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- ItemOpen AccessA Mixed Methods Study of the Continuing Medical Education Needs of Canadian and Calgary Nephrologists(2015-04-30) Bass, Adam; Lockyer, JocelynObjectives: To determine the continuing medical education (CME) needs of Canadian and Calgary nephrologists. Methods: A mixed-methods approach was taken to determine the educational needs of Canadian and Calgary nephrologists. Data collected included a survey of members of the Canadian Society of Nephrology, individual interviews with Calgary nephrologists, individual interviews with editors of nephrology journals, maintenance of certification data from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, and administrative data on hospital admissions from the Foothills Medical Centre (Calgary, Canada) nephrology inpatient service. Results: In general, nephrologists participate in traditional CME, both locally and at national/international conferences, and perceive CME as serving multiple functions, including identifying learning needs, improving learning, and providing opportunities for networking and socializing with colleagues. Although they rate the quality of their current CME activities highly, there are diverse opinions on the ideal content and format of CME. Most, however, appear to prefer in-person to on-line activities and are interested in content areas that they do not encounter frequently while attending on clinical service. A mixed methods approach helped identify key similarities and differences that spanned two or more data sets in the domains of local CME/CPD planning, content characteristics, content topics, format, collegial interactions and barriers. Conclusions: A mixed methods approach to the determination of educational needs of nephrologists provided data that will enable the development of a local CME/CPD program for nephrologists.
- ItemOpen AccessThe effect of white coats and gender on medical students’ perceptions of physicians(2017-05-26) Ladha, Malika; Bharwani, Aleem; McLaughlin, Kevin; Stelfox, Henry T; Bass, AdamAbstract Background Despite the fact that medical schools spend a considerable effort to rate clinical instructors, there is limited evidence regarding the effect of physical characteristics on instructor ratings. White coats have been shown to alter patients’ perceptions of physicians although it has not been determined if preceptors who wear white coats are rated differently than their colleagues. Methods Second year medical students were administered a questionnaire with four clinical scenarios depicting medical errors accompanied by a picture of a physician of different sexes and ethnicities. The packages were randomized so that the physicians depicted either had or did not have a white coat. Results White coats did not alter the perception of physicians’ ratings by medical students although sex and ethnicity/case were associated with the perception of trustworthiness, physician management, competence, professionalism and the perception of medical error. Conclusions Physical characteristics may alter students’ ratings of physicians.