Ifeoma Ekwempu Adaobi, Rebecca Ede Folashade, Ezekiel Ojo Oyekunle, Mary-Jane Ofojekwu, Uyime Essien Cosmas, Obiageri Edeh N, Tola Adeshiyan, James Damen
Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Jos, Jos Plateau, Nigeria.
Department of Laboratory Sciences, Kauna Specialist Hospital, Jos Plateau, Nigeria.
Niger Med J. 2015 Nov-Dec;56(6):425-8. doi: 10.4103/0300-1652.171617.
Continuing professional development (CPD) in Medical Laboratory Scientists (MLS) is aimed at equipping laboratory professionals with the necessary skills to enhance practice. The laboratory scientists are usually the first contact between the patient and health care system in aspects of diagnosis and monitory of diseases. As such, it becomes imperative to assess the knowledge of laboratory personnel regarding CPD.
Self-administered questionnaires were distributed to 200 laboratory personnel's attending the maiden CPD workshop organized by the Association of MLS in Jos the Plateau state capital.
One hundred and thirty-five (82 males and 53 females) of the 200 administered questionnaires were returned. Only 32 of them (23.7%) attended CPD program in the last 1 year with 10 (7.5%) engaging in online CPD. Five (3.7%) of the respondents had the privilege to attend an international CPD. Majority (95.2%) of the respondents identified CPD as an essential component of professional career development. Lack of sponsorship was identified as a major setback in CPD efficiency by 93.8% of respondents. About 58 (46.4%) noted that poor attendance in CPD workshops was due to unavailability of policy guideline for CPD. One hundred and twenty (95.2%) of respondents had an aim of improving their skills after attending CPD workshops.
The overall attitude of Nigerian MLS toward attending CPD workshop is poor; however, the knowledge regarding the importance of CPD is adequate. There exists a gap between sponsorship for CPD by various institutions and MLS.
医学检验科学家的持续专业发展（CPD）旨在使实验室专业人员具备提升实践能力所需的技能。在疾病诊断和监测方面，实验室科学家通常是患者与医疗保健系统的首次接触点。因此，评估实验室人员关于持续专业发展的知识变得至关重要。
自行填写的问卷被分发给参加由高原州首府乔斯的医学检验科学家协会组织的首次CPD研讨会的200名实验室人员。
在发放的200份问卷中，有135份（82名男性和53名女性）被收回。其中只有32人（23.7%）在过去1年参加了CPD项目，10人（7.5%）参与了在线CPD。5名（3.7%）受访者有幸参加了国际CPD。大多数（95.2%）受访者认为CPD是职业发展的重要组成部分。93.8%的受访者认为缺乏赞助是CPD效率的主要障碍。约58人（46.4%）指出CPD研讨会出席率低是由于缺乏CPD政策指南。120名（95.2%）受访者参加CPD研讨会后有提升技能的目标。
尼日利亚医学检验科学家参加CPD研讨会的总体态度较差；然而，关于CPD重要性的知识是足够的。各机构对CPD的赞助与医学检验科学家之间存在差距。
