Accepted Type
Oral
Code
OF1-1-2
Was this work accepted for CCME 2020?
yes
Category
General Call (Workshop, Oral Presentation, Poster Presentation)
Type
Oral
Sub Type
Education Innovation
Will the presenter be a:
Other
Presenter Other
staff psychiatrist
Affiliation
Considered for Poster
yes
Title
Reading of the Week: A Novel, National Program Offering "Just-in-Time" Education for Psychiatry Residents
Length of Presentation
Background/Purpose
Osler started the first journal club more than a century ago. Though technology has advanced, in our day as in Osler's, CME is challenging to deliver. This presentation discusses the Reading of the Week (ROTW), an innovative education project, aimed at Canadian residents of psychiatry, and the contribution of this project to residents' learning.
ROTW summarizes the latest literature and is emailed out weekly through formal partnerships with 12 Canadian post-graduate programs; Readings are also available online. The selections cover everything from public policy to practice, including studies from the British Journal of Psychiatry and Lancet Psychiatry. Readings include commentary, providing a larger context. Like Osler's journal club, there is the opportunity to exchange ideas, with "letters to the editor." In the spring of 2019, we aimed to assess outcomes for ROTW using continuing medical education (CME) evaluation framework (Moore's framework).
Summary of the Innovation
Results: A total of 332 responded to the online survey (a third of subscribers). 90% reported they "always or usually" read the summary. 97% were satisfied with ROTW; 93% agreed that ROTW had improved their understanding of the current psychiatry research; 60% shared ROTW to someone else at least once. "I have used the summaries to make better informed clinical decisions."
Conclusion
This presentation outlines the practical implementation and impact of a unique CME intervention aimed at addressing challenges related to remaining "up-to-date" amidst the vast amount of resources available in print and online. ROTW provides a boundless option for CME for trainees and providers.
Keyword 1
e-learning
Keyword 2
e-journal club
Keyword 3
mental health
Level of Training
CPD (faculty development, CME)
Abstract Themes
Continuing Medical Education
Additional Theme (First choice)
Continuing Medical Education
Additional Theme (Second Choice)
Distributed Medical Education
Additional Theme (Third Choice)
Authors
Presenter
David Gratzer
Term 1
Yes
Term 2
Yes
Term 3
Yes
Term 4
Yes
Term 5
Yes
