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.

Development for DCPs: a growing success story

2009 ◽  
Vol 91 (7) ◽  
pp. 249-249
Author(s):  
Sally Hunter
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Patient Care ◽  
Dental Care ◽  
Continuing Professional Development ◽  
Success Story ◽  
Professional Responsibilities

On 1 August 2008, mandatory continuing professional development (CPD) was introduced for dental care professionals (DCPs). To maintain registration with the General Dental Council (GDC), DCPs are required to undertake 50 hours of verifiable CPD over a five-year period. The CPD requirement is an important part of regulation and professional responsibilities, and the increasing availability of CPD programmes and courses provide an additional opportunity for DCPs to develop their careers and raise standards of patient care.

scholarly journals Physiotherapists’ reported attitudes to and perceived influences on their continuing professional development: results of an online questionnaire

2020 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Heather Stewart ◽  
Deborah Wisby ◽  
Hazel Roddam
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Ordinal Data ◽  
Continuing Professional Development ◽  
Career Progression ◽  
Organisational Structure ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Extrinsic Factors ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
Continued Learning

Background/aims Intrinsic and extrinsic factors influence physiotherapists’ participation in continuing professional development. A number of benefits of and barriers to participation in continuing professional development are identified in the literature, but relatively little is known about factors that influence attitudes towards continued learning. The aim of this study was to identify factors influencing UK physiotherapists’ attitudes towards continuing professional development, with a focus on career point and type of employment, in the context of motivational theories. Methods An online questionnaire consisting of Likert-style questions was used to collect data from UK physiotherapists. Nominal and ordinal data were analysed to determine differences between subgroups within the dataset. Results A total of 205 physiotherapists completed the online questionnaire. Physiotherapists were generally internally motivated towards continuing professional development, but attitudes were influenced by career point and whether physiotherapists worked in the NHS or in the private sector. External factors appeared to have a negative effect on motivation towards continuing professional development. Conclusion: Differences in attitudes at different points on the career path suggest that organisational structure may impede lifelong learning at some stages in career progression, while differences between those working privately and for the NHS may potentially reflect organisational differences between these types of employment.

Continuing Professional Development: Views and Barriers Toward Participation Among Malaysian Pharmacists

2013 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-55
Author(s):  
Zoriah Aziz ◽  
Chong Nyuk Jet ◽  
Sameerah Shaikh Abdul Rahman
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Continuing Education ◽  
Lifelong Learning ◽  
Response Rate ◽  
Continuing Professional Development ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Learning Approach ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Current Role

Continuing professional development (CPD) is a lifelong learning approach to maintain and enhance professional competencies. This cross-sectional study aimed to examine the pharmacists’ preferred CPD activities and barriers to CPD participation. A survey instrument was distributed to all government pharmacists (N=3876) in Malaysia. The response rate was 29.2 %. The majority of the pharmacists (92%) believed that engaging in CPD would improve their performances in their current role. Almost 90% of the respondents preferred to participate in CPD activities associated with continuing education such as workshops and conferences attendance. Barriers to CPD participation were current job constraints, lack of time, and accessibility in terms of travel and cost. It is important to address these issues before the implementation of mandatory CPD for pharmacists in Malaysia.

scholarly journals Assessing knowledge, attitude and practice of nurses after a continuing professional development program: A qualitative study

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jessie Johnson ◽  
Arlene Masaba ◽  
Sadia Munir ◽  
Robin O’Dwyer ◽  
Amber Smith ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Continuing Education ◽  
Training Program ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Professional Education ◽  
Development Program ◽  
Continuing Professional Development ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Evidenced Based

Background: Nurses play a crucial role in the prevention of communicable diseases through the public health immunization programs. Knowledge, attitude and practices of health care providers have significant impact on the vaccine administration and education of adults and parents of children.Objective: The present qualitative study aims to explore the knowledge, attitude and practices of nurses in Qatar before and after the delivery of the immunization-related continuous professional development program.Methods: 10 out of 125 nurses who have completed the training program volunteered to participate in the face-to-face interviews. Data was then collected, transcribed and analysed by the researcher team members.Results: Themes identified from this study: Empowerment, advancing practice and continuing education. Participants felt more confident and had a sense of fulfilment on completion of the education program. Practicing evidenced based skills and methods achieved an outcome of better quality of care, which can directly affect practice. Participants also felt that continuing education allows them to become self-motivated to keep up with new and emerging knowledge. Taken together, our data revealed that continuing professional education immunization-training program was successful in improving the knowledge, attitude and practices of the participants.Conclusions: Continued education beyond traditional baccalaureate nursing programs in order to ensure nurses possess the knowledge to safely handle, teach and administer vaccines is needed.

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.

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