The Impact of COVID-19 on Knowledge, Beliefs, and Practices of Ni-Vanuatu Health Workers Regarding Antibiotic Prescribing and Antibiotic Resistance, 2018 and 2022: A Mixed Methods... by Nicola D. Foxlee, Siti Aishah Taleo, Agnes Mathias, Nicola Townell, Lachlan McIver, Colleen L. Lau

“…Recommendations include providing ongoing continuing professional development to improve knowledge, enhance skills, and maintain prescribing competency; formalising antibiotic stewardship and infection, prevention, and control (IPC) programmes to optimise prescribing and IPC practices; and raising community awareness about ABR to support more effective use of medications.…”
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Pharmacy Practice and Education in the Czech Republic by Petr Nachtigal, Tomáš Šimůnek, Jeffrey Atkinson

“…Specialisation is organised in the form of postgraduate, continuing professional development by the Czech Chamber of Pharmacists, and delivered by the Institute of Postgraduate Education for Health Professions.…”
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Assessment of pre-test probability in Primary Health Care using the International Classification of Primary Care - 2 (ICPC-2) by Gustavo Diniz Ferreira Gusso, Paulo Lotufo, Isabela Martins Benseñor

“…Conclusion: This study shows that plans for continuing professional development should be focused on common symptoms and diagnosis, in order to improve the clinical reasoning guided by studies of pre-test probabilities. …”
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A Comparative Study of the Continuing Dental Education In Iran and Other Countries in the World by Abbas Makarem, Ali Emadzadeh, Maryam Amirchaghmaghi, i Alireza Sarraf Shiraz

“…Introduction: Continuing professional development is a key method to meet the intended professional standards, as well as an important source of the required information for appraisal revalidation and recertification. …”
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What keeps health professionals working in rural district hospitals in South Africa? by Louis S. Jenkins, Colette Gunst, Julia Blitz, Johan F. Coetzee

“…A culture of support was third, followed by opportunities for growth and continuing professional development, including teaching by outreaching specialists. …”
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An improved project management for interior design practice / Nur Maizura Ahmad Noorhani by Ahmad Noorhani, Nur Maizura

“…Research on how the project management skills and knowledge can be incorporated into the interior design continuing professional development program (CPD) can also be introduced.…”
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A real-world approach to Evidence-Based Medicine in general practice: a competency framework derived from a systematic review and Delphi process. by Galbraith, K, Ward, A, Heneghan, C

“…The aim of this study was to synthesise from empirical research a real-world EBM competency framework for general practice, which could be applied in training, in the individual pursuit of continuing professional development, and in routine care. We sought to integrate evidence from the literature with evidence derived from the opinions of experts in the fields of general practice and EBM.…”

Teacher identity and pedagogical content knowledge in grammar teaching among ESL primary school teachers by Ahmad, Norhakimah Khaiessa

“…This study benefits the stakeholders due to the pressing need for continuing professional development programme to cultivate self-understanding among in-service teachers in structuring their pedagogical reasoning and raising awareness of factors that may impede or facilitate identity development in grammar teaching. …”
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Challenges in diagnosis and biomarker testing for RET-altered lung and thyroid cancer care: an international mixed-method study by Patrice Lazure, Anthony Sireci, Vivek Subbiah, Suzanne Murray, Christian Grohé, Steven I. Sherman, Elizabeth Kelly, Patrick Bubach, Sophie Péloquin

“…Conclusions This study identified areas where pathologists need additional continuing professional development opportunities to enhance their competencies and better support delivery of care to patients with RET-altered lung or thyroid tumours. …”
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World Gynecologic Oncology Day: the use of Twitter to raise awareness of gynecologic cancersAJOG Global Reports at a Glance by Christina Uwins, MBChB, BSc Med Sci (Hons), MRCS, MRCOG, Yusuf Yilmaz, PhD, Esra Bilir, MD, Geetu P. Bhandoria, MS

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Impact of Australian general practice alcohol and other drugs education: a qualitative evaluation by Bryce Brickley, Lizette Fox-Miller, Paul Grinzi, Leigh Williams, Emily Lindsay, Shani Macaulay, Simon Slota-Kan

“…The AOD programme design is a practical model to implement for future AOD GP education and continuing professional development.…”
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UK Optometrists’ Professional Learning Needs Toward Engaging with Myopia Control Interventions by Wan Elhami Wan Omar, Fiona Cruickshank, Hema Radhakrishnan

“…Forty-eight respondents answered the question on where they get information about myopia control and learning style, 79.2% indicated that conferences offering Continuing Professional Development (CPD) material were their main source, and 20.8% preferred online learning as the preferred format of delivery. …”
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A Web-Based Program About Sustainable Development Goals Focusing on Digital Learning, Digital Health Literacy, and Nutrition for Professional Development in Ethiopia and Rwanda: De... by Katarina Bälter, Feben Javan Abraham, Chantal Mutimukwe, Reuben Mugisha, Christine Persson Osowski, Olle Bälter

“… BackgroundEast African countries face significant societal challenges related to sustainable development goals but have limited resources to address these problems, including a shortage of nutrition experts and health care workers, limited access to physical and digital infrastructure, and a shortage of advanced educational programs and continuing professional development. ObjectiveThis study aimed to develop a web-based program for sustainable development with a focus on digital learning, digital health literacy, and child nutrition, targeting government officials and decision-makers at nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) in Ethiopia and Rwanda. …”
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Beyond recovery: toward rights-based mental health care — A cluster randomized wait-list controlled trial of a recovery and rights training for mental health professionals with or... by Francisco José Eiroa-Orosa, Francisco José Eiroa-Orosa, Francisco José Eiroa-Orosa

“…IntroductionMental health models grounded in Recovery and Rights are driving the advancement of transformative care systems through multifaceted actions, which encompass Continuing Professional Development. The objective of this work is to evaluate a training activity developed through a participatory process that included people with lived experience of psychosocial distress, their relatives, and mental health professionals.MethodsThe training focused on alternatives to diagnosis, recovery principles, rights-based care, and peer support. …”
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“ACTIVE VALUES”: An Interdisciplinary Educational Programme to Promote Healthy Lifestyles and Encourage Education in Values—A Rationale and Protocol Study by José Francisco Jiménez-Parra, Noelia Belando-Pedreño, Jorge López-Fernández, Antonio Joaquín García-Vélez, Alfonso Valero-Valenzuela

“…A specific two-stage professional development procedure was followed: (1) initial training and (2) continuing professional development (CPD). The fidelity of the programme was checked by observational analysis of the sessions which were analysed by two observers with expertise in educational research and active methodologies. …”
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ORGANIZATION OF SPECIALISTS EDUCATION AND TREINING IN THE FIELD OF PREVENTIVE MEDICINE IN UKRAINE: PAST AND PRESENT by M. G. Prodanchuk, A. A. Kalashnikov, N. V. Kurdil

“…Theoretical justification of new approaches to postgraduate training of Preventive Medicine Physicians in Ukraine in connection with the transformation of the healthcare system into the Public Health system of Ukraine and the introduction of a new model of postgraduate education – the Continuous Professional Development system. Materials and methods. …”
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Delivering and evaluating a scalable training model for strengthening family medicine in resource-limited environments: the Gaza experience. A mixed-methods evaluation by Ben Lovell, Ram Dhillon, Ali Khader, Akihiro Seita, Akiko Kitamura, Ghada Al-Jadba, Salman Rawaf, Roger Newson

“…This denies health professionals access to continuing professional development (CPD). In Gaza, family physicians are scarce, and their level of training does not meet the needs of United Nations Relief and Works Agency’s (UNRWA) Family Health Team (FHT) model for better population health. …”
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Risk-Stratified Breast Cancer Screening Incorporating a Polygenic Risk Score: A Survey of UK General Practitioners’ Knowledge and Attitudes by Aya Ayoub, Julie Lapointe, Hermann Nabi, Nora Pashayan

“…This study aimed to explore GPs’: (i) knowledge of risk-stratified screening; (ii) attitudes towards risk-stratified screening; and (iii) preferences for continuing professional development. A cross-sectional online survey of UK GPs was conducted between July–August 2022. …”
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Explanation of the Midwifery Lecturers’ Experiences of the Challenges in an Undergraduate Midwifery Program: A Phenomenological Study by Farzaneh Ashrafinia, Behnaz Bagherian, Masumeh Ghazanfarpour, Ommolbanin Heydari

“…Background: Continuing professional development is an essential component of educational organizations in health care systems around the world. …”
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Morbidity and mortality rounds in the medical literature: A text based analysis of shifting knowledge regimes by Paula Rowland, Nathan Cupido, Mathieu Albert, Simon Kitto

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