scholarly journals Continuing Medical Education among resident physicians in Abha , Saudi Arabia : Current Practice and Existing Gaps

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Safar Alsaleem ◽  
Najwa Almoalwi ◽  
Aesha Farheen Siddiqui. ◽  
Mohammed A Alsaleem New ◽  
Awad S Alsamghan New ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Medical Education ◽  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Preventive Medicine ◽  
General Surgery ◽  
Continuing Medical Education ◽  
Clinical Skills ◽  
Health Care Facilities ◽  
Resident Physicians ◽  
Main Barrier

Abstract Background: Continuing Medical Education (CME) is concerned with the maintenance, improvement, and promotion of the health care and exhausts the physicians’ working life-span. Although international research is extensive, only a dearth of studies exists in Saudi Arabia and the Middle East. This study aims to explore CME practices of resident physicians in Abha City and the existing gaps. Method : A cross-sectional questionnaire-based descriptive study conducted on residents training in various health-care facilities in Abha city. Results: Participants in the study were (n=300) doctors, of whom (n = 239, 79.7%) reported attending lectures and seminars for their CME needs followed by (n = 119, 39.7%) who attended case presentations. Electronic CMEs were used by a minority of (n = 24, 8%), and only (n = 82, 27.3%) attended journal clubs. Being busy was the main barrier against self-reading as per (n = 212, 70.7%) of participants, and by (n = 155, 51.7%) against lectures and seminars, and by (n = 124, 41.3%) against courses attendance. There was no significant association between gender, nationality, or training level and satisfaction with CME activities (p = 0.982, p = 0.924, and p = 0.5400 respectively). Satisfaction with CME activities varied considerably across specialties (p = 0.039), psychiatry trainees were far less satisfied than their restorative dentistry counterparts (p = 0.0046), as well as for General Surgery trainees (P = 0.0230), Ophthalmology trainees (p = 0.0301), pediatrics trainees (p = 0.0214), and Preventive Medicine trainees (p = 0.0283). Conclusion: The participant physicians favoured contact CME activities but not non-contact CME activities. In consistence with global research findings, being busy was the main barrier against CME goals attainment. Participants affirmed that CME activities improved their clinical practice, clinical skills and academic skills. Promotion of online learning in Saudi Arabia. Support of residents with protected time for their CME activities. Encouragement of trainees in specialties of psychiatry, general surgery, paediatrics, ophthalmology and preventive medicine to further advice about their preference in terms of CME forms to help boost their engagement.

scholarly journals Continuing Medical Education among resident physicians in Abha , Saudi Arabia : Current Practice and Existing Gaps

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Safar Alsaleem ◽  
Najwa Almoalwi ◽  
Aesha Farheen Siddiqui. ◽  
Mohammed A Alsaleem ◽  
Awad S Alsamghan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Medical Education ◽  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Continuing Medical Education ◽  
Clinical Skills ◽  
Academic Skills ◽  
Health Care Facilities ◽  
Journal Clubs ◽  
Resident Physicians ◽  
Main Barrier

Abstract Background: Continuing Medical Education (CME) is concerned with the maintenance, improvement, and promotion of the health care and exhausts the physicians’ working life-span. Although international research is extensive, only a dearth of studies exists in Saudi Arabia and the Middle East. This study aims to explore CME practices of resident physicians in Abha City, south western Saudi Arabia and the existing gaps.Method: A cross-sectional questionnaire-based descriptive study conducted on residents training in various health-care facilities in Abha city. Results: Three-hundred resident physicians participated in the study (response rate of 75%). Out of them 79,7% (239) reported attending lectures and seminars for their CME needs followed by those who attended case presentations 39.7% (119). Electronic CMEs were used by a minority of residents (n = 24, 8%), and only 27.3% (n = 82,) attended journal clubs. Being busy was the main barrier against self-reading as reported by 70.7% (212) of participants, and by 51.7 % (155) for lectures and seminars, and 41.3% (124) for attending courses. There were no significant differences in satisfaction with CME activities by gender, nationality and training level (p = 0.982, 0.924, and 0.540, respectively). Satisfaction scores with CME activities were variable across different specialties (p = 0.039). The lowest satisfaction scores were among psychiatry residents and the highest was among the restorative dentistry and surgery residents. Workshops and courses were significantly perceived by residents as the most effective method in retention of knowledge, improving attitudes, improving clinical skills, improving managerial skills, and in proving practice behaviors. On the other hand, inter-departmental activities were significantly perceived by residents as most effective in improving academic skills and improving departmental image.Conclusion: The participant physicians favoured contact CME activities. In consistence with global research findings, being busy was the main barrier against CME goals attainment. Participants affirmed that CME activities improved their clinical practice, clinical skills and academic skills. Promotion of online learning in Saudi Arabia. Support of residents with protected time for their CME activities. Encouragement of trainees into further advice about their preference in terms of CME forms to help boost their engagement.

scholarly journals Continuous Medical Education among resident physicians in Abha, Saudi Arabia: Current Practice and Existing Gaps

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Najwa Almoalwi ◽  
Safar Alsaleem ◽  
Aesha Farheen Siddiqui.
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Medical Education ◽  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Clinical Skills ◽  
Continuous Medical Education ◽  
Health Care Facilities ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Journal Clubs ◽  
Resident Physicians ◽  
Main Barrier

Abstract Background: Continuing Medical Education (CME) is concerned with the maintenance, improvement, and promotion of the health care and exhausts the physicians’ working life-span. Although international research is extensive, only a dearth of studies exists in Saudi Arabia and the Middle East. This study aims to explore CME practices of resident physicians in Abha City and the existing gaps. Method: A cross-sectional questionnaire-based descriptive study conducted on residents training in various health-care facilities in Abha city. Results: Participants in the study were (n=300) doctors, of whom (n = 239, 79.7%) reported attending lectures and seminars for their CME needs followed by (n = 119, 39.7%) who attended case presentations. Electronic CMEs were used by a minority of (n = 24, 8%), and only (n = 82, 27.3%) attended journal clubs. Being busy was the main barrier against self-reading as per (n = 212, 70.7%) of participants, and by (n = 155, 51.7%) against lectures and seminars, and by (n = 124, 41.3%) against courses attendance. There was no significant association between gender, nationality, or training level and satisfaction with CME activities (p = 0.982, p = 0.924, and p = 0.5400 respectively). Satisfaction with CME activities varied considerably across specialties (p = 0.039), psychiatry trainees were far less satisfied than their restorative dentistry counterparts (p = 0.0046), as well as for General Surgery trainees (P = 0.0230), Ophthalmology trainees (p = 0.0301), pediatrics trainees (p = 0.0214), and Preventive Medicine trainees (p = 0.0283). Discussion: The participant physicians favored contact CME activities but not non-contact CME activities. In consistence with global research findings, being busy was the main barrier against CME goals attainment. Participants affirmed that CME activities improved their clinical practice, clinical skills and academic skills. Conclusion: Promotion of online learning in Saudi Arabia. Support of residents with protected time for their CME activities. Encouragement of trainees in to further advice about their preference in terms of CME forms to help boost their engagement

scholarly journals Current Practices and Existing Gaps of Continuing Medical Education among Resident Physicians in Abha City, Saudi Arabia

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (22) ◽  
pp. 8483
Author(s):  
Safar Abadi Alsaleem ◽  
Najwa Mohammed Almoalwi ◽  
Aesha Farheen Siddiqui ◽  
Mohammed Abadi Alsaleem ◽  
Awad S. Alsamghan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Education ◽  
Continuing Medical Education ◽  
Clinical Skills ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Personal Characteristics ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Journal Clubs ◽  
Resident Physicians ◽  
Current Practices

Background: Continuing medical education (CME) is an everlasting process throughout the physician’s working life. It helps to deliver better services for the patients. Objectives: To explore CME among resident physicians in Abha City; their current practices, their opinions, and barriers faced. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among resident physicians at the Ministry of Health hospitals in Abha City using a validated self-administered questionnaire. It included personal characteristics, current CME practices, satisfaction with CME, and barriers to attendance. Results: The present study included 300 residents from 15 training specialties. Their reported CME activities during the previous year were lectures and seminars (79.7%) followed by conferences (43.7%), case presentations (39.7%), workshops (34.0%), group discussion (29/7%), and journal clubs (27.3%). Astonishingly enough, very few (8%) attended online electronic CME activities. There were significant differences in CME satisfaction scores by different training specialties. Regarding residents’ perceptions of the effectiveness of different CME activities (conferences/symposia, workshops/courses, and interdepartmental activities) the results showed that workshops and courses were significantly the most effective method compared to the other two methods in retention of knowledge, improving attitudes, improving clinical skills, improving managerial skills, and in improving practice behaviors. Barriers reported were being busy, lack of interest, high cost, and lack of suitable providers. Conclusion: Based on the findings of this study, it is recommended that online learning be promoted as a CME format for trainees. There should be support of residents and clinicians through the provision of protected time for their CME activities outside their daily clinical commitments.

Top four types of sentinel events in Saudi Arabia during the period 2016–19

2021 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nasser Altalhi ◽  
Haifa Alnaimi ◽  
Mafaten Chaouali ◽  
Falaa Alahmari ◽  
Noor Alabdulkareem ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Patient Safety ◽  
Reporting System ◽  
Improve Patient Safety ◽  
Health Care Facilities ◽  
Common Root ◽  
Private Hospitals ◽  
Care Facilities ◽  
Sentinel Events

Abstract Background This study discusses the summary, investigation and root causes of the top four sentinel events (SEs) in Saudi Arabia (SA) that occurred between January 2016 and December 2019, as reported by the Ministry of Health (MOH) and private hospitals through the MOH SE reporting system (SERS). It is intended for use by legislators, health-care facilities and the public to shed light on areas that still need improvement to preserve patient safety. Objectives The purpose of this study is to review the most common SEs reported by the MOH and private hospitals between the years 2016 and 2019 to assess the patterns and identify risk areas and the common root causes of these events in order to promote country-wide learning and support services that can improve patient safety. Methods In this retrospective descriptive study, the data were retrieved from the SERS, which routinely collects records from both MOH and private hospitals in SA. SEs were analyzed by type of event, location, time, patient demographics, outcome and root causes. Results There were 727 SEs during this period, 38.4% of which were under the category of unexpected patient death, 19.4% under maternal death, 11.7% under unexpected loss of limb or function and 9.9% under retained instruments or sponge. Common root causes were related to policies and procedures, guidelines, miscommunication between health-care facilities, shortage of staff and lack of competencies. Conclusion Given these results, efforts should focus on improving the care of deteriorating patients in general wards, ICU (Intensive Care Units) admission/discharge criteria and maternal, child and surgical safety. The results also highlighted the problem of underreporting of SEs, which needs to be addressed and improved. Linking data sources such as claims and patient complaints databases and electronic medical records to the national reporting system must also be considered to ensure an optimal estimation of the number of events.

Videoconferencing for Continuing Medical Education: From Pilot Project to Sustained Programme

2002 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 131-137 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Allen ◽  
Joan Sargeant ◽  
Eileen MacDougall ◽  
Michelle Proctor-Simms
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Distance Education ◽  
Medical Education ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Continuing Medical Education ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Pilot Project ◽  
Technical Support ◽  
Faculty Support

Videoconferencing has been used to provide distance education for medical students, physicians and other health-care professionals, such as nurses, physiotherapists and pharmacists. The Dalhousie University Office of Continuing Medical Education (CME) has used videoconferencing for CME since a pilot project with four sites in 1995–6. Since that pilot project, videoconferencing activity has steadily increased; in the year 1999–2000, a total of 64 videoconferences were provided for 1059 learners in 37 sites. Videoconferencing has been well accepted by faculty staff and by learners, as it enables them to provide and receive CME without travelling long distances. The key components of the development of the videoconferencing programme include planning, scheduling, faculty support, technical support and evaluation. Evaluation enables the effect of videoconferencing on other CME activities, and costs, to be measured.

scholarly journals Quality issues in continuing medical education in Saudi Arabia

2008 ◽  
Vol 28 (5) ◽  
pp. 378 ◽  
Author(s):  
AliM Al-Shehri ◽  
AliI Alhaqwi ◽  
MohammedA Al-Sultan
Keyword(s):  
Medical Education ◽  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Continuing Medical Education ◽  
Quality Issues

scholarly journals Medical Education in India

2017 ◽  
Vol 53 (04) ◽  
pp. 179-193
Author(s):  
Shridhar Sharma ◽  
Gautam Sharma
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Medical Education ◽  
Clinical Skills ◽  
Medical Schools ◽  
Medical Council ◽  
Mortality And Morbidity ◽  
Health Indices ◽  
Education In India ◽  
The Government ◽  
Medical Colleges

ABSTRACTIndia, a country with rich cultural and health care heritage has progressed by leaps and bounds since independence. The health indices have improved and mortality and morbidity have come down significantly. The health care system of India is a mix of public and private sector. In 2017, there are 479 medical colleges in India with admission capacity of over 60,000 at the undergraduate level. The pattern of modern medical education is modeled after the British system and the first few medical schools were established in 19th century. Medical Council of India (MCI), the government-mandated regulatory agency for medical education, was formed in 1934. The Government of India is regularly reviewing the existing medical education policy to give it a new direction so as to make the curriculum relevant and responsive to the national needs. The MCI has also recognized the need to reduce the artificial compartmentalization of the curriculum into preclinical, para-clinical and clinical disciplines. Horizontal and vertical integration is being promoted but not practiced in most medical colleges. Instruction remains teacher-based and not much emphasis has been laid on self-directed learning. There is a paucity of innovative approaches and lack of adapting the recent technology into most medical schools in India. Skills such as related to communication and managerial domains, and professionalism are not imparted in the current curriculum. While the level of knowledge in the medical sciences is highly unsatisfactory, medical graduates are often found to be lacking in the clinical skills. So far, attempts to introduce innovations in medical education have been limited to certain institutions. Also, there is lack of adequate motivation and opportunities for faculty development. It is strongly felt that there is a need to redefine the goals of medical education in India depending upon the needs of the society. MCI has recently attempted designing a need-based curriculum. At present, medical education in India is at a significant juncture with initiatives coming from both external and internal influences, and the political will to attain the goal of health for all, India hopes to be in a better position to prepare physicians for the 21st century.

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