Pain Management in the Context of a Nursing Help Line: Identification of Needs, Development of a Continuing Education Activity, and Evaluation of its Impact

Purpose: Many health care professionals, including athletic trainers, utilize continuing education to maintain their certification or licensure status. Little is known about the perceptions of athletic trainers toward this educational process. The purpose of this study was to explore the perceptions of athletic trainers toward the continuing education process.Method: Data were collected from 2 sources: field notes from 6 focus groups with 43 individuals, and 6 hours of transcribed audiotape recordings from focus groups. Trustworthiness was established through member checks and multiple analyst triangulations. Results: Continuing education is valued and it is believed to advance the profession of athletic training and maintain competence. Engagement in continuing education was generally based on individual learning interest and applicability of the content to their individual work setting. Lastly, athletic trainers feel they are ultimately accountable for honestly engaging in learning activities and reporting continuing education activity. Conclusion:Continuing education is valued by credential holders and is an integral part of what it means to be a professional. It can be effective as long as athletic trainers appropriately select continuing education programs and responsibly engage in learning. Knowledge that is applicable and pertains to individual work duties is perceived as more meaningful. The benefits of effective continuing education are the maintenance of competency, improved self-efficacy, and enhanced professional respect, all of which can have a positive impact on and advance the profession.

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Needs Assessment for Continuing Education Activity

Advances in Skin & Wound Care ◽

10.1097/00129334-200101000-00001 ◽

2001 ◽

Vol 14 (1) ◽

pp. 4

Author(s):

&NA;

Keyword(s):

Continuing Education ◽

Needs Assessment ◽

Education Activity

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Spirituality in the continuing education of healthcare professionals: An approach to palliative care

Palliative & Supportive Care ◽

10.1017/s1478951519000117 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 17 (6) ◽

pp. 662-667

Author(s):

Luciana Winterkorn Dezorzi ◽

Marcia Mocellin Raymundo ◽

José Roberto Goldim ◽

Ceres Andréia Vieira de Oliveira

Keyword(s):

Palliative Care ◽

Continuing Education ◽

Spiritual Care ◽

Healthcare Professionals ◽

Preliminary Evidence ◽

Patient Counseling ◽

Convenience Sample ◽

Major Barrier ◽

Personal Support ◽

Education Activity

AbstractObjectiveA major barrier to the adoption of an approach that integrates spirituality into palliative care is the lack of preparation/education of healthcare professionals on the topic. This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of a continuing education activity for healthcare professionals addressing spirituality and spiritual care provision to patients and families within palliative care.MethodWe conducted an intervention study using a quantitative pre- and posttest design in a convenience sample of 52 healthcare professionals. Participants completed the Brazilian version of the Spiritual Care Competence Scale before and after attending a four-hour continuing education activity.ResultSignificant differences were observed between pre- and postintervention scores in the following dimensions: assessment and implementation of spiritual care, professionalization and improving the quality of spiritual care, personal support, and patient counseling (p < 0.001), and referral (p = 0.003).Significance of resultsThe results of this study provide preliminary evidence of a positive effect of this educational intervention on the development of the competences needed by healthcare professionals to deliver a comprehensive approach centered on the patient/family, which includes attention to spirituality and spiritual care in the decision-making process.

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Leadership Opportunities for Clinicians Working With Stuttering and Other Fluency Disorders

Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups ◽

10.1044/2019_pers-sig4-2018-0016 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 4 (5) ◽

pp. 844-849

Author(s):

Tommie L. Robinson

Keyword(s):

Parent Training ◽

Continuing Education ◽

Public Service ◽

Clinical Management ◽

Training Programs ◽

Public Service Announcements ◽

Fluency Disorders ◽

Parent Training Programs ◽

Education Activity ◽

Grand Rounds

Purpose The purpose of this article is to inform readers of the importance of leadership and its relationship to the clinical management of stuttering and other fluency disorders. Using the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Leadership Cultivation Model, examples of leadership activities are provided for each level of leadership. Conclusion There are many options for engaging in leadership, especially when developing programs, becoming a specialist, leading parent training programs, conducting presentations and grand rounds, participating in the publications process, leading a continuing education activity, writing public service announcements, and engaging in advocacy.

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