Evaluation of an online educational programme for continuing professional development (CPD) in psychopharmacology Sepehr Hafizi Consultant Psychiatrist- Cameo North Associate Lecturer- School of Clinical Medicine

Introduction Background Neuroscience Education Institute Components of Master programme E-learning Evaluation – criteria NEI- evaluation results Next steps CLAHRC experience

Background Neuroscience Education Institute Continuing Professional Development Better Patient Care Evaluation Endorsement

NEI- Website

Fellowship Topics 1.Basic Neuroscience 2.Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder 3.Anxiety Disorders 4.Bipolar Disorder 5.Dementia / Cognitive Disorders 6.Pain 7.Psychosis 8.Sleep Disorders 9.Substance Use Disorders 10.Unipolar Depression 11.Professional Improvement

NEI – Master Programme Pre-test and Post-test Exams Fellowship activities:

Mechanism of Action

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Programme Evaluation- Criteria Branch et al modified: Accuracy – current, evidence-based, up to date Appropriate– local practices, vocabulary, humour, bias, stereotyping, user level of experience Presentation– clear & orderly Link between purpose, content & activity – redundancy, irrelevant activities Complete & ready to use – breadth & depth Engaging– interesting, challenging & clinical Organised- organising tools, TOC, references

Evaluation- Overall Results I 179 Fellowship activities evaluated: Recommendations: Approved without change (110) Approved with minor change (56) Approved with major change (4) Not approved (8) Unable to evaluate (1) Comments made

Evaluation- Overall Results II Mechanisms of Action- excellent quality of content, easy to understand with illustrations and video animations, accurate content Articles- most articles very relevant & appropriate, a few less informative, so can be removed

Evaluation- Overall Results III Snippets- most excellent quality, some need pause tab on video; some redundancy and repetition with e.g. ADHD activities, US centric humour in some videos Case study Drills- some would benefit from guidelines and international comparisons (less USA-centric), more references Self-assessment exams: relevant & accurate Other: useful peer answers tool; commercial interests declared;

Next Step Second tier of evaluation by faculty experts Live Cambridge conferences Endorsement via CUHP International CPD programme Possibilities: Mobile app Team learning; Non-medical prescribers ‘Knowing that’  ‘Knowing how’ (performance improvement) Patient / health outcomes

CLAHRC Experience What I learnt: Psychopharmacology E-learning evaluation literature Challenges: Technology- flash player Methodology Stakeholder interests Future: co-ordination of large number of experts

Summary Continuing professional development Neuroscience Education Institute Evaluation of Master Programme: Methods and Results CLAHRC Experience Next Steps Patient care

Acknowledgements Professor Peter Jones Professor Stephen Stahl NEI Staff Richard Marley of CUP Professor Mike Cook CLAHRC Team CLAHRC Fellows Faculty Collaborators

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