Alberta Children’s Hospital, Calgary, Alta, Canada.
Can J Ophthalmol. 2011 Feb;46(1):28-34. doi: 10.3129/i10-126.
To determine the recruiting and training needs for ophthalmic medical personnel (OMP), assess the value of their certification, and compare the ophthalmic practice productivity and performance of non-certified and certified OMP, as rated by both ophthalmologists and OMP.
Comparative analysis.
One hundred and sixteen Canadian ophthalmologists and 98 OMP.
An invitation to complete an online survey on OMP recruitment, training, certification, and productivity performance in a clinical setting was sent to 1081 ophthalmologists and OMP.
Fifteen percent of ophthalmologists and 31% of OMP completed the survey. Ophthalmologists (61%) reported difficulty hiring OMP; employee referrals was the best method (40%). Awareness of formal OMP training programs was high and 50% of respondents supported developing additional training programs; 55% of OMP were encouraged by their employers to obtain certification. Personal challenge and achievement (79%) and improved skills (71%) were the main reasons for OMP to obtain certification. The majority of OMP and ophthalmologists felt that certified OMP enhanced most practice productivity measures. Higher wages associated with certification were reported by 73% of respondents.
Training of qualified OMP was identified as a need by ophthalmologists. Ophthalmic practices can increase their overall productivity by adding certified OMP to their staff.
确定眼科医务人员（OMP）的招聘和培训需求，评估其认证的价值，并比较未认证和认证的 OMP 的眼科实践生产力和绩效，由眼科医生和 OMP 共同评估。
比较分析。
116 名加拿大眼科医生和 98 名 OMP。
向 1081 名眼科医生和 OMP 发送了邀请，要求他们在线完成关于 OMP 在临床环境中招聘、培训、认证和生产力绩效的调查。
15%的眼科医生和 31%的 OMP 完成了调查。眼科医生（61%）报告说招聘 OMP 有困难；员工推荐是最好的方法（40%）。对正规 OMP 培训计划的认识度很高，50%的受访者支持开发额外的培训计划；55%的 OMP 受到雇主的鼓励获得认证。个人挑战和成就（79%）以及提高技能（71%）是 OMP 获得认证的主要原因。大多数 OMP 和眼科医生认为认证的 OMP 提高了大多数实践生产力的衡量标准。73%的受访者报告称，认证与更高的工资相关。
培训合格的 OMP 被眼科医生确定为一种需求。眼科实践可以通过在员工中增加认证的 OMP 来提高整体生产力。
