify questions for further study. Qualitative inquiry was the interpretive approach guiding this descriptive explorative study. Individuals eligible for participation were (a) 18 years or older, (b) able to read and speak English, and (c) at least 1 year post acute cardiac event and free of chronic illness unrelated to heart disease. A purposive sample of 4 women and 6 men with chronic heart disease participated in the study. Data were collected using semi-structured interviews and the Mishel Uncertainty in Illness Scale (MUIS-C) and analyzed for common themes. Four themes emerged: (a) Uncertainty, (b) change over time, (c) conflict, and (d) playing the game. Living with heart disease is a dynamic experience characterized by periods of certainty, uncertainty, and changes in behavior and feelings that evolve over time. Understanding this experience will assist nurses in providing holistic care to clients and their family.

Optimisation for physicians continuous professional development

2016 ◽  
pp. 119-120
Author(s):  
O.S. Sherbinska ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Continuous Professional Development ◽  
Active Teaching ◽  
Key Word

This publication contains information about basic methods of active teaching in the frameworks of physicians’ continuous professional development and the ways of doctors involving the trainees. Key word: methods of acting teaching, continuous prof essional development, teachingstile.

Tampa Bay Integrated Science Pilot Study: data information management system (DIMS)

2001 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jimmy Johnston ◽  
Kimberly Yates ◽  
Pete Bourgeois ◽  
Diane Burdick ◽  
Jim Giattina ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Information Management ◽  
Management System ◽  
Information Management System ◽  
Study Data ◽  
Tampa Bay ◽  
Integrated Science
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