Accepted Type
Oral
Code
OA2-2-3
Acceptance Declaration
Accept
Additional Information
- I declare I have no actual or potential conflict of interest in relation to this program.
- Yes, I have/had in the past 2 years, a financial interest, arrangement, or affiliation with one or more organizations that could be perceived as a direct/indirect conflict of interest in the context/content of the subject of this or any other presentation.
Was this work accepted for CCME 2020?
no
Category
General Call (Workshop, Oral Presentation, Poster Presentation)
Type
Oral
Sub Type
Education Innovation
Will the presenter be a:
Other
Presenter Other
Senior Research and Innovation Advisor
Affiliation
Considered for Poster
yes
Title
Interdisciplinary Continuing Professional Development in Time of Sanitary Crisis; is it Working?
Length of Presentation
Background/Purpose
Among the highest incidence per 100,000 cases in the world, the province of Quebec was severely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Our organization had to provide continuing professional development (CPD) to meet the needs of medical specialists from 35 affiliated medical associations representing 59 distinct medical specialties.
Summary of the Innovation
We conceived and implemented a structured process to identify and address perceived, unperceived, societal, and normative CPD needs. 26 webinars were organized in 16 weeks (March to June 2020). Each 1-hour event included a weekly update from our president, presentation from a panel of 2 to 5 experts from our affiliated medical associations, followed by a period of Q&As. All 7 CanMEDS competencies were covered during this series of webinars. This series has attracted over 35,100 participants, including medical specialists (89%), family physicians (10%) and other healthcare professionals (1%). More than 4,200 questions were asked to the experts. Unanswered questions were analyzed, grouped, and answered. Participants agreed or strongly agreed that these interdisciplinary webinars met their learning objectives (96%) and were pertinent for their practice (95%). These interdisciplinary webinars were implemented weeks prior to COVID-19 hospitalization peak. They have attracted medical specialists from all our 35 affiliated medical associations (including 85% of all medical specialists in Quebec). CPD needs changed very rapidly during the sanitary crisis, and the responsiveness of our needs assessment strategy was key to keeping our events relevant, as evidenced by sustained participation.
Conclusion
The success of this series of webinars showcased that large scale interdisciplinary CPD is feasible with medical specialists. Our needs assessment strategy can easily be adapted to other situations where a rapid response is required to address ever changing CPD needs.
Keyword 1
COVID-19
Keyword 2
Interdisciplinary
Keyword 3
CPD
Level of Training
CPD (faculty development, CME)
Abstract Themes
Continuing Medical Education
Additional Theme (First choice)
Continuing Medical Education
Additional Theme (Second Choice)
Inter-professional Education
Additional Theme (Third Choice)
Authors
Presenter
Martin Tremblay
Term 1
Yes
Term 2
Yes
Term 3
Yes
Term 4
Yes
Term 5
Yes
