The Design and Evolution of an Adaptable CME Program to Suit the Changing Educational Needs of the Clinical Community

Journal of European CME (04/02/23) Phillips, Emma; de Cock, Caroline; Hanger, Bjørn; et al.

The Classroom to Clinic continuing medical education (CME) format was developed to adapt to healthcare professionals' (HCPs) shifting educational and time requirements. Researchers explain the program "allows HCPs to create and run their own small-group, accredited learning sessions with their peers, trainees, and/or students. Each module provides materials for a selection of 10 15-minute workshops that cover a range of learning objectives and topics addressing unmet needs in clinical practice." The workshops mix active and traditional learning activities, blending visual and written information to optimize learning and retention. Users can organize a personalized learning plan via a free online platform and receive 0.25 CME credits per workshop through joint sponsorship with an Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education-accredited provider. More than 450 facilitators have been trained to lead Classroom to Clinic programs thus far. The format has hosted more than 700 workshop sessions involving some 7,500 participants on the topics of rare kidney diseases, type 2 diabetes, vaccination in travel health, and oncology. Based on evaluations, participants consider the workshops stimulating and relevant, while the modules fulfilled learning objectives and increased most learners' confidence in the applicable details of patient care.

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