The state of Continuing Professional Development in East and Southeast Asia among the medical practitioners

Author:

Samarasekera Dujeepa D1,Lee Shuh Shing1,Yeo Su Ping1,Chen Julie2,Findyartini Ardi3,Greviana Nadia3,Wiweko Budi4,Nadarajah Vishna Devi5,Thuraisingham Chandramani6,Yang Jen-Hung7,Sherman Lawrence8

Affiliation:

1. Centre for Medical Education, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore

2. Department of Family Medicine and Primary Care/ Bau Institute of Medical and Health Sciences Education, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

3. Medical Education Center, Indonesia Medical Education & Research Institute (IMERI), Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia; Department of Medical Education, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia

4. Medical Education Center, Indonesia Medical Education & Research Institute (IMERI), Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia; Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine Universitas Indonesia/Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital, Jakarta, Indonesia

5. IMU Centre of Education and School of Medicine, International Medical University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

6. Department of Family Medicine, School of Medicine, International Medical University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

7. Medical Education and Humanities Research Center and Institute of Medicine, College of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan; Department of Dermatology, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan

8. Meducate Global, LLC, Florida, USA

Abstract

Introduction: Continuing medical education and continuing professional development activities (CME/CPD) improve the practice of medical practitioners and allowing them to deliver quality clinical care. However, the systems that oversee CME/CPD as well as the processes around design, delivery, and accreditation vary widely across countries. This study explores the state of CME/CPD in the East and South East Asian region from the perspective of medical practitioners, and makes recommendations for improvement. Methods: A multi-centre study was conducted across five institutions in Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and Taiwan. The study instrument was a 28-item (27 five-point Likert scale and 1 open-ended items) validated questionnaire that focused on perceptions of the current content, processes and gaps in CME/CPD and further contextualised by educational experts from each participating site. Descriptive analysis was undertaken for quantitative data while the data from open-ended item was categorised into similar categories. Results: A total of 867 medical practitioners participated in the study. For perceptions on current CME/CPD programme, 75.34% to 88.00% of respondents agreed that CME/CPD increased their skills and competence in providing quality clinical care. For the domain on pharmaceutical industry-supported CME/CPD, the issue of commercial influence was apparent with only 30.24%-56.92% of respondents believing that the CME/CPD in their institution was free from commercial bias. Key areas for improvement for future CME/CPD included 1) content and mode of delivery, 2) independence and funding, 3) administration, 4) location and accessibility and 5) policy and collaboration. Conclusion: Accessible, practice-relevant content using diverse learning modalities offered by unbiased content providers and subject to transparent and rigorous accreditation processes with minimal administrative hassle are the main considerations for CME/CPD participants. Keywords: Medical Education, Health Profession Education, Continuing Professional Development, Continuing Medical Education, Accreditation

Funder

Pfizer

Publisher

Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine

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