CME - When Old Beliefs Won’t Budge: Evaluating Entrenched Attitudes and Resistance to Change Among Healthcare Professionals

Each year, the Alliance for Continuing Education in the Health Professions (ACEHP) holds its annual meeting, bringing together hundreds of thousands of continuing education professionals and stakeholders.  During this past year’s meeting, there was an interesting poster entitled: “When Old Beliefs Won’t Budge: Evaluating Entrenched Attitudes and Resistance to Change Among Health Care Professionals.”    The poster was presented by Carole Drexel, PhD, CCEMP, Anne Jacobson, MPH, CCEMP, and Jay M. Katz, MA, CCEMP, on behalf of the Potomac Center for Medical Education.  The presentation was part of a CME-certified dinner symposium, held in conjunction with the American Diabetes Association (ADA) 71st Scientific Sessions in June 2011 entitled, “Emerging Options for Type 2 DM Management: Glucose Control and The Kidney,” and was supported by an educational grant from Bristol-Myers Squibb and AstraZeneca, LP.   Background  Live activities remain popular educational formats in CME.  However, are stand-alone CME activities effective in addressing persistent gaps in knowledge and competency?  Accordingly, the authors sought to compare the performance of various qualitative and quantitative assessment methods, including pre-activity, post-activity, and follow-up tools, in measuring entrenched beliefs among health care professionals.  Then the authors described the advantages and limitations of specific educational activity formats in addressing entrenched belie...
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