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Gammoh Y, Morjaria P, Block SS, Massie J, Hendicott P. 2023 Global Survey of Optometry: Defining Variations of Practice, Regulation and Human Resources Between Countries. CLINICAL OPTOMETRY 2024; 16:211-220. [PMID: 39219729 PMCID: PMC11363951 DOI: 10.2147/opto.s481096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2024] [Accepted: 08/20/2024] [Indexed: 09/04/2024]
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Purpose To provide information on the demographics of optometrists and regulation of the optometry profession in countries who were members of the World Council of Optometry (WCO) during the period 2022-2023. Methods A non-random, purposive sampling and a key informant strategy was employed to conduct a survey-based cross-sectional study on the professional landscape and distribution of optometrists; educational landscape; legislative aspects of the profession; and the scope of optometry practice in countries who were members of WCO during the period 2022-2023. Key informants were identified by WCO country members' leadership. Results In the 39 countries surveyed, one optometrist serves 23,200 persons on average. Only 46.2% of the countries met the internationally suggested 1:10,000 optometrist-to-population ratio. The average male-to-female ratio was 45% males/55% females, with a division of average age as follows: under 45 years of age 46% as compared to above 45 years of age 54%. It was reported that optometry is not regulated in France, Portugal, India, Kenya and Cameron. Thirteen countries (33%) do not require a Bachelor's degree as a minimum to practice optometry. Use of diagnostic drugs is prohibited in 20% of the countries, with 25% of the countries limiting the use of therapeutic pharmaceutical agents. Conclusion Many countries where optometry is recognized struggle to have an adequate number of optometrists; this hinders access to eye care. This is compounded by unregulated minimum levels of education for entry-level optometric practitioners. In addition, several countries limit or prohibit many optometric procedures that restrict the ability of optometrists to provide eye care and vision health services at the primary care level.
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- Yazan Gammoh
- Department of Optometry Science, Al-Ahliyya Amman University, Amman, Jordan
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- International Centre for Eye Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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- Freelance Global Eye Health Consultant, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
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- Optometry and Vision Science, School of Clinical Sciences, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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Kulo V, Cestone C. A continuing professional development imperative? Examining trends and characteristics of health professions education doctoral programs. BMC MEDICAL EDUCATION 2022; 22:853. [PMID: 36482331 PMCID: PMC9733163 DOI: 10.1186/s12909-022-03937-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2022] [Accepted: 11/30/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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BACKGROUND Despite the long-standing faculty development initiatives for improving teaching skills in the health professions, there is still a growing need for educators who are formally trained in educational theory and practice as health professions schools experience dramatic demand and growth. Graduate programs in health professions education (HPE) provide an avenue for health professions' faculty continuing professional development to enhance their knowledge and skills for teaching and curriculum leadership roles. There has been a proliferation of certificate, master's, and doctoral programs in HPE over the last two decades to respond to the growing need for well-prepared faculty educators and program leadership. The purpose of this study was to identify and describe current HPE doctoral programs in United States (U.S.) and Canada. METHODS The study first examined doctoral programs in HPE identified in earlier studies. Next, we searched the literature and the web to identify new doctoral programs in the U.S. and Canada that had been established between 2014, when the prior study was conducted, and 2022. We then collated and described the characteristics of these programs, highlighting their similarities and differences. RESULTS We identified a total of 20 doctoral programs, 17 in the U.S. and 3 in Canada. Of these, 12 programs in the U.S. and 1 program in Canada were established in the last 8 years. There are many similarities and some notable differences across programs with respect to degree title, admission requirements, duration, delivery format, curriculum, and graduation requirements. Most programs are delivered in a hybrid format and the average time for completion is 4 years. CONCLUSIONS The workforce shortage facing health professional schools presents an opportunity, or perhaps imperative, for continuing professional development in HPE through certificate, master's, or doctoral programs. With the current exponential growth of new doctoral programs, there is a need to standardize the title, degree requirements, and further develop core competencies that guide the knowledge and skills HPE graduates are expected to have upon graduation.
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- Violet Kulo
- Health Professions Education, Graduate School, University of Maryland Baltimore, MD, Baltimore, USA.
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- Health Professions Education, Graduate School, University of Maryland Baltimore, MD, Baltimore, USA
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Zaeri R, Gandomkar R. Developing entrustable professional activities for doctoral graduates in health professions education: obtaining a national consensus in Iran. BMC MEDICAL EDUCATION 2022; 22:424. [PMID: 35655194 PMCID: PMC9164418 DOI: 10.1186/s12909-022-03469-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2022] [Accepted: 05/17/2022] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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BACKGROUND The number of doctoral programs in health professions education (HPE) is expanding. Entrustable professional activities (EPAs) can be a mechanism to define the expected activities of the HPE doctorate to inform training and assessment processes. The purpose of this study was to develop and reach a consensus on EPAs for HPE doctoral graduates. METHODS We used a modified Nominal Group Technique (NGT) to elicit EPA titles followed by two rounds of a modified Delphi survey to seek consensus on the EPAs among groups of experts (HPE doctoral graduates and Board of HPE Examiners members) at the national level in Iran between July 2019 and July 2020. RESULTS A total number of 92 initial EPA titles, which emerged from brainstorming in the NGT meeting, was reduced to 27 titles during the clarification process. The final EPA framework consisted of 24 EPA titles with descriptions, arranged in three categories: Research and scholarship (6 EPAs), Educational development (11 EPAs) and Educational management (7 EPAs). All final EPAs scored ≥80% agreement at the national level. CONCLUSIONS The proposed EPAs framework can be used to improve the HPE doctorate training and to inform employment decisions. A future international consensus procedure could use these EPA outcomes as a starting point.
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- Reza Zaeri
- Department of Medical Education, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, No. 57, Hojjatdust Alley, Naderi St., Keshavarz Blvd, Tehran, 141663591, Iran
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- Department of Medical Education, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, No. 57, Hojjatdust Alley, Naderi St., Keshavarz Blvd, Tehran, 141663591, Iran.
- Health Professions Education Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
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Maggio LA, Costello JA, Norton C, Driessen EW, Artino AR. Knowledge syntheses in medical education: A bibliometric analysis. PERSPECTIVES ON MEDICAL EDUCATION 2021; 10:79-87. [PMID: 33090330 PMCID: PMC7580500 DOI: 10.1007/s40037-020-00626-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2020] [Revised: 09/22/2020] [Accepted: 09/30/2020] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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PURPOSE This bibliometric analysis maps the landscape of knowledge syntheses in medical education. It provides scholars with a roadmap for understanding where the field has been and where it might go in the future, thereby informing research and educational practice. In particular, this analysis details the venues in which knowledge syntheses are published, the types of syntheses conducted, citation rates they produce, and altmetric attention they garner. METHOD In 2020, the authors conducted a bibliometric analysis of knowledge syntheses published in 14 core medical education journals from 1999 to 2019. To characterize the studies, metadata were extracted from PubMed, Web of Science, Altmetrics Explorer, and Unpaywall. RESULTS The authors analyzed 963 knowledge syntheses representing 3.1% of the total articles published (n = 30,597). On average, 45.9 knowledge syntheses were published annually (SD = 35.85, median = 33), and there was an overall 2620% increase in the number of knowledge syntheses published from 1999 to 2019. The journals each published, on average, a total of 68.8 knowledge syntheses (SD = 67.2, median = 41) with Medical Education publishing the most (n = 189; 19%). Twenty-one types of knowledge synthesis were identified, the most prevalent being systematic reviews (n = 341; 35.4%) and scoping reviews (n = 88; 9.1%). Knowledge syntheses were cited an average of 53.80 times (SD = 107.12, median = 19) and received a mean Altmetric Attention Score of 14.12 (SD = 37.59, median = 6). CONCLUSIONS There has been considerable growth in knowledge syntheses in medical education over the past 20 years, contributing to medical education's evidence base. Beyond this increase in volume, researchers have introduced methodological diversity in these publications, and the community has taken to social media to share knowledge syntheses. Implications for the field, including the impact of synthesis types and their relationship to knowledge translation, are discussed.
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- Lauren A Maggio
- Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, USA.
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- Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Faculty of Health Medicine and Life Sciences, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- School of Medicine and Health Sciences, The George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA
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Famure O, Batoy B, Minkovich M, Liyanage I, Kim SJ. Evaluation of a professional development course on research methods for healthcare professionals. Healthc Manage Forum 2020; 34:186-192. [PMID: 33030076 DOI: 10.1177/0840470420960173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Healthcare is constantly evolving and thus requires lifelong learning. Evidence-based learning has been shown to lead to better patient outcomes, yet many healthcare professionals report gaps in their research abilities. We sought to evaluate the efficacy of a professional development program in addressing identified gaps.
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- Olusegun Famure
- Kidney Transplant Program, 33540Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Kidney Transplant Program, 33540Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Kidney Transplant Program, 33540Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Kidney Transplant Program, 33540Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Kidney Transplant Program, 33540Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Division of Nephrology, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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MEDICAL AND SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS OF PHYSICIANS ATTENDING POSTGRADUATE TRAINING COURSES (SOCIAL SURVEY). EUREKA: HEALTH SCIENCES 2018. [DOI: 10.21303/2504-5679.2018.00651] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The paper studies professional, social and psychological aspects concerned with a practical activity of physicians referred to attend postgraduate training courses at Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University.
Aim. To develop the recommendations on the improvement in the system of postgraduate medical education under the conditions of general reform in the health care system.
The research was done by the survey method in the form of standardized (formalized) interview that was applied as the main approach to the process of collecting social and psychological information.The survey included 823 physicians referred to attend postgraduate training courses at Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University. The working experience of postgraduate course attendants was the following: up to 5 years – 25.39±1.52 %, 5–10 years – 21.39±1.43 %, 11–15 years – 11.79±1.12 %, 16–20 years – 9.96±1.04 %, 21–30 years – 16.89±1.31 %, more than 30 years – 14.58±1.23 %.
The majority of questioned medical workers (74.24±1.52 %) feel calm and happy at their working place. However, the received data indicates that 23.09±1.47 % of the responders feel disturbance and 1.94±0.48 % experience fear at work. The analysis of the research results allowed differentiating five sharp problems which are very topical and significant at the medical institution where the physicians have been performing their practice. They can be ranged in the following way: the job compensation (42.93±2.09 %), absence of modern medical equipment (26.65±1.87 %), organization of the working process (22.90±1.78 %), reorganization (7.69±1.13 %), extra documentation (7.33±1.10 %). The carried out survey permitted to determine the psychological atmosphere at medical institutions there the course attendants have been practicing. The conflicts are not a characteristic feature of medical institutions, since almost half of the responders indicated the absence of conflicts with higher managers (52.86±1.74 %), direct managers (43.01±1.73 %), subordinate personnel (43.38±1.73 %). This index is somewhat lower concerning the colleagues and patients. It amounts for 36.33±1.68 % and 33.17±1.64 % respectively.
The physicians practicing in medicine and prevention as well as dentistry branches are most disturbed by the lack of financial sources. More than a half of responders (73.86±2.70 %) indicated it by their answers. Other responses included the absence of perspectives – 68.18±2.87 %, extreme, stressful living conditions – 25.38±2.68 %, personal present health status – 20.08±2.47 %, personal lack of confidence – 9.47±1.80 % (the number of responses was not restricted).
The carried out work has showed the necessity of introducing the specialized course “State medical policy”. It should be aimed at delivering the information on the status, perspectives, reforming changes and the expected outcomes resulting from these factors in the branch of medicine. In order to decrease the negative influence of the professional burnout, it is recommended to plan the specialized training classes that are directed on the prevention of the listed above phenomena.
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Blanco-Vieira T, Ramos FADC, Lauridsen-Ribeiro E, Ribeiro MVV, Meireles EA, Nóbrega BA, Motta Palma SM, Ratto MDF, Caetano SC, Ribeiro WS, Rosário MCD. A Guide for Planning and Implementing Successful Mental Health Educational Programs. THE JOURNAL OF CONTINUING EDUCATION IN THE HEALTH PROFESSIONS 2018; 38:126-136. [PMID: 29851717 DOI: 10.1097/ceh.0000000000000197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Considering the global burden of mental disorders, there is a worldwide need to improve the quality of mental health care. In order to address this issue, a change in how health care professionals are trained may be essential. However, the majority of the few reports published on this field's training programs do not discuss the characteristics associated with the success or failure of these strategies. The purpose of this review was to systematically examine the literature about mental health training programs designed for health care professionals in order to identify the relevant factors associated with their effective implementation. METHODS The MEDLINE/PubMed, SciELO, and Virtual Health Library databases were used to search for articles published before February 2017 and reviewed by two double-blind reviewers. RESULTS We found 77 original papers about mental health educational programs. Many of these studies were conducted in the USA (39%), addressed depression as the main subject (34%), and applied a quasi-experimental design (52%). Effective interventions were associated with the following characteristics: the use of learner-centered and interactive methodological approaches; a curriculum based on challenges in the trainees' daily routines; the involvement of experts in the program's development; the enrollment of experienced participants; interdisciplinary group work; flexible timing; the use of e-learning resources; and optimizing the implementation of knowledge into the participants' routine work practices. IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE These results will be helpful for planning and improving the quality of future educational programs in mental health.
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- Thiago Blanco-Vieira
- Dr. Blanco-Vieira: Child Psychiatrist, Post Graduation Student, Department of Psychiatry, UNIFESP, and Collaborator Professor at the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Specialization Course (CESMIA), Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP), São Paulo, Brazil. Dr. Ramos: Child Psychiatrist, Coordinator of Rio de Janeiro Mental Health School (ESAM), Collaborator Professor at the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Specialization Course (CESMIA), UNIFESP, São Paulo, Brazil. Dr. Lauridsen-Ribeiro: Pediatrician, Child Psychiatrist, Collaborator Professor at the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Specialization Course (CESMIA), UNIFESP, São Paulo, Brazil. Dr. Vieira Ribeiro: Child Psychiatrist, Collaborator at the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Unit (UPIA), Department of Psychiatry, UNIFESP, São Paulo, Brazil. Dr. Meireles: Psychologist, Collaborator at the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Unit (UPIA), UNIFESP, São Paulo, Brazil. Dr. Nóbrega: Child Psychiatrist, Collaborator at the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Unit (UPIA), Department of Psychiatry, UNIFESP, São Paulo, Brazil. Dr. Palma: Child Psychiatrist, Collaborator at the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Unit (UPIA), Department of Psychiatry, UNIFESP, São Paulo, Brazil. Dr. Ratto: Psychologist, Collaborator at the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Unit (UPIA), Department of Psychiatry, UNIFESP, São Paulo, Brazil. Dr. Caetano: Associate Professor, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Unit (UPIA), Department of Psychiatry, Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP), and Professor of the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Specialization Course (CESMIA), UNIFESP, São Paulo, Brazil. Dr. Ribeiro: Personal Social Services Research Unit, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, United Kingdom. Dr. Rosário: Associate Professor, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Unit (UPIA), Department of Psychiatry, Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP), and Coordinator of the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Specialization Course (CESMIA), UNIFESP, São Paulo, Brazil
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Olson CA. In This Issue: Contributions to CEHP Research and Practice. THE JOURNAL OF CONTINUING EDUCATION IN THE HEALTH PROFESSIONS 2017; 37:67-69. [PMID: 28562493 DOI: 10.1097/ceh.0000000000000159] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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