GaIN Study on Health Professionals' Search Requests and Continuing Education Needs

Labeause, Jan; Fielder, Mary; Sorrow, Brenda; Woolbright, Cathy

doi:10.1300/j115v18n02_06

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“…Those who work in large academic health centers provide a wide range of services for medical students, residents, and clinical faculty to support the teaching mission of these institutions [33]. But even in the smallest rural and urban community hospitals, librarians play a key role in providing information services to support continuing education [34,35]. Hospital librarians support both health care professionals and staff, helping them develop and maintain proficiency in core competencies.…”

Section: The Hospital Librarian and Educationmentioning

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“…They support continuing education (CE) for all professional disciplines; play a role in preparing staff for licensing, certification, and recertification examinations; and provide technical and educational support for employees who are completing mandatory annual review compliance. Some librarians have become more involved in continuing medical education (CME) by serving as CME program managers, by providing support to the presenters of educational programs, and by working with CE coordinators to identify current education needs [35].…”

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Vital pathways for hospital librarians: present and future roles

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Hospital librarians fulfill many mission-critical roles in today's hospital, providing the right information at the right time in a variety of ways to enhance hospital and medical staff effectiveness, optimize patient care, improve patient outcomes, and increase patient and family satisfaction with the hospital and its services. Because hospital librarians and their services provide an excellent return on investment for the hospital and help the hospital keep its competitive edge, hospital staff should have access to the services of a professional librarian.

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Section: The Hospital Librarian and Educationmentioning

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Section: The Hospital Librarian and Educationmentioning

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Vital pathways for hospital librarians: present and future roles

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The contribution of hospital library services to continuing medical education

Gluck

2004

Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions

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Much of the literature relating to continuing medical education programs laments the lack of effectiveness of traditional lecture-based format, the most often used method of presentation in hospitals. A gap exists between the content taught in lectures and the application of that knowledge in actual patient care. The services of the medical librarian, already employed in most hospitals, can help ameliorate this problem. Further, libraries help to support quality improvement efforts. These three functions (library services, continuing medical education, and quality improvement) are interdependent. Each lends strength to the other, and, ideally, all are coordinated within the hospital structure.

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Assessing Unperceived Learning Needs in Continuing Medical Education for Primary Care Physicians: A Scoping Review

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Roder

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J Contin Educ Health Prof

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Introduction: Assessing needs before developing continuing medical education/continuing professional development (CME/CPD) programs is a crucial step in the education process. A previous systematic literature review described a lack of objective evaluation for learning needs assessments in primary care physicians. This scoping review updates the literature on uses of objective evaluations to assess physicians' unperceived learning needs in CME/CPD. Identifying and understanding these approaches can inform the development of educational programs that are relevant to clinical practice and patient care. The study objectives were to (1) scope the literature since the last systematic review published in 1999; (2) conduct a comprehensive search for studies and reports that explore innovative tools and approaches to identify physicians' unperceived learning needs; (3) summarize, compare, and classify the identified approaches; and (4) map any gaps in the literature to identify future areas of research. Methods: A scoping review was used to “map” the literature on current knowledge regarding approaches to unperceived needs assessment using conceptual frameworks for planning and assessing CME/CPD activities. Results: Two prominent gaps were identified: (1) performance-based assessment strategies are highly recommended in nonresearch articles yet have low levels of implementation in published studies and (2) analysis of secondary data through patient input or environmental scanning is emphasized in grey literature implementation strategies more so than in peer-reviewed theoretical and research articles. Discussion: Future evaluations should continue to incorporate multiple strategies and focus on making unperceived needs assessments actionable by describing strategies for resource management.

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GaIN Study on Health Professionals' Search Requests and Continuing Education Needs

Cited by 3 publications

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Vital pathways for hospital librarians: present and future roles

Vital pathways for hospital librarians: present and future roles

The contribution of hospital library services to continuing medical education

Assessing Unperceived Learning Needs in Continuing Medical Education for Primary Care Physicians: A Scoping Review

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