Teaching and Learning Modalities for Continuing Professional Development in the Long-term Care: A Rapid Synthesis Review

Nurse Education in Practice (04/23) Pagnucci, Nicola; Aleo, Giuseppe; Orlik, Witold; et al.

A recent study sought to assess the efficacy of online continuous professional development (CPD) modalities for long-term care (LTC) providers compared with face-to-face or in-class teaching and learning. For the rapid synthesis review, researchers included 34 studies published between 2017 and 2021. None of the teaching and learning modalities studied were found to be more effective in realizing optimal delivery of CPD activities in LTC environments. Approaches that mixed both face-to-face and online modalities were the least used delivery methods but yielded greater benefits to learners than online or face-to-face learning. "There are now new spaces to learn and new technologies that allow us to 'reimagine' where, when and how we teach," the authors note. "This requires continuing professional development providers to design and tailor their courses according to health professionals' learning needs and the clinical contexts where they work." The researchers recommend that providers involve employers in the design of teaching and learning activities for LTC employees to make knowledge translation effective.

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