Emerging crisis of continuing professional education: becoming a dead letter between external pressure and personal incentive?
Emerging crisis of continuing professional education: becoming a dead letter between external pressure and personal incentive?
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DOI:
10.1002/hpm.714
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发表时间:
2003-07-01
影响因子:
2.7
通讯作者:
Banta, JE
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作者:
Aiga, H;Banta, JE
Continuing professional education (CPE) has been recognized as an effective tool for equipping health professionals with updated knowledge and skills for improving health services quality. However, there is globally increasing skepticism concerning the effectiveness of CPE. In developed countries, the major reasons for participation in CPE include compliance with employers' requirements and renewal of specialist qualifications and licences. In developing countries, CPE, frequently supported by development agencies, often provides subsistence support to participants and is possibly perceived as an extra income opportunity or tool for promotion among health professionals. The knowledge and skills learned are insufficiently applied in daily practice. This carrot-and-stick approach should be reduced and efforts should be made to increase the level of application of what has been learned. To deliver more effective and efficient CPE, it is critical to study this issue in more depth. Copyright (C) 2003 John Wiley Sons, Ltd.