scholarly journals Attitudes of health professionals to using routinely collected clinical data for performance feedback and personalised professional development

2019 ◽  
Vol 210 (S6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tim Shaw ◽  
Anna Janssen ◽  
Roslyn Crampton ◽  
Fenton O'Leary ◽  
Philip Hoyle ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Clinical Data ◽  
Performance Feedback ◽  
Health Professionals

Transformative Professional Development: Outcomes of the Inner Life Renewal Program

2006 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 57-62 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mary Jo Kreitzer ◽  
Lixin Zhang ◽  
Michelle J. Trotter
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Professional Growth ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Self Awareness ◽  
Listening Skills ◽  
Inner Life ◽  
Program Evaluations ◽  
Renewal Program ◽  
Development Outcomes

Health professionals have jobs that are inherently stressful and most have had little opportunity or encouragement to focus on self-care. Over the past 10 years, professional development programs such as the “Courage to Teach” have been developed for teachers in primary and secondary schools. Reported outcomes include personal and professional growth, increased satisfaction and well-being, and renewed passion and commitment for teaching. Based on this model of transformational professional development, a program was developed for health professionals, the Inner Life Renewal Program. Four cohorts of health professionals have completed the program. This brief report provides descriptive information regarding the structure, format, and process of the program and evaluative data based on program evaluations and participant interviews. Outcomes reported by participants include an increase in self-awareness, improved listening skills and relationships with colleagues, and an increased ability to manage or cope with stress.

Focusing on Continuous Professional Development for Health Professionals

2022 ◽  
pp. 314-324
Author(s):  
Mildred Vanessa López Cabrera ◽  
Christian Pérez-Villalobos ◽  
Mauricio Alberto Cortes Cely
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Continuous Professional Development ◽  
New Professionals ◽  
Quality Programs ◽  
Development Goals

The context in which health professionals practice is constantly evolving. The entry of new technologies in medicine has put more than one specialist to the test. It is worth noting that these technologies are rapidly updated, generating new solutions every year. While this contributes to offering quality programs for the training of new professionals, how can a professional even aspire to keep up to date with all these developments? This chapter provides some proposals and reflections to develop professional development goals for health professionals based on a continuous professional development mindset.

Job Satisfaction of HIMs Working in Victorian Hospitals

1997 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 116-121 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janine Carter
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Health Information ◽  
Performance Feedback ◽  
Task Design ◽  
The State ◽  
Satisfaction Questionnaire ◽  
General Satisfaction ◽  
Demand For Health

The growing demand for Health Information Managers (HIMs) in Victorian hospitals has increased the importance of job satisfaction in maximising performance and ensuring high retention levels both within the profession and the state. This report outlines the results of a job satisfaction questionnaire completed by a sample of HIMs working in Victorian hospitals. The questionnaire focuses on task design, autonomy, performance feedback and professional development opportunities. While the study demonstrates a scope for improvement, it also highlights the general satisfaction of the Victorian HIM population.

scholarly journals Developing an Intranet-Based Lymphedema Dashboard for Breast Cancer Multidisciplinary Teams: Design Research Study (Preprint)

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Janssen ◽  
Candice Donnelly ◽  
Judy Kay ◽  
Peter Thiem ◽  
Aldo Saavedra ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Design Process ◽  
Clinical Data ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Multidisciplinary Team ◽  
Cancer Care ◽  
Design Research ◽  
Clinical Decision Making ◽  
Multidisciplinary Teams ◽  
Semistructured Interview

BACKGROUND A large quantity of data is collected during the delivery of cancer care. However, once collected, these data are difficult for health professionals to access to support clinical decision making and performance review. There is a need for innovative tools that make clinical data more accessible to support health professionals in these activities. One approach for providing health professionals with access to clinical data is to create the infrastructure and interface for a clinical dashboard to make data accessible in a timely and relevant manner. OBJECTIVE This study aimed to develop and evaluate 2 prototype dashboards for displaying data on the identification and management of lymphedema. METHODS The study used a co-design framework to develop 2 prototype dashboards for use by health professionals delivering breast cancer care. The key feature of these dashboards was an approach for visualizing lymphedema patient cohort and individual patient data. This project began with 2 focus group sessions conducted with members of a breast cancer multidisciplinary team (n=33) and a breast cancer consumer (n=1) to establish clinically relevant and appropriate data for presentation and the visualization requirements for a dashboard. A series of fortnightly meetings over 6 months with an Advisory Committee (n=10) occurred to inform and refine the development of a static mock-up dashboard. This mock-up was then presented to representatives of the multidisciplinary team (n=3) to get preliminary feedback about the design and use of such dashboards. Feedback from these presentations was reviewed and used to inform the development of the interactive prototypes. A structured evaluation was conducted on the prototypes, using Think Aloud Protocol and semistructured interviews with representatives of the multidisciplinary team (n=5). RESULTS Lymphedema was selected as a clinically relevant area for the prototype dashboards. A qualitative evaluation is reported for 5 health professionals. These participants were selected from 3 specialties: surgery (n=1), radiation oncology (n=2), and occupational therapy (n=2). Participants were able to complete the majority of tasks on the dashboard. Semistructured interview themes were categorized into engagement or enthusiasm for the dashboard, user experience, and data quality and completeness. CONCLUSIONS Findings from this study constitute the first report of a co-design process for creating a lymphedema dashboard for breast cancer health professionals. Health professionals are interested in the use of data visualization tools to make routinely collected clinical data more accessible. To be used effectively, dashboards need to be reliable and sourced from accurate and comprehensive data sets. While the co-design process used to develop the visualization tool proved effective for designing an individual patient dashboard, the complexity and accessibility of the data required for a cohort dashboard remained a challenge.

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