The Certificate of Added Competence credentialling program in family medicine: a descriptive survey of the family physician perspective of enhanced skill practices in Canada.

Autor:	Elma A; Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Ontario, Canada., Vanstone M; Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Ontario, Canada., Allice I; Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Ontario, Canada., Barber C; McMaster Education Research, Innovation, and Theory (MERIT), Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Ontario, Canada., Howard M; Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Ontario, Canada., Mountjoy M; Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Ontario, Canada., Siu H; Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Ontario, Canada., Baker A; Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Ontario, Canada., Guscott J; Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Ontario, Canada., Tong XC; Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Ontario, Canada., Farag A; Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Ontario, Canada., Grierson L; Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Ontario, Canada.; McMaster Education Research, Innovation, and Theory (MERIT), Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Ontario, Canada.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Canadian medical education journal [Can Med Educ J] 2023 Nov 08; Vol. 14 (5), pp. 121-144. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Nov 08 (Print Publication: 2023).
DOI:	10.36834/cmej.77114
Abstrakt:	Introduction: The College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC) offers the Certificate of Added Competence (CAC) program to designate a family physician with enhanced skills. In 2015, the College expanded its program to introduce enhanced certification in four new domains: Palliative Care, Care of the Elderly, Sports and Exercise Medicine, and Family Practice Anesthesia. In this study, we elicited perceptions from Canadian family physicians with and without the CAC on practice impacts associated with the program. Methods: Active family physicians in Canada with and without CACs were surveyed between November 2019 to January 2020. Descriptive statistics were generated to describe the perceptions of family physicians regarding the CAC program and its impacts on practice. Results: Respondents agreed with several benefits of the program including enhancing the capacity to deliver comprehensive care, alleviating the burden of patient travel by increasing the availability of care in rural and remote communities, and providing opportunities to engage in various collaborative care models and new leadership roles. All respondents perceived CAC holders to pursue the certificate to meet both professional interests and community needs. Conclusions: There is a need for strong and continued investment in systemic practice improvements that incentivize the delivery of comprehensive family medicine practice. Competing Interests: Catherine Tong reports a stipend for work done on the planning committee of the Ontario College of Family Physicians annual conference. Margo Mountjoy reports financial support and honoraria from the International Olympic Committee, the International Golf Federation, the World Anti-Doping Agency, World Rugby, and numerous other international sporting agencies for travel to support medical programs at international competitions. She has fulfilled unpaid leadership roles at the International Golf Federation, the International Olympic Committee, World Rugby, the Fédération Internationale de Football Association and the Association of Summer Olympic International Federations. Lawrence Grierson is an associate editor for the CMEJ. He was not involved in any of the editorial workflow for this submission. No other competing interests were declared. (© 2023 Elma, Vanstone, Allice, Barber, Howard, Mountjoy, Sui, Baker, Guscott, Tong, Farag, Grierson; licensee Synergies Partners.)
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