The evolution of a state-wide continuing education programme for allied health professionals
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01/02/2008
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Allied health professionals require continuing education (CE) to maintain and improve competencies and standards of care. Research suggests that professional access to CE in rural areas can be difficult.<br /><br />This article uses an action research framework to describe the development and implementation of a CE programme for allied health professionals in a rural area in Australia, and its subsequent evolution into a state-wide programme. To evaluate programme relevance, attendance and perceived clinical relevance, physiotherapists (n = 75) in southwest Victoria were surveyed 1year after commencement of a CE programme. A secondary outcome was the perceived effect on clinical practice.<br /><br />More than two-thirds (68.6%) of physiotherapists attended at least one workshop, 57.2% attended four or more sessions and 22.9% attended at least one of the two conducted courses over the period. In addition, 20% of the physiotherapists perceived that attending the programme had a large positive effect on their therapeutic skills, whereas 68.6% reported some effect. From a regional CE programme for physiotherapists the programme evolved into a state-wide programme for 22 allied health professions.<br /> |
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eng |
Publicador |
Mark Allen Publishing Ltd |
Relação |
http://dro.deakin.edu.au/eserv/DU:30017570/schoo-evolutionofastatewide-2008.pdf http://www.ijtr.co.uk/cgi-bin/go.pl/library/abstract.html?uid=28188 |
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2008, Mark Allen Publishing |
Palavras-Chave | #continuing education #interactive learning #clinical competence #physiotherapy |
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Journal Article |