Doctors’ engagement with a formal system of continuing professional development in Ireland: a qualitative study in perceived benefits, barriers and potential improvements
| Autor: | Ann O'Shaughnessy, Lucia Prihodova, Thelma Russell, Hilary Hoey, Holly Rose Hanlon, Deirdre Donegan |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Attitude of Health Personnel health services administration & management Population Sample (statistics) Professional Competence Irish Physicians Humans Medicine education Qualitative Research education.field_of_study Medical education business.industry General Medicine Medical Education and Training Professional competence education & training (see medical education & training) Formal system language.human_language Cross-Sectional Studies Continuing professional development language Female Thematic analysis business Ireland medical education & training Qualitative research |
| Zdroj: | BMJ Open BMJ Open, Vol 11, Iss 11 (2021) |
| ISSN: | 2044-6055 |
| DOI: | 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-049204 |
| Popis: | ObjectivesTo examine experiences of participation in a mandatory system of continuing professional development (CPD) among doctors in Ireland, in order to identify areas for improvement.DesignA qualitative cross-sectional design was used.Participants1408 participants (701 male, 707 female) were recruited via email from a population of 4350 doctors enrolled on a Royal College of Physicians of Ireland Professional Competence Scheme (PCS) for the 2017/2018 year, and completed an online survey as part of a larger study examining experiences and attitudes towards participation in PCS. A subset of the sample (434 participants) responded to an optional open-ended question about PCS participation. Responses to the open-ended question were analysed using thematic analysis.ResultsThematic analysis resulted in five main themes relating to perceived barriers to PCS participation across a wide range of areas: ‘Evidence of participation’, ‘The structure of PCS’, ‘Questioning the benefits of formal CPD’, ‘Workplace challenges’ and ‘Access issues’.ConclusionsTaken together, the five themes outlined in this study give a wide-ranging, in-depth picture of the challenges faced by Irish doctors, which expand on well-documented factors such as time constraints, to illustrate a series of complex, interacting factors. Some barriers, such as difficulty obtaining evidence of participation, may be relatively easily addressed. Others, such as issues with the way the PCS is structured, are more intractable, and require further research to understand more fully and develop appropriate solutions. |
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