Evaluation of an online educational programme for continuing professional development (CPD) in psychopharmacology

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Evaluation of an online educational programme
for continuing professional development (CPD)
in psychopharmacology

• Sepehr Hafizi
• Consultant Psychiatrist- Cameo North
• Associate Lecturer- School of Clinical Medicine

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Introduction

• Background
• Neuroscience Education Institute
• Components of Master programme
• E-learning Evaluation criteria
• NEI- evaluation results
• Next steps
• CLAHRC experience

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Background
Neuroscience Education Institute
Continuing Professional Development
Endorsement
Evaluation
Better Patient Care
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NEI- Website
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Fellowship Topics

• 1. Basic Neuroscience
• 2. Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
• 3. Anxiety Disorders
• 4. Bipolar Disorder
• 5. Dementia / Cognitive Disorders
• 6. Pain
• 7. Psychosis
• 8. Sleep Disorders
• 9. Substance Use Disorders
• 10. Unipolar Depression
• 11. Professional Improvement

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NEI Master Programme

• Pre-test and Post-test Exams
• Fellowship activities

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Mechanism of Action
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Snippet
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Programme Evaluation- Criteria

• Branch et al 1999- modified
• Accuracy current, evidence-based, up to date
• Appropriate local practices, vocabulary, humour,
  bias, stereotyping, user level of experience
• Presentation clear orderly
• Link between purpose, content activity
  redundancy, irrelevant activities
• Complete ready to use breadth depth
• Engaging interesting, challenging clinical
• Organised- organising tools, TOC, references

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Evaluation- Overall Results I

• 179 Fellowship activities evaluated
• Recommendations
• Approved without change (110)
• Approved with minor change (56)
• Approved with major change (4)
• Not approved (8)
• Unable to evaluate (1)
• Comments made

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Evaluation- Overall Results II

• Mechanisms of Action- excellent quality of
  content, easy to understand with illustrations
  and video animations, accurate content
• Articles- most articles very relevant
  appropriate, a few less informative, so can be
  removed

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Evaluation- Overall Results III

• Snippets- most excellent quality, some need pause
  tab on video some redundancy and repetition with
  e.g. ADHD activities, US centric humour in some
  videos
• Case study Drills- some would benefit from
  guidelines and international comparisons (less
  USA-centric), more references
• Self-assessment exams relevant accurate
• Other useful peer answers tool commercial
  interests declared

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Next Step

• Second tier of evaluation by faculty experts
• Live Cambridge conferences
• Endorsement via CUHP
• International CPD programme
• Possibilities
• Mobile app
• Team learning Non-medical prescribers
• Knowing that ? Knowing how (performance
  improvement)
• Patient / health outcomes

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CLAHRC Experience

• What I learnt
• Psychopharmacology
• E-learning evaluation literature
• Challenges
• Technology- flash player
• Methodology
• Stakeholder interests
• Future co-ordination of large number of experts

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Summary

• Continuing professional development
• Neuroscience Education Institute
• Evaluation of Master Programme
• Methods and Results
• CLAHRC Experience
• Next Steps
• Patient care

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Acknowledgements

• Professor Peter Jones
• Professor Stephen Stahl
• NEI Staff
• Richard Marley of CUP
• Professor Mike Cook
• CLAHRC Team
• CLAHRC Fellows
• Faculty Collaborators

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Thank You

• Questions?