Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Can Med Educ J. 2024 Nov 13;15(5):83-94. doi: 10.36834/cmej.77048. eCollection 2024 Nov.
COVID-19 led to rapid innovations in continuing professional development (CPD). We surveyed Canadian Psychiatry CPD directors to understand the pandemic's impact and to identify effective practices.
In fall 2021, an online 31-item survey was created iteratively based on discussions among CPD educators and disseminated to CPD program leaders at 17 Canadian medical schools through the Council of Psychiatry Continuing Education (COPCE). We collected information on each CPD program, adaptations associated with pandemic restrictions, and intentions regarding future delivery of CPD.
Nine responses were received. COVID-19 led to a shift to virtual CPD delivery, with creative and transformative strategies to maintain engagement and online security. Virtual CPD was associated with an increase in attendance and decrease in costs. Many respondents anticipated that virtual or hybrid modalities would continue post-COVID-19.
The pandemic led to a pivot to virtual delivery of Psychiatry CPD programming. Hybrid delivery will likely be the prevalent mode of future CPD programming, requiring more technological, financial, and human resources to tackle potential challenges. In times of rapid adaptation, a national network of CPD directors can provide an important venue for knowledge exchange about innovations and effective practices and build capacity of expertise.
COVID-19 推动了继续专业发展（CPD）的快速创新。我们调查了加拿大精神病学 CPD 主任，以了解大流行的影响，并确定有效的实践。
2021 年秋季，根据 CPD 教育工作者之间的讨论，在线创建了一个包含 31 个项目的调查，并通过精神病学继续教育理事会（COPCE）分发给 17 所加拿大医学院的 CPD 计划负责人。我们收集了有关每个 CPD 计划的信息，与大流行限制相关的调整以及对未来 CPD 交付的意图。
收到了 9 个回复。COVID-19 导致虚拟 CPD 交付的转变，采用了创造性和变革性的策略来保持参与度和在线安全性。虚拟 CPD 与出席人数的增加和成本的降低有关。许多受访者预计 COVID-19 后将继续采用虚拟或混合模式。
大流行导致精神病学 CPD 编程转向虚拟交付。混合交付可能是未来 CPD 编程的主要模式，需要更多的技术、财务和人力资源来解决潜在的挑战。在快速适应的时代，CPD 主任的国家网络可以为创新和有效实践的知识交流提供重要场所，并建立专业知识的能力。
