Impacts of a Continuing Education Activity Targeted at COPD Case Managers

Comparing the Impacts of Two Versions of a Continuing Education Activity Targeted at COPD Case Managers on Educational Outcomes

This study aims to compare the impacts of two versions of a continuing education activity targeted at COPD case managers on educational outcomes: 1) participation; 2) satisfaction; 3) learning; 4) competence; 5) performance; 6) patient health outcomes.

This study has a quasi-experimental design. The study is based on the Expanded Outcomes Framework for Planning and Assessing Continung Medical Education by Moore (2009). One groupe of participants will attend the former version of the continuing education activity, and the other group will attend its new version. Data will be collected at T0 (before the activity, which will be held at T1); at T2 (immediately after the activity); at T3 (1-month post-activity); at T4 (2-month post-activity); at T5 (4-month post-activity); at T6 (10-month post-activity). Participation will be assessed at T0. Satisfaction will be assessed at T2. Learning will be assessed at T0 and T3. Competence will be assessed at T2. Performance will be assessed at T4. Patient health outcomes will be assessed at T5 and T6.

1-day continuing education activity consisting of a brief lecture on patient education and workshops.

We will videotape patient education intervention delivered by attendees in their professional practice and will assess the quality of the delivered patient education intervention using a set a pre-defined criteria.

We will measured the extent to which attendees' expectations about the continuing education activity are met, using a self-administered questionnaire.

We will measured declarative and procedural knowledge about patient education in attendees, using a validated self-administered questionnaire.

We will measure attendees' self-reported competences in achieving learning activity objectives, using a self-administered questionnaire.

We will measured COPD patients' health-related quality of life, self-management skills, and health utilization, using validated interviewer-administered questionnaires.

Inclusion criteria for attendees: Attending the continuing education activity Providing patient education to individuals with COPD in professional setting. Exclusion criteria for attendees: None Inclusion criteria for COPD patients: Doctor-diagnosed COPD. Exclusion criteria for attendees: None

The datasets during and/or analysed during the current study will be available from the principal investigator on reasonable request.

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